URS-AsiaOne has been steadily showcasing inspiring stories of some leaders who had established global business empires. Some prodigious leaders overcame every difficulty and completely transformed the global dais with their ground-breaking ideas, brilliant operations, and game-changing products and services. Their concerted efforts and incredible focus have helped entire nations write inspiring sagas of business and economic growth. These nonpareil leaders have consistently altered established norms and revolutionized their businesses with their groundbreaking ideas and led their companies to get recognized at many global platforms with various acclaimed brand awards and leader awards such as entrepreneur of the year award.

We present a few of the stimulating stories of the success of such coveted greatest leaders.

Shweta Gupta
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Shweta Gupta

Shweta has a successful career spanning over 15 years. She initially joined her family-run garment export business, one of the oldest export houses in the country. It provided her the opportunity to work with globally leading garment brands and understand the export market in-depth. In her tenure of 14 years, where she worked with a multitude of export houses, she has gained incomparable knowledge of research and design, operations, and other key export processes. Thereafter, Shweta moved to hospitality, where she worked with Novotel Chamiers, a business hotel in Chennai. Under her leadership

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Darshana Balagopal
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Darshana Balagopal

Darshana co-founded Aardae (in 2020), an online platform headquartered in Singapore that promotes cruelty-free, sustainable, non-toxic beauty products. Prior to launching Aardae, she established and led the marketing division of a luxury mall. She later rose through the ranks to become the Indian head of a major international technology brand. AN INTERESTING ENTREPRENEURIAL START International beauty brands have always been an obsession for the vibrant and young entrepreneur. The COVID-19-induced pandemic that disrupted lives around the world provided the impetus for the formation of he

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Amit Andre
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Amit Andre

TECH-TONIC RESULTS A tech savant, Dr. Andre’s passion for applying his profound knowledge to design innovative problem-solving tech solutions led him to start a global tech company – TDTL. In fact he has travelled worldwide to gain a multidimensional perspective on different technologies, which he imbibes to create strategic business solutions for major global companies in the Middle East, US, Singapore, Philippines, etc. A leader and true-blue techie, his innovative initiatives are directed towards improving organizational growth, profit hiking strategies, and keeping pace with techno

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Aalok Kumar
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Aalok Kumar

LEADING FROM THE FRONT NEC Corporation, the technology behemoth, a world leader in biometrics, ORAN, AI, and a plethora of technologies, has touched the lives of a billion+ Indians with its ICT-based social infrastructure solutions. NEC is strategically placed to drive innovation in India and enable it to realize its Digital India Vision owing to its vast domain experience and understanding of the Indian landscape. For the past seven decades, NEC Corporation India’s (or NEC India) technological solutions have been at the core of India’s infrastructural development. Its recent prestigio

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Roshni Mukherjee
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Roshni Mukherjee

After a nearly two-decade long stellar career in banking, Roshni founded Myosutra in 2017 out of her unconditional love for the Indian craftsmanship. Born and brought up in a culturally inclined typical Bengali household in Kolkata, she developed a deep admiration for traditional Indian textiles and fabrics at an early age. Her exquisite handloom saris and bespoke jewellery are popular among foreigners and the Indian diaspora. With exports spanning to almost 25 countries across 5 continents, Roshni’s label is on its way to become the most prominent ‘desi’ brand in Europe. A saree connoi

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Sourav Mishra
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Sourav Mishra

After completing a Bachelor of Economics degree, Sourav received his certification in Economics and International Business in 2020 from the International Business Management Institute in Germany. As a result of this course, he gained a thorough understanding of market structure and strategies to design, develop, expand, generate, and invest in the global markets with the correct knowledge and economics. Sourav began his career in 2016 as the Manager - Operations in a Fintech Start-up where he learned about fintech industry and ending up driving it. The ambitious entrepreneur also co-founde

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Nikhilesh tiwari
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Nikhilesh tiwari

Born and brought up in Kanpur, Nikhilesh set foot in Delhi to start his professional journey. He started as a Sales Manager in Suvidha Infoserve – a fintech organisation. From then on he started his journey to gain all the experience in Fintech. He also worked with Vodafone for some time. Although entrepreneurship was always on his mind, he decided to wait till the market is ready for what he was proposing. After working for around 15 years, he decided to take the plunge and started Spay India. DREAM TURNED INTO REALITY The journey of Spay India had to wait for the market to be digiti

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Nehchal Khanna
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Nehchal Khanna

QSR Brands appointed Nehchal to its Board of Directors in March 2020. Thereafter, he was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director in April 2020. The Board chose him for his leadership brilliance, strategic competencies for organizational transformation, and consistent performance in previous roles. His appointment has been a pivotal step for the company, as he has extensive experience building high performing teams, leading company growth, and improving product value. The visionary leader stood up to the expectations of the Board by delivering outstanding financial pe

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Amar Deep S. Hari
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Amar Deep S. Hari

Born and raised in a middle-class family in Chandigarh, India, he lived most of his life in Africa. During the late 1980s, the 18-year-old Mr. Hari made an unimaginable journey away from his hometown, leaving behind the comforts of his home in India for the rugged terrains of a far-away place. His belief in himself and the mentorship of his elder brother, who worked in Liberia (a country in West Africa), enabled him to withstand the storms his joint family went through in the years that followed. Thus, he set off for Liberia, driven by the desire to succeed. Since it was too early for him

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Sasmita Samanta
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Sasmita Samanta

POSSESSING A FAR-REACHING VISION Prof. Sasmita has undertaken several initiatives and business innovations in congruence with her belief that ‘Leadership is the responsibility to contribute for the success of others.’ She launched the ‘Education for All’ programme that supported one million students to participate in higher education. Recognising the psychological impact of socio-economic disadvantages, she organised the ‘Lead For Life’ confidence-building exercise for underprivileged children. She strives to maintain a student centric ambiance in the campus. Her vision is to c

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