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Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Sandeep Khetarpal: After 30 years in the tourism business, I have seen that the travel agents across India struggle in connecting and working with the genuine DMC's. Most of the small and medium agencies lack the destination knowledge and content which is needed to support their client needs. Similarly, the DMC's also need genuine Travel Agents to work with in India. To bridge this gap, the concept of The Global rep was conceptualized. Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by The Global Rep Sandeep Khetarpal: The services provided by 'The Global Rep' are Sales representation, PR and Social & Digital Media Great Companies: What makes The Global Rep different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Sandeep Khetarpal: The Difference between The Global Rep and other similar service providers is that we have 30 years of experience of having worked as a Travel agent, Tour operator and a hotelier. We have the pulse of the destination and also the need of the agency, hence it gives us the required expertise to provide closures for both the agents and DMC's easily ensuring there is no communication gap. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Sandeep Khetarpal: Currently we are facing Challenges being faced by entire Travel fraternity which is Covid pandemic due to which restrictions are for travel. There is also a challenge to find the right people to work for you as there has been an exodus of travel persons into different industries. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for The Global Rep? Sandeep Khetarpal: Our aim is to bring more DMC's in our portfolio and have more than 100 DMC's working through us in the next 5 years. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Sandeep Khetarpal: To be careful considering the Pandemic is still not over

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Vipin Suree : The hunger to do a 100 crores plus turnover and the love of meeting new people everyday prompted me 12 years back to get into Real Estate. Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by Space Creattors Vipin Suree : We are a team of Real Estate Experts taking care of all Real Estate Needs of our customers. We Make Your Money Grow is our endeavor that we live by. Whether it's your dream home or dream office or a pre Rented property requirement We provide the best inventory in Gurgaon. We are also channel partners with all the top Developers of the City like DLF, Vatika, AIPL, M3M, Emaar, Hines and many more. Great Companies: What makes Space Creattors different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Vipin Suree : Understanding the need of the customer and then providing them with what suits them. Coupled with deep knowledge of the Real Estate trends. Both these go a long way in making your money grow. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Vipin Suree : I thought long before answering this question. However we are believers in loving the journey more than the destination. So everything is a learning and it's fun. But the biggest heart breaker is when a client doesn't pay our brokerage - this one is tough. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Space Creattors? Vipin Suree : We are a team of approximately 50 now. We love when our team members grow in their roles and make a lot of money. We will be opening up a couple of branch offices this year. In 5 years we will be a 500 people company with offices in 10 or more locations. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Vipin Suree : Get in a business for a minimum of 15 years and then evaluate what's next. Website : https://spacecreattors.com/

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Nihar Sharma: The thought occurred to me on a travel to the Himalayas. I saw the devastating impact of increasing tourism and commercialization of the remote destinations in the Himalayas. The menace of garbage, with no means of proper disposal or recycling is witnessed everywhere, increasingly polluting the rivers and erstwhile pristine locations. There is an increasing pressure on the resources and the need to realize that the current model of growth is not sustainable, for either tourism or the communities affected. The need for sustainability became blatantly apparent and I did not find many operators in this area providing holistic solutions for the same. Hence, I took the plunge myself. Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by Sustainable Tourism Foundation Nihar Sharma: Our services are classified in three categories: Advocacy, Advisory and Action. The service vehicles for our Advocacy Services and creating awareness include - Seminars, Conferences, Webinars, and Training Programs (offline & online) on sustainability and responsible tourism for Hotels, Tour Operators, and Travel Companies. We conduct experiential awareness camps for schools, educational institutions, corporates, and general travelers. Our Advisory services for the hotels, tour operators, travel agencies, local authorities and corporates include consulting & advisory for development of policies, SOPs, best practices, and standards etc. for responsible travel, energy & resource efficiency, community based tourism, water conservation, waste management, environment restoration, local heritage & culture preservation, empowering local communities, planning for circular economy