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Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Deepthi Babu : I had a hunger of starting a unique initiative which does not carry any side effect neither to the environment nor mankind. I do not want to start something which every other person wants to compete with me. I believe in providing out of the world experiences and unique promising concepts. Not only that, also I wanted to build a healthier community by providing natural holistic therapies which are promising but unheard. With that urge I founded Salt World in 2017 with the aim to revolutionize the wellness and non-invasive therapy space in India. I focus on the health care sector that impacts people positively with zero adverse effects on their health. Salt Room Therapy and Float Therapy being extremely popular abroad, with intense research I realized the widened benefits of the therapy and limited knowledge of Indians about it. I am also a Member of the Salt Therapy Association, USA; Great Companies: What are the various products/services provided by Salt World? Deepthi Babu : Salt World offers natural, effective and drugless therapies such as Salt Therapy (aka Halotherapy) and Float Therapy (aka Sensory Deprivation). The therapies / services we deal with are unique concepts. Mimicking micro-climate of the original salt caves from Eastern Europe and also the concept & experience of the dead sea, Jordan to benefit people around, we are bringing lights on healing aspects of different salts and how it can help in holistic drugless natural therapies Salt Therapy helps to relieve various respiratory and skin conditions. Halotherapy is a holistic treatment which takes place under simulated conditions of a natural salt cave. Dry microscopic salt particles when inhaled access the deepest area of the respiratory tract to cleanse your lungs of pathogens, smoke residues and pollutants. The therapy also enhances your child’s immunity and improves endurance. Float Therapy (REST - Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy) provides absolute relaxation in a zero gravity environment through the Sensory Deprivation Tank. Float Therapy involves floating in a tank filled with Epsom salt dissolved in water. This concentration adds buoyancy to the water that allows you to float and feel like floating on air. The experience can be compared to the floating experience in the Dead Sea. Floating in a zero-gravity environment allows your mind, body, soul to completely rest, relax, and reset. By eliminating the gravitational force pulling on the musculoskeletal and nervous systems, you can effortlessly relax, recover, relieve pain, and improve sleep in this unique state We also deal with certain products which come under the category of Healing Salts like epsom Salt, aromatic bath salts and salt lamps. Great Companies: What makes Salt World different from hundreds of other wellness firms? Deepthi Babu : We offer contact-less therapies that are promising and proven scientifically. No other wellness firms can offer exclusively contact-less therapies other than us. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Deepthi Babu : I had started Salt Therapy center wholeheartedly with my own willpower knowing that there was no awareness about it in the market. I strongly determined that I must create the market. The will-power & the hopes we had, dragged us to the results. In 2 years Salt World got media attention, people voluntarily started asking for franchisee partnerships when we had not opened up for franchise opportunities, Then launched float therapy having Asia’s largest float tank, it attracted NRIs & foreigners giving very positive feedbacks & testimonials and that had encouraged & motivated me to keep going and excel in business. The challenge we face is lack of awareness and we are struggling to spread the awareness about it to more and more people. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Salt World? Deepthi Babu : Want to see Salt World in all the major cities in India and want to create more employments especially for women Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Deepthi Babu : We keep helping clients with services with loyalty and a positive attitude. We are very optimistic and have a self-driven attitude that keeps us strong to survive this pandemic and move ahead. Having positive thought, spreading positive vibes, being optimist, self-motivated and hoping for the best are the key. Last but not the least, Persistence is something which one can never forget. We will ask the same to be followed as guidelines

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Piyush Tayal: Seed of getting into this business was laid during college days @ Queen Margaret University in Scotland; during a course of International Hospitality Management. As over the period of time, visiting numerous bars during youth, seeing bartenders playing with drinks always fantasizes their job. After completed our graduation and working for five years in Edinburgh, Scotland, I decided to come back to India. There I and my college Friend Parikshit Kakkar who is also another director in the company came up with this idea of equipping bar industry with some world class equipment’s and machinery to get Indian bar industry into new level where they can match the developed nations of the world. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by Arcux Bar Zone Impex Piyush Tayal: Arcux was founded with a sole aim to equip the bar industry with the world class products with latest technology. Over the period of time, we have exclusive tie up with various international brands from USA and Europe to supply their systems to Indian Subcontinent Industry. Arcux assist their customers with drafting the bar design keeping in mind their operational requirements, vision, space limitations, menu mix, seating capacities and various other factors. We also provide AMC services to our customers to keep the machinery pouring profits all time. Concept to Completion is what we provide. Great Companies: What makes Arcux Bar Zone Impex different from hundreds of other bar design solutions firms? Piyush Tayal: It’s purely the In-depth knowledge of the Industry, passion and experience which makes us standout from others. With all bar solution firms contribute a lot to this small niche bar industry in making it successful and expanding it further; Arcux always play their role without delay and with full commitment, which has resulted in Arcux successfully completing and executing over 100 projects. We would never compare ourselves with any other company as every company has certain uniqueness in their own way. At Arcux, we always believe and talk why Arcux is superior based on a product and services feature, but we wouldn’t insult any another brand. We can boast that Arcux do have best bar products across the globe. This is the reason some customers do name us Rolls Royce of the Bar Stations. