Rakesh-Kamble

Rakesh Kamble

RentMyStay is a Bangalore-based company that holds an assorted set of fully furnished houses, which can be rented for flexible duration, be it for a short term or long term.

As of date, the company is a 26 member team with over 300 properties in 8 different areas across Bangalore, and has served over 1500 customers so far.

It is a 2-year-old start-up that was founded by Rakesh Kamble and Kiran N in 2014. Rakesh holds a B.E. in Computer Science, and Kiran has completed his B.E. in Computer Science and also has an MBA in Strategic Marketing.

Divyaansh Anuj

Divyaansh Anuj

‘Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.’ – Leo Buscaglia

This is the mindset behind the inception of Dextra, an online platform that enables creative people – writers, dancers, painters, artists, etc. – express their creativity in a better way by helping them learn the essential skill set.

To its CEO & co-founder Divyaansh Anuj, Dextra is something that also gives his meaning a life (as he likes to put it).

Divyaansh is a BITS Pilani alumnus and has previously worked as software developer at Oracle. But the comforts of a secure IT job in a fancy office space didn’t give him the satisfaction he gets in overcoming the challenges that he faces every day in growing his startup.

Read on Divyaansh’s interview to YoSuccess to get inspired & to know more about the online platform where you can express your creative thoughts more creatively.

Kulbhushan Kalia

Kulbhushan Kalia

Kulbhushan Kalia, also famously known as ‘KK’, is the all-round business professional, Founder, CEO and the driving force behind Avejana.

Avejana connects brands, retailers and consumers in the ecommerce space that thrive on user generated content marketing and management, to attain exhilarating solutions such as: review generation, on-site, marketing, SEO, network, etc. They assist and empower the brands to control all the consumer dialogue that happens around their products.

KK began his career with Essar Steel Limited as a Deputy Manager (Economic and Strategic Analysis Unit), soon after completing his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing from the KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (Mumbai) in 2005.

He has also worked with companies like Fidelity International as an Industry Specialist – Metals and Mining, and as Asst. Fund Manager (Equities) with Canara HSBC Life in his past.

A much sought after investment process consultant, KK also was the founder member and Asst. Fund Manager while at HSBC’s India Life Insurance JV, where he co-managed US$250 million. He invested actively in sectors such as FMCG, Consumer Durables, Fashion & Retail, Logistics, Metals & Mining, Cement and Power.

A visionary that he is – KK is on a mission is to enable companies to come up with better customer propositions, and also aims to transform himself into a Catalyst to the growth of businesses by helping them manage and understand consumer expectations better.

Deepti Prasad

Deepti Prasad

A full-time business professional, Deepti Prasad is the Co-Founder, head of sales / operations / customer management and the driving force behind Eventila.

Eventila is a young age online Event Planning platform that thrives to solve vendor discovery around event celebrations (Small team outings to big Indian weddings).

With 1200+ Service Partners, 250+ Happy Customers, 20+ Service Categories, and 25+ Corporate Clients, Eventila is one of India’s only platform that is focused to solve event management across segments including: weddings, private parties and corporate events. Their goal is to become a trusted partner for most precious life events of people and simplify the entire end-to-end event management experience.

She had started her career with the Economic Research Foundation as an Economist, soon after completing her Masters (Economics) from the Delhi School of Economics in 2007, and has gone on to work with prestigious companies like Cerg Advisory (Analyst), and GENPACT LLC (Assistant Manager and Business Consultant, Re-engineering Knowledge Centre).

Overall, in her previous roles, she has mainly worked around data analysis using both quantitative and qualitative data to solve complex business problems.

Dr.Florida Tilton

Dr.Florida Tilton

Florida is a first generation entrepreneur, with over a decade of experience in the biotechnology sector. Her areas of research expertise include Molecular Research, Herbal Sciences, Phytobiotechnology, Radioisotopy facilitated Genomic studies, Plant tissue culture, Genome analysis, Genetic enhancement of Plants, Molecular oncology and bioinformatics. She started her career as a Scientific Personnel at SPIC foundation.

Currently she heads Biozone Research Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a Biosciences start-up enterprise based out of Chennai.  It offers contract research academic and industrial training, publishing services and renewable energy solutions in its business cluster.

Rajiv Sheth

Rajiv Sheth

If someone asks about a globally known Indian fragrance, hardly any name comes to mind. This fact pinched like a thorn in the side to Rajiv Sheth, which finally inspired him to launch India’s first exclusive online perfume brand All Good Scents (a venture of Just Scents Pvt. Ltd.).

Having done his post-graduation at ISIPCA (one of world’s most renowned institution for perfumery science studies in Paris, France) and worked for many years in France with some of the best perfume makers, Rajiv returned to India to give India’s rich heritage of perfumery culture a global recognition.

Read on for Rajiv’s interview to YoSuccess to learn more about his passion for fragrances, and about his plans for his exclusive online startup – All Good Scents.

Anuradha. N

Anuradha. N. S

When you have the vigor to achieve your dream, nothing can keep you back. With the same thought process, Anuradha quit her job to pursue her dream and ended up launching a startup. She has always been crazy about travelling and reading books. She has an expertise in programming and has completed her bachelors in computer sciences. Her startup called travel highway caters to travel industry by helping people discover amazing places and offering information about the same.

Sanjeev Bhatia

Sanjeev Bhatia

The story of Sanjeev is nothing short of pure determination and will to excel. He went through several ups and down in his life, but did not let his morale go down the drain. He always had the knack of going the extra mile to achieve what he desired. From a juice seller he went on to form a business with several dozens of franchises. He also founded Onlymobiles.com, which is a one-stop gateway for buying mobile phones. It is an ecommerce store where users can easily buy mobile phones and accessories.

Anurag Kumar Singh

Anurag Kumar Singh

Anurag Singh is a serial entrepreneur with a knack of identifying upcoming trends. He has an expertise in brand management, marketing strategy and research. He has completed his graduation in business management from Bangalore University. He started his career as a sales trainee manager at Oberoi hotels and resorts. Later on, he jumped on the startup arena and started his entrepreneurial career. His latest venture called bunnybash.in is a one-stop solution for your entire rentals and events requirement. Planning a theme Party or want to surprise your loved one on her/his special day at midnight, they are right here to make that “Moment” happen.

Ashok Vashist

Ashok Vashist

Ashok Vashist started his career after completing bachelor of commerce from Mahatma Gandhi University. It was while working as a branch manager for Wheels International Ltd that he did post-graduation in management from International management institute, Delhi. Ashok Vashist has more than 25 years of experience during which he held the position of CEO for companies like Hertz-Carzonrent India Pvt.Ltd, Carzonrent India Pvt Ltd, and Wise Travel India Pvt Ltd. Aaveg, his recent startup, is about providing end-to-end corporate mobility solutions while reducing CO2 emissions and traffic congestions as the primary objective.