and carbon footprint reduction and offset etc. In a nutshell addressing how the organization can contribute to circular economy, keeping triple bottom line as fulcrum of growth and minimizing carbon footprint of the organization, their employees, clients, and the communities the live within. Our Action engagement is through research and the interventions recommended based on research findings, conducting trainings for sensitization, awareness, capability building & skill development. We engage with stakeholders to manage sustainability at destination & responsible tourism development projects. Executing self-initiated and sponsored projects / campaigns related to sustainable tourism, responsible tourism, ecotourism, community development etc. Great Companies: What makes Sustainable Tourism Foundation different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Nihar Sharma: There are few service providers in our area of work. Those that are providing the services in this area, are fragmented and focus mostly on training and rating the industry members on a certain criterion or they work on one aspect of the problem. But the problem needs to be looked at holistically, with a Systems thinking. Similarly, the solutions can only work if they are well rounded from a Systems perspective. We do that. Our aim and actions are holistic, and we close the loop with on-ground action. We begin with creating awareness about the issues and solutions, then help the industry plan and implement changes; to close the loop we ensure appropriate actions, bridging the gaps in implementation, and upskilling the stakeholders to continue the work sustainably. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Nihar Sharma: Well, there is no dearth of struggles and challenges, and I would classify these into two segments. One is from the organization sustenance perspective and other from the industry environment perspective. Initially, soon as we started up, the tourism industry was hit its worst, due to covid pandemic, and the funding we were about to get, was promptly withheld. That lead to a sudden crisis as some of our industry experts backed out. We became short of funds and of people. We had to park some of our projects. But we continued our efforts on a smaller than planned scale. With help from family and friends, we managed to see through the worst phase. We are hoping that it would be easier to secure funding for projects in the near future. The other challenge is the mindset of people, organizations, and polity. This will be our most challenging issue, for some time to come, as it is difficult to change the apathy, of the entire generations, to empathy. There is a near absolute apathy towards the environmental causes and consumerism is still usurping a large population across the globe. There is, unfortunately, a denial for the cause of carbon footprint, climate change, and the need for sustainability, which is the ultimate beneficiary of our work. However, we are hopeful and optimistic in the wake of more people gradually becoming more aware and the younger generation understanding the need. We are gradually getting better responses compared to a couple of years ago. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Sustainable Tourism Foundation? Nihar Sharma: We have planned our growth trajectory on four factors; the number of active engagements, projects, geographical coverage, and quantum of community members benefitted. We are currently enhancing our consultant base and enrolling volunteers so that we can expand our physical and intellectual presence. We are also collaborating with, and grooming some of the local agencies, for projects in various geographical locations. In the next 5 years, we foresee ourselves present in at least 10 Indian states/ UTs, doing projects worth 100 crores, with help of volunteers from across the world and about 5-6 experts in each domain on our panel. We also foresee partnering with major international players beginning the next six months. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Nihar Sharma: The cliché reply would be - believe in yourself and give it your all. But I’m tempted to add, do your homework well before you incorporate your company, build relationships (network) as soon as you have your idea, gather information about the clients, industry, and the challenges, then go with all your might and perseverance. It helps to have a mentor, especially in the early stages, to deal with the challenges, lest it becomes a lonely journey.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Atul Saini: In our Country, there are not enough Service providers who can practically implement improvements by hand holding employees of all level in an organisation. I have a passion for improvements & drives return of Investment by effective utilization of available resources in meeting Organisational Targets @Manufacturing/Sales/Service sectors. Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by Passionate Global Atul Saini: At Manufacturing: Efficiency (OEE Improvement), TPM,Zero Defect, New Plant set up, Systems creations to achieve KPI’s, OEM Suppliers Upgradation, Trainings at all level of Organisation. At service Sectors: Customer satisfaction achievement process, New Business development, KPI’s creation, KPI’s training, KPI’s Implementation. At sales sectors: Sales volume Increase by Passionate Global tools, NPD, NBD. Great Companies: What makes Passionate Global different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Atul Saini: Passionate Global team has Passion for “IMPROVEMENT IMPLEMENTATION” at ground level practically unlike other service providers . OUR Google feedback says it all & Customer feedbacks say it all… Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Atul Saini: In convincing my clients that we are not a regular consultants but an extended Operational excellence team who adds value in ROI. As we grew, our work spoke about us & we got more & more new clients.. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Passionate Global? Atul Saini: By 2023,All states of India to be covered….By 2025: Asia to be covered & 2029-Europe to be covered. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Atul Saini: Be Passionate…Love your Decision.. Love your Passion…Passion is Key to success…

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Tijay Gupta: The initial idea for setting up BACHPAN was conceived in 2004. At that time the preschool culture was almost introduced in our country. We saw a lack of awareness among the parents and the schools as well. We felt a void and need for a sudden shift where the children should be given proper guidance towards their capabilities and decided to bring some crucial changes in the format of the Preschool sector. We believed that childhood is the period where every child deserves to enjoy along with what they learn as it is the best way to get them engaged in the process. That is how we decided to put our hands up for the little ones and their education. We prepared a curriculum that gave children not only the initial learning but the option to enjoy their ‘Bachpan’. Later we felt the need to do the same in the formal education sector and decided to begin our franchise business in the formal education sector with Academic Heights Public School. Today we successfully operates 1200+ schools across India. Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by Bachpan & AHPS Group of Schools? Tijay Gupta: There is a list of services that are continuously updated for our students too. At Bachpan, we offer kids a mixed bag of innovation, technology, and lots of fun. We believe in making everything as easy as possible so that they don’t take the burden of any activity and can learn flawlessly. We take assistance from smart classes and virtual reality to foster a kid’s learning. We have our own speak-o-kit and Robotime kit that allows our kids to get closer to the modern world of technology and their games at the same time. AHPS is known for its choices in providing the best platform to young students. We conduct several academic and extra-curricular events throughout the year that gives the students appropriate exposure to the world that is waiting outside for them. Great Companies: What makes Bachpan & AHPS Group of Schools different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Tijay Gupta: We have always tried to stay ahead of the times to give our students real-life experiences. We not only talk of academics, but we also work for overall growth. The modern world has moved much ahead of the conventional form of learning and we are proud that we have regularly invested in technology that allows our students to stay updated in every aspect of the education world. The quality in our infrastructure and types of equipment both for Bachpan and AHPS makes us stand out from our adversaries. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Tijay Gupta: It is never easy to be in a transition period and adapt to everything quickly. I think it was the biggest challenge for all of us as a unit. We started with a mission to bring a revolution in the preschool sector of our country. We were determined to play our role but it was a challenge to summarise everything and make the parents realize what they lacked at that time. Similarly, when we talk of AHPS, we prepared modern tech-friendly schools which were relatively new and needed time to grab the masses. We worked on our mission and gradually developed to become a synonym for innovations and modernization in the world of education. It was not easy but the challenges and sufferings are something that can make you tougher and stronger. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What do 5 years down the line look like for Bachpan & AHPS Group of Schools? Tijay Gupta: We have always believed in working on our vision and mission but that does not mean that we should not focus on what we are doing now. We are regularly working on the role of Virtual reality and Robotics in the field of education and we are the first of our kind to do so both in Bachpan and AHPS. We are spread all around the country with Bachpan and currently hold more than 1100 franchises. AHPS holds more than 100 franchises. We want to grow more and be part of those cities that lack the services of modern preschool and formal school education. At the same time, we are looking for international expansion. We are already working with Bachpan franchises in Nepal and now we are in touch with a few more countries. In the coming years, we are sure of getting more international exposure as a brand. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Tijay Gupta: The advice is simple: Just be focused on what you are working on and don’t be afraid of taking big decisions at the right time. Because once you are on the back foot it takes a lot to come back. Once you are ready to go just trust in yourself and take the right decision at the right time like we did when the country needed a change in the world of education.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Ashish Mendiratta: We had been doing consulting and capability development work for various clients in the field of supply chain and logistics. We discovered the lack of sensitivity and visibility of risks at level of the line managers. The are usually dependent of the internal audits or third party audits, done once a year, to know about the gaps, violations and exceptions. Given the increasingly dynamic environment, these audits turn out to be post-mortems, instead of the warning signs available more frequently so that proactive actions could be taken. Therefore, a need was felt for an integrated tool in the hands of the line managers that could easily be used as frequently as needed to identify and close the gaps. Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by Advanchainge Pvt Ltd Ashish Mendiratta: Predominantly, we provide the Audit & Assessment tool that can be customized for any type of operations & industry. The tool is SaaS based and hosted on AWS and offered on subscription. Apart from this we also provide the consulting services for helping the clients to develop the checklists as well as implementing the remediation actions post audit and assessment. Great Companies: What makes Advanchainge Pvt Ltd different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Ashish Mendiratta: Most of the players offer solutions to automate the existing manual audit process in the form of an app or tool. These tools offer certain advantages but are not disruptive enough. Some of the tools are very complex to use with features not used extensively. Our solution cuts out all the frills, quick to implement, easy to use and have features developed based on the users’ experience. Our roadmap aims to drive the risks management analytics & continuous monitoring instead of depending on the physical involvement of the auditors. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Ashish Mendiratta: One of the challenges faced was finding the right talent for building a competent team for future growth. Another challenge was to find the right technology partner and a CTO. We recently onboarded a CTO that has significantly added to our capabilities to adopt the new age technologies as well as execution of product development. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Advanchainge Pvt Ltd? Ashish Mendiratta: We would be a leading and global player in providing the smart solutions for operational risks management & productivity improvement. It will be achieved using cutting edge technologies e.g. predictive analytics, AI/ML, IoTs, Augmented Reality. We will be reaching out to the potential investors to fund the growth plan as well as working closely with our clients. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Ashish Mendiratta: The aspiring entrepreneurs should take a plunge, as there has never been a better ecosystem for the start-ups. Even big companies are willing to work with start-ups and provide opportunities to fine tune the product and scale up. However, the journey requires patience, perseverance and clarity of vision. One should do the complete homework and get a realistic assessment of the market before jumping into it. Website : https://www.simsa.biz/ Social Media : LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter

How did you get your idea or concept for the business? We are from a job background. We worked with people of different personality and experiences. When we've thought about a business idea that has potential, We didn’t keep it to ourselves. We met various businessman/trusted associates for their help in refining and perfection in our vision. With the passage of time, we learnt, we built, we grew. We faced both ideality and flaws. From flaws we’ve learnt a lot and improved ourselves. Our enhancement in skills lets various brands collaborate with us. But we kept learning, to make ourselves more skilled and to get updated with new technology and trends. We learnt from both offline and online through experts or our mentors, books/magazines, especially The internet. We are partners having 20 years experience in UIUX World. We both wanted to be businessmen to help Startup Companies and all the industries with their problems and explore new talent to embrace their dreams. We build a team of designers, developers and research experts, with the help of whom we deliver a product that will be both visually and highly pleasant to interact with. Somehow, we generated milestones of our journey -IDEA/PLAN/BUILD/GROW and we took these milestones for our recognition as a Brand. We build our logo on the same theme to represent our company. What are the various services provided by WEBITLAB? At Webitlab we provide wide spectrum services mainly as a UI/UX research and development agency. More services we provide listed below: UX TRAINING UX CONSULTING UX RESEARCH PRODUCT DESIGN CUSTOM WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATE BRANDING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN WIREFRAMING/PROTOTYPING MOBILE APP DESIGN WEARABLES APP DESIGN What makes Webitlab different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Our ability to uncover the underlying needs and motivations of customers and translate those insights into better ideas. Transformative ideas. Ideas that inspire. Trans create ideas into reality. Passion: Our passion drives us to Idea, to Plan, to Build, to Grow. We are Open-minded and understand our users empathically. Challenging Assumptions: We assume a lot of solutions to a problem, and then we test them all using our problem solving strategy. Because, looking at problems with new assumptions may lead to a creative solution to that problem. Critical Thinking: we go through various stages of research during design thinking that involves stages of observation/interaction, empathy, problem formulation, solution deduction, testing, alteration and reiteration. Here, Critical Thinking is a part of every stage of the Design Thinking process. Cost-effective: We deliver our services in a cost effective manner, so that neither a client hesitates about the price nor we face the loss. We think of both the aspects when it comes about pricing. What are the struggles and challenges you face? The struggles and challenges mostly faced by us: Business Strategy Client Dependence Keeping up With The Market Cash Flow & Financial Management Hiring Talented People Maintaining a Reputation Technology Retaining Customers Building Brand Awareness Planning Ahead How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Webitlab? Growth is always at the forefront of our business planning. For the growth of our company we will mainly focus on following : We will emphasize more on introducing ourselves as a brand in the International Market in upcoming years.. To Tie-up with other growing companies. Assessing our team…their performances and their requirements to meet our company objectives. By evaluating the skills of the team , we can determine the total growth with the present staff. We will focus on specialization. Building a team with good resources/will focus on increasing the employment rate. Create an own product app will be next target If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? There are few advices or tips that we want to suggest someone who is new in the same field: Have Patience, As Starting a business is easy but sustaining a business for a long time is very difficult. Be Loyal, Be Positive, work harder and success will be yours. Stay Up-to-Date to the technology world. It is very important that one must enjoy your work - that way, one’ll pick up more knowledge and experience. Be flexible and follow your passion. Whatever you do-Give 100% of yours. Don’t hesitate while doing experiments.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Ankit Agarwal: I was working in FinTech domain for more than 5 years when I thought to start Hexaview in 2010. Where all other services companies I knew of, were providing vanilla tech services, we had a vision to provide niche technology consulting services only in fintech directly to US customers. This vision gave birth to Hexaview. Abhishek Talwar: Taking it forward from Ankit’s, we were always sure that our offering would be niche technology catering to niche market. Where we spent a good amount of thoughts were on the sector and the geography. What swayed our decision in favour of fintech was our working experience in this domain alongside the growth promise sector held in 2010 and till now. US market is arguably the most fintech literate market in the world. So, we decided to take our offering there- a symbiotic set up for a fintech consultancy. Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by Hexaview Technologies, Inc. Ankit Agarwal: 4 major technology services provided by Hexaview are: a.) Enterprise product engineering b.) Salesforce consulting c.) Data & Data science engineering d.) Cloud services Abhishek Talwar: I think Ankit has summed it up pretty well. Great Companies: What makes Hexaview Technologies, Inc. different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Ankit Agarwal: Being focused on financial domain helped our team members to share both technical & domain knowledge with our customers. We are their technology partners and not just service providers. Their success defines our success. We grow when our clients grow. Founders are willing & eager to get their hands dirty and help clients succeed. We do not say yes to every client who approaches us, which I think allows us to provide right set of services to the customers we work with. Abhishek Talwar: In addition to what Ankit said, we are laser focussed on hiring the right talent. And this talent that we hired back in 2013-2016, is now occupying pioneer positions and executing our vision. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Ankit Agarwal: Customer Acquisition, branding, hiring you name it and we had struggles everywhere as we started in June 2010. We are first generation entrepreneurs and had to build the business from scratch. That was interesting, highly educating and challenging at the same time. We took one problem at a time, solved it, and then moved to next one. From finding our very first office space, to expanding our current office to accommodate more and more team members, there have been struggles to achieve each & every milestone which has made me a better person. Abhishek Talwar: I think the biggest challenge any start up faces is trust. Market doesn’t trust you and lack of trust is manifested in form of challenges which Ankit just mentioned. Over the years , what Ankit and I have done is to go out of our way to build trust with our customers, service providers and most importantly, our staff. What appears impressive now , whether long association with staff or customers is actually our sincere efforts on avoiding complacency at all costs. Regardless of success or occasional failures, we have been committed, tenacious and fair. That has help us build Hexaview as you see today as also contributed towards our personal growth. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Hexaview Technologies, Inc.? Ankit Agarwal : Hexaview is a completely bootstrapped company and profitable from day 1. Today, we are 300+ strong team and plan to double ourselves in next 2 years. We are at an excellent growth trajectory and would like to expand ourselves in newer regions like Canada & Europe. Abhishek Talwar: Would like to grow our revenue at health 40%+ CAGR for next 5 years as a result the future promising and exciting for all of us here. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Ankit Agarwal : I think I have said this before to my fellow entrepreneurs: just go ahead & take the plunge and get rolling. If you have the dream, muster courage to fulfil it and then leave the rest on fate. The earning of our life is not how much our venture succeeds, it’s the learning we had during the process/journey that makes each and every one of us special. Abhishek Talwar: I second what Ankit said. I am also a firm believer of ‘burning the bridges’ if one wants to cross over in any walk of life. Look ahead, give your best shot and then start preparing for next shots. For me, starting out is never a sprint, it’s a marathon-one would need stamina, focus , strategy and of course, a good partner like Ankit. Website link: https://hexaviewtech.com/ Social Media: LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Suchitra Anish: The idea of setting up a boutique Communications house germinated in 2015. After working for nearly 12 years with leading Indian companies and foreign MNCs, the Corporate Communications-agencies' disconnect became increasingly apparent to me. The creative agencies did not function as an extended arm or partner for the Corporate Communication functions of corporates. Instead, the relationship would be hierarchial and transactional. It would be mostly output driven as opposed to being outcome based. The ability to understand the big picture business objectives of clients and map that to communication goals across different verticals of the function sparked the idea of Oni360 - a boutique, integrated Brand and Communications agency offering the full spectrum of Communication solutions under one roof. No longer would Communication work in silos but would operate as one unit to deliver value to clients. The journey of Oni360 has progressed from being a proprietor driven concern in 2016 to growing into a Limited Liability Partnership in 2018. During 2018, seasoned industry professionals joined Oni360 from leading creative agencies and MNC to strengthen its Advertising and Creative Production and Event Experience and Design verticals. Leapfrogging into the next phase of growth in 2020, Oni360 brought Nano Media Creatives Pvt. Ltd. - a young, dynamic team of creative filmmaking enthusiasts, under its wings. Through this partnership, we have worked with over 100+ emerging and world renowned brands across different industry sectors. Our work has won globally prestigious awards in Communications and Public Relations for our clients spread across the US and India. Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by Oni360 Suchitra Anish: We offer the full suite of Communication services from Brand design, Public Relations, Creative Production to Event Experience Design and Digital Marketing solutions. Great Companies: What makes Oni360 different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Suchitra Anish: We have evolved from being storytellers to story-doers. What this means is our ability to curate stories where none seem to exist. This requires us to dive deeper into understanding the brand's problem statement and design an integrated bouquet of Communication solutions to solve a business problem. For instance, we carved a distinct positioning for an international Sports Fashion brand that manufactures cutting-edge sports shoes and apparels by creating a new category called 'Athletech' - Athletism meets Technology. To reinforce this positioning we did a live broadcast of the Sports Science lab where these products are manufactured outside of India straight to Bangalore to a select media persons. The press coverage garnered 14 times the coverage and increased digital traffic to the client's website. This was extended into an influencer driven digital campaign to strengthen the brand's Athletech category 'differentiation'. The campaigns were supported by several creative assets. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Suchitra Anish: Initially it was difficult for clients to understand our value proposition and differentiation. Our ability to see the big picture and offer integrated Communication solutions wasn't understood easily by clients. Initially, clients struggled to fit us into a conventional Advertising, Public Relations or Digital Marketing agency template. The idea of an integrated Communications agency that functions as an extended partner for companies wasn't well understood in the early days. Overtime, our clients have reposed faith in us by extending their engagement with our agency every year. The other challenge we are facing is in attracting the right talent. We are working with different recruitment agencies and using social media platforms to hire talent. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Oni360? Suchitra Anish: We plan to grow through the organic and inorganic routes. We will be inducting more youngsters from campuses to groom the next generation talent to strengthen our business verticals and expand our business to other geographies outside of US and India. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Suchitra Anish: The world is moving to a gig economy. According to Boson Consulting Group report, the gig economy will create upto 90 million jobs (roughly 30 per cent of India's non-agricultural workforce). This can add up to 1.25% GDP to India's growth. Start ups are therefore not the flavour of the month or season but the new way of how the world will work. This is therefore an exciting time to start out. However, be sure to enter the arena only if you have a strong sense of purpose, integrity, discipline and fortitude.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? I never wanted to waste my life being in a wheelchair; I wanted to be independently creative and make my parents feel proud of me. Since childhood, I have been fascinated by technology and computers, exploring the internet. I learned from all the available open resources and never enrolled in any institute or online course. After years of practice, hard work, and dedication, and with the help of the internet & google, I grasped the art of graphic & web designing, multiple IT skills, blogging, and digital marketing. I then eventually turned my passion into my full-time profession. Today I have my brand in the name of HD THE DESIGNER in Dehradun, Uttarakhand which is graphic and web designing company. In span of 11 years, I have worked with more than 100+ clients all over India along with numerous projects for Govt. of Uttarakhand and few international projects as well. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by HD THE DESIGNER? HD THE DESIGNER offers a wide array of digital services. We believe in adding a creative edge to whatever we create for our precious customers. Our company is well-known for the hellacious results of combining aesthetics and technology. To help organizations or brands work better, we offer the full spectrum of digital services such as • Logo Design • Branding & Creative Identity Design • Digital Marketing • Social Media Management • Website Designing and Development • E-Commerce Portal • Web and Print Advertising • Brochure / Catalogues / Flyer Design • Packaging Design with Digital Mock-ups • Posters and Hoardings Design and a lot more Great Companies: What makes HD THE DESIGNER different from hundreds of other similar service providers? In today's world, the market is vast. All you need is a good and quality service provider that provides all sorts of digital marketing- from website development to advertising. HD THE DESIGNER is the platform that you are looking for. We believe in a unique approach because we engage with our clients as partners to fulfill their requirements at a cost-effective price. The quality of our designs and response towards clients make us different from others, and we patiently listen to their needs to provide the best quality designs and creatives. Afterward, adopting the innovations and changes for professional wellness also makes us different from others. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? This world automatically starts considering the differently-abled person as destitute or helpless. In contrast, I believe no person is disabled unless their mind isn't working. It's just that they are differently abled, and even a person with disabilities can make all his dreams come true if they want to. I understood and realized that it is not easy for anyone to spend their whole life in a wheelchair, but we should not lose heart. I never lost my courage and accepted my disability as part of my life and started focusing on other things, changed my weakness into my strength, and made my destination. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What do 5 years down the line look like for HD THE DESIGNER? The coming 5 years is not a very long time, because time passes quickly. But technology will also evolve a lot in these five years because everything is completely digital in today's era. Our real aim in these five years is to adopt every new technology, tools and provide our customer quality media output always. I want to expand my brand further and make our offices at different places in the coming time. At the same time, by further enhancing our services, we will also hire new employees to give experience and employment to freshers, by adopting all these technologies, strategies, and innovations. I also have a vision in to establish an NGO where we could provide free basic computer education to the underprivileged, disabled and financially unstable children or youth so they could make a difference in their life as I did in my life. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting, what would it be? I have learned from my problems that if God takes one thing from you, he also blesses you with many things. But it is up to you to find these things by yourself. There are always challenges in your life in some way or the other, but you should always be happy with what you have and start working towards your goals to achieve more. There are many types of people in the world, out of which many people are differently-abled. Beauty does not exist by itself but is created by observers. To all of them I would like to say that keep following your passion, don't think what society thinks about you and keep working hard for your goals and a good day will surely come, success will kiss your feet. The most important thing is never to doubt yourself because you are good enough, you are not like everyone else, and that is your strength. This life experience leads me towards my goal and will propel me forward.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Rajat Tewari : I am an Engineer/MBA and have over 30 years of experience in global multinationals. I worked in Sales, Marketing, Branding, Business Management, Global products, Strategy and Consulting. Over time, I recognized I had a natural talent and passion for the critical areas of Organisational Culture, Behaviour, Leadership and Strategy. I also sensed that I had a unique and well tested methodology, which would be useful for numerous organisations across the world. After gaining relevant experience and certifications, I started TranZend Consulting. Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by TranZend Consulting Rajat Tewari : Sustainable consulting solutions in areas of Organisational Culture, Behaviour, Leadership, HSE and Strategy. Great Companies: What makes TranZend Consulting different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Rajat Tewari : TranZend focusses on a process of collaboration, co creation and social learning which ensures that the Culture/Behaviour change is effective and sustainable Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Rajat Tewari : Organisational Culture is a powerful force in every organisation, which silently impacts its performance. Unfortunately, many leaders are still not aware of their Culture’s strong influence on their business. So it is a challenge to help leader’s understand about Culture. During implementation of Culture change, it’s critical that the Leadership takes ownership, accountability and leads from the front. That is sometimes missing and makes it difficult to achieve satisfactory results. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for TranZend Consulting? Rajat Tewari : TranZend sees itself as a global Organisational Culture and Behaviour expert. We are building a comprehensive technology platform, which will help organisations across the world to use our change methodology, tools and practices for improved business profitability and growth. We have launched a six months Culture Coach Experiential program (for Culture Practitioners/Experts) which will help organisations to build Culture Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Rajat Tewari : I believe that success and happiness are achieved when we build a passion and skill for something which is beneficial and offer it humbly to the world. Initially, it might be tough and one is tempted to shift away, but if we persevere, keep building on the skill and maintain the discipline we will achieve our wildest dreams.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Gaurav Bali: During my professional journey and personal experiences I found there is a scarcity of quality medical opinion and almost non existent basic medical infrastructure which prompted me to take plunge into Healthcare sector and focus on Tier 2,3 and 4 towns and issues pertaining to primary care. Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by CareWell360 Gaurav Bali: We are trying to provide technology driven primary care solutions with a hub, spoke and cloud model. Our service offering include Doctor Consultation(Online/Offline), On Demand Medical Exams, mobile OPD service, Diagnostics, physiotherapy services under one roof. Great Companies: What makes CareWell360 different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Gaurav Bali: We are amongst the pioneers in primary care who are using technology at every step of care value chain. We work in hybrid clinic set up ,eliminate the need for physical Doctor visits without compromising on touch and feel aspects through our on Demand medical Exam kits. We also take pride in eliminating unnecessary waiting times for reports with TAT of less than 24 hours for major tests. We have panel of experts who provide quality second opinions and thereby eliminating need for physical visits to metros and resulting in huge savings. Our tech stack provides our Doctors with analysis and decision making tools with AI and EMR to give an instant access to patient case history and also provide 24X7 access to quality medical opinion. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Gaurav Bali: Technology acceptance, Doctors willingness to work in this new kind of connected ecosystem and maintaining consistent care delivery standard, shortage of Doctors especially of Gynecologists and Pediatrics are some of the challenges we face. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for CareWell360? Gaurav Bali: We see ourselves as most preferred and trusted primary care providers with key focus on Womens and Child care. We would like to be amongst Top3 Primary Care service providers in India with a very strong technology backbone especially through AI, EMR, strong healthcare Analytics to make our solution accessible, affordable and evidence based. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Gaurav Bali: Entrepreneurship is a roller coaster ride. Don't take success too seriously and failures to heart. Do what you love and love what you do. Its all about staying the course.