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Piyush Tayal : We started this company in 2009, when we were in mid 20s and World was facing the recession. Though many believed it’s a bad idea to start a company during this time but we always willing to take this risk and drive our passion & commitment to start now than wait. It was very difficult to get our first projects, which took almost 18 months to get our first project. People always took less interest in trusting two young inexperienced, unbearded person over the middle aged or the person doing the same business over the years. Though Challenges are always part of any business and there are many different type of challenges and struggles you can face any time and at any stage like the one world is facing right now when complete hospitality and tourism industry is on hold. But these challenges and struggles have always made our determination little strong, increased our commitment a little to emerge as a Winner. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Arcux Bar Zone Impex? Piyush Tayal : We foresee Arcux now in its fourth gear , where we are driving fast and smooth. Arcux will surely emerge as No.1 Bar Company for Indian Subcontinent. We are continuously looking for the most advanced bar products across the globe and are keep getting tie-ups with more and more companies. We have set up a major dealer network around the Indian map and have the service partners in almost all the major states and cities of the India. For next five years, we have plans to increase our International footprints and have already started providing our products & services to Nepal, Bhutan, Srilanka, Tanzania, Addis Ababa, Bangladesh. Our target will be adding more manpower to our company and contribute more towards CSR and Society. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Piyush Tayal: Though everyone has their own intelligence which will always guide them better than others. If asked me, I would always suggest if you want to start, start now, start Young and never look down. Always believed in few quotes; one from Robert T Kiyosaki: - “It’s not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life, it’s what you whisper to yourself that has the most power. And the other one from Swami Vivekananda - “We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.”

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Krishna Prakash: There was a dire need to fill the gap between ashram and academic approach to learning Yoga so that discerning seekers can come together to study traditional Yoga in small groups where personalized learning is possible. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by Shrimath Yoga? Krishna Prakash: Yoga is a system beyond just postures as it is a way of life. We offer international certification for Yoga & Yoga Nidra courses across levels. To take this holistic knowledge to corporate we conduct workshops on Stress Management, Emotional Resilience, Creativity, Work Life Balance, Building Immunity, Self Leadership etc to individuals & corporate houses. Great Companies: What makes Shrimath Yoga different from hundreds of other Yoga Training schools? Krishna Prakash: We take only 6 to 10 students per batch, whether it is online or offline. We do not engage in any other commercial activity like selling products as our only focus is offering authentic Yoga how it was taught in ancient Gurukul system. We encourage our course participants to daily work at the rural school and Shrimath farm, these activities along with silence during meal times helps participants internalize Yoga as a way of life. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Krishna Prakash: To understand the ever changing space of social media and to stay relevant in those spaces so that we could reach the right audience Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Shrimath Yoga? Krishna Prakash: In 2023 we would cross 12 years and is a milestone for any organization that guides people in their inner journey. Our idea of growth is depth and width as we are clear with our batch sizes. We would have converted many of our workshops to on demand learning. We also would have moved many of our workshops and courses to donation based than fee based Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Krishna Prakash: Do that which naturally comes to you and you are passionate about than doing something what others are doing.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Aniketh Dsouza: I happened to hit upon a business opportunity in the early days of social media marketing back in 2009. While most traditional agencies called it a fad, I realised it will open up a new interactive way for businesses to engage with their consumer. Great Companies: What are the various Products and Services provided by Mindstorm Digital Marketing Pvt. Ltd. Aniketh Dsouza: Mindstorm offers services in two formats. Retainers & Projects. Our retainer based services include Social Media Marketing, Online Reputation Managemenet Services, Digital Strategy & Consulting, Digital Advertising, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Website Design & Development and Amazon Marketing. Our Project based services include Wikipedia Page Creation, Twitter Trending Services in India, Video Creation services & Influencer Marketing. Great Companies: What makes Mindstorm Digital Marketing Pvt. Ltd. different from hundreds of other Digital Marketing Firms? Aniketh Dsouza: We are creative, fast & agile in our operations. We serve brands globally across 15 countries in 6 different languages. (English, Thai, Vietnamese, Ki Swahili, German & French). We can help brands scale their global marketing presence in 92 different languages with a Central team based in India with additional talent spread across the world on a project to project basis. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Aniketh Dsouza: We believe in serving brand owners & marketers with the power to scale their business through digital platforms across the globe. The usual challenge we face is to find the right people who believe in the same vision we have. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Mindstorm Digital Marketing Pvt. Ltd.? Aniketh Dsouza: While we are already serving brands across the globe in multiple markets by hiring like-minded individuals globally & remotely, in the next 5 years we'd want to evolve to a brand with one of the large remote talent pools across the globe. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Aniketh Dsouza: Believe in yourself as it's your vision. The more people you serve, the money you make. Acknowledge advice from everyone but know when to ignore it. Avoid signing losing deals. Losing deals are those where you try to squeeze additional work at no additional pay just to retain a client.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Anil Goyal : After passing Chartered Accountancy final exam with national rank in 1995, through campus placement, Anil could get an opportunity to work with IDBI in credit division, where his role was to evaluate project funding cases and keeping track of their business progress through various check-points. Working with IDBI and specially under Mr Debasish Mallick, it gave a rock-solid platform for Anil’s career growth. IDBI platform gave him an opportunity to interact with Entrepreneurs, who showed their persistence, team-work ability, risk-taking ability, leadership skills, creativity, self confidence etc, while show-casing their projects during evaluation stage by IDBI. Post IDBI, Anil had worked at a leadership positions with SKIL Group, IL&FS, Mangalore SEZ, Mexus Education and Meril Life Sciences. Having worked at leadership positions and taking ownership for top-line and bottom-line, it gradually engraved a sense of entrepreneurship in Anil’s working style. While managing Mexus Education as Managing Director & CEO for more than 10 years and leading cross-functional team of more than 1500 people, Anil gained rich qualities of an Entrepreneur while dealing with various organisational challenges such as maintaining performance levels, managing employee productivity, communication improvements, teamwork, systems developments, service management, cash-flow management, regulatory challenges, managing internal and external scepticism, managing workplace culture/ diversity, stimulating innovation, change management, downsizing, competition management etc Having born in Agarwal family and with deep understanding gained during leadership positions at various organisations, Anil decided to become an entrepreneur and started his own company CapSavvy Consultants Private Limited during November 2019 with full support of his wife Aruna Goyal, who is a post graduate and an artist by profession and his son Ayush Goyal, who is post graduate from IIT, Varanasi. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by CapSavvy Consultants Anil Goyal : CapSavvy, an award-winning ISO 9001:2015 company, is an expert financial and business advisors that focuses on providing multifaceted advisory to cater the growing demands of modern businesses to compete globally and thrive in a fast-paced & challenging economy. CapSavvy’s range of services are designed to upgrade businesses and fast forward their growth through bouquet of services such as - Business Strategy - Start-up Advisory and Funding - Financial Restructuring - Equity Fundraising - Debt Syndication - CFO Services - SEZ Services Backed by an experienced advisory panel comprising of chartered accountants, bankers, technocrats and management professionals, CapSavvy becomes partner for the growth and progress of the business in today's fast moving digital world and let the promoters focus on their core business activities. Great Companies: What makes CapSavvy Consultants different from hundreds of other financial consulting companies? Anil Goyal : CapSavvy has been providing business and financial advisory to various type of organisations from SMEs and large corporate and covering new-age sectors such as E-commerce and start-up to well established sectors such as Real-estate and infrastructure. Currently, CapSavvy is serving clients in E-commerce, Home-Appliances, Health Products, Sports Equipments, Aircraft Maintenance, Shipyard, Real Estate, Food sector, Plastic Industry, Logistic and so on Usually, founders of businesses tend to be the experts of their products, but face difficulty managing the variety of other business activities especially financial functions. CapSavvy bridges this gap by taking care of their financial and growth management. Commenting on initial phase of CapSavvy, Anil mentioned that “the most important factor for growth of any organisation during initial years is to win trust of its initial customers, who become company’s well-wishers and help for its growth. We were fortunate and blessed that our initial customers were referred to us from our close-circle friends group, who believed in us over last 25 years”. CapSavvy’s approach is modern and unique while serving the clients. They work with their client through “Business Partner Approach”. Under this unique approach, CapSavvy team gets into shoes of their client and understand their business needs through their eye, so as to ensure personalised and effective advice. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Anil Goyal : During initial period of CapSavvy, major challenge was to look for right candidates, who are like-minded and believe in CapSavvy vision and objectives. Company thoughtfully used social media platforms such as Linked-in, Indeed etc to reach out to right candidates and hand-picked them. Being a new entrant in the already crowded advisory space, it was difficult for CapSavvy to hire good candidates. However, due to past reputation of its founders, CapSavvy could get associated with a good mix of team. Another challenge at CapSavvy during initial phase was to tie up with right ERP agency to manage clients’ projects and internal service team. CapSavvy had evaluated many ERP, Lead management software and Project Management Software. After thoughtful consideration and in order to serve its clients in best possible way, CapSavvy tied-up with Zoho Suite, who is currently best among all available options in ERP. A common challenge for any new company is to fulfil all regulatory requirements and managing compliances. At CapSavvy, they found it easier to manage due to founders’ prior experience of running successful ventures at leadership positions Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for CapSavvy Consultants? Anil Goyal : For last five decades, SMEs & MSMEs have emerged as a highly dynamic and vibrant sector of the Indian Economy. The agility and dynamism of the sector have shown admirable adaptability to survive in the Covid Pandemic. “Concerted effort must be made for all-round growth and development through a strategy of widespread industrialization in a decentralized manner. This will provide large employment opportunities and produce wide-ranging goods and services to fulfill the aspiration of ‘Make in India and Make for the World’. Decentralized industrialization can be best provided by healthy and systematic growth of MSMEs”, asserts Mr. Debasish Mallick, non-executive vice chairman of CapSavvy CapSavvy foresees to become the best financial and business advisor in managing challenges of the modern business world and to achieve this, CapSavvy dedicatedly provides genuine & customized services that lead to high ROI. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Anil Goyal : Strategies for achieving growth and creating a balanced and equal industrial economy varies from sector to sector and company to company. Ongoing pandemic situation is the time when understanding the gravity of the situation and turning it favourable for the business is all that matters to let it sail smoothly in these difficult times. Anil shares a few common suggestions and strategies, that can be adopted by companies to stay connected and afloat and create a balanced and equal industrial economy: Focus of core-competency and quality enhancement Outsourcing non-core products/ work to vendors Maintaining healthy relationship with stakeholders Managing employees & related optimization

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Diksha Sachdev : Having grown up in the fashion industry , I saw my mother and her sister trying to look into every aspect of the business herself - from handling tailors and printers to the media . I felt there had to be a way to separate the business from the creative aspect of fashion. Unlike the west , where they have a definite fashion calendar - Indias Fashion industry is still growing. I felt that there was room to make an impact . And I started Fashion Solutions in March 2007. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by Fashion Solutions? Diksha Sachdev : We work with designers and lifestyle brands firstly on getting their product ready for the market , then on their retail strategy which includes which stores /ecommerce websites / events to sell out of . We also work on brand collaborations including collaborations for social media. The aim is to help the brand grow . Great Companies: What makes Fashion Solutions different from hundreds of other marketing and branding agencies? Diksha Sachdev : We work with brands in a cohesive , personalised 360 degree manner . This is not a cookie cutter approach but a customised approach based on extensive market information and research . Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Diksha Sachdev : Like most consulting businesses , the last 1.5 years have been a struggle but I do believe the need for agencies such as mine will increase. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Fashion Solutions? Diksha Sachdev : The aim is to have Fashion Solutions as a incubator for young fashion brands . The more we work with upcoming brands , the more we realise that fashion education also needs to upgrade to focus on setting up your own business. The aim here is to work with educational institutions and help their students in their business ventures . Given the growth of the lifestyle industry in India - we have launched Marketing Matters which is a lifestyle marketing agency for beauty,home, jewellery and kids wear. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Diksha Sachdev : Have faith in what you do and keep at it. Website : www.fashionsolutions.in

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Pooja Gada: Being a commercial artist, I wanted to help brands realize their best potential with branding and design solutions that are not only creative but also ROI rendered. And that's how The Butterfly Effect Studio was formed. Clearly going by its name- the butterfly effect, a small change in your marketing and branding strategy can create a much bigger impact in terms of business sales and profitability. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by The Butterfly Effect Studio Pooja Gada: Branding & Design, Website Design & Development, Digital Marketing- Social Media Marketing, SEO, Email Marketing. Great Companies: What makes The Butterfly Effect Studio different from hundreds of other Branding & Digital Marketing Firms? Pooja Gada: It lies in our nature to deliver personalized solutions that will be the best for the brand. Not because it's all the rage, or been done by others, but because it's what is needed for the brand. And we don't shy away from calling brands out if something isn't working for them and/or needs to be fixed. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Pooja Gada: A lot of people fail to realize the immense efforts and time invested behind the scenes of our work. It's not just about social media posting- but an entire curation of strategies that keeps the brand running. So it's reasonable to quote as per our expertise. Another struggle is definitely the growing competition in the field. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What do 5 years down the line look like for The Butterfly Effect Studio? Pooja Gada: Digital Medium and Branding seems like a never-ending spectrum. Opportunities would be abundant five years down the line. We plan to grow in every aspect— team, workplace, ideas, skills and our commitment towards working with every brand, be it small or big. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Pooja Gada: It's a competitive world, but you can always make it your world. Be honest. Be committed. Be Creative. Challenges aren't meant to be run away. They are meant to faced. And the beauty of them keeps us going forward and grace us with new learnings.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Manish Tahiliani : Most traditional businesses have now gone digital, necessitating a growth team that can make a difference, not the usual digital marketing team. Having identified the gap between what businesses need and what they get, this idea dawned, and I went ahead with Voxturr. Voxturr's genesis lies in addressing this gap and simultaneously understanding that new-age business needs new-age solutions. Technology and marketing are progressing at the speed of light. Every day new tools are launched. So businesses need teams that can innovate, experiment with different tools, and bring solutions to the table rather than continuing with the old-school, passive marketing mindset. Voxturr is all about a new-age agile approach to work. The idea is also to create talent for the new-age business needs that involve strong marketing skills added with technology to support the speed of execution. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by Voxturr Manish Tahiliani : Voxturr is a growth hacking agency focused on achieving rapid and sustainable business growth for its clients. Voxturr is a team of 25+ individuals with expertise in Growth Hacking, Digital Marketing, B2B Lead Generation, Marketing Automation, Data Science, Content Marketing, Social Media Marketing, UI/UX, and Product Development. The team is committed to delivering growth solutions for a wide range of businesses. We offer different marketing solutions to companies across the globe, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Depending on their requirements, we offer customized solutions to our clients, such as: Pre-Launch Marketing Early Stage Traction B2B Lead Generation SaaS Product Marketing Webinar Marketing Marketplace and eCommerce marketing Robotic Process Automation Business Intelligence Great Companies: What makes Voxturr different from hundreds of other Digital Marketing Agencies? Manish Tahiliani : Some key differentiators make Voxturr different from other Digital Marketing agencies. We are entirely different because we believe in the power of innovation. Other agencies are primarily meant to manage the various aspects of digital marketing. But in the new-age scenario, businesses need more than just that to thrive in the competitive landscape. This is where Voxturr becomes the right fit because our proven methodology, out-of-the-box thinking, and data-driven approach help our clients explore every growth opportunity. We help early-stage startups and mid-stage startups find strategic growth opportunities, churn out innovative ideas, and bridge the gap between requirements and solutions. It has resulted in our clients witnessing a tremendous increase in traffic, leads, and sales in their business. Innovation is key. Companies need to stay ahead of their competitors in this rapidly growing business landscape, and Voxturr is equipped to do it all. We want to build an agency that is empowered to think innovatively, which involves experimenting with creative ideas and structuring approaches to boost overall business growth. Every experiment is an opportunity to learn. We scale up the ideas that work and chuck out those that don't. All our experiments are backed by data churned out from analytical tools, competitor analysis tools, etc. We build our strategy based on data, experiments, and analysis, whereas other agencies only manage branding or marketing. Our research and data-driven approach help us design campaigns that can take companies to the next level. In other agencies, the stakeholders are directly involved in churning out ideas and directing their teams to act in a certain way. At Voxturr, it is neither ideal nor preferable. The team is intelligent enough to bring their ideas to the table and experiment with them. It is a difference between active versus passive, and it's a big one. Sustaining a growth mindset requires setting up internal processes. For instance, we conduct Scrum, where the Project Manager touches base with all the projects on a daily basis to ensure progress and that a project grows every day, unlike in other agencies where it is done every week. We ensure daily progress with an agile methodology and our feedback mechanism. Every team member takes ownership of their work and is held accountable for what they do. They know whether their work impacts the overall business or not, unlike in other agencies. This is the crux of Voxturr. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Manish Tahiliani : Challenges are intrinsic to every venture and adventure. The primary challenge we face is to have an internal process setup that allows our growth agency to operate and sustain itself. Finding new ideas, touching base, and contributing to the growth of a project daily is time-consuming and challenging. We commit to growth and deliver it. But delivering on our commitments and keeping the system in momentum when, for instance, a team member falls sick or is unavailable is challenging. It is one thing to say things theoretically. But it is quite different when you get down to implement it practically. The work process at Voxturr is quite different from other agencies where you commit to delivering on a specific goal, and that's all about it. At Voxturr, that's not it. There is more to it. For us, project management has to be flawless. Getting the team to work together, discussing every aspect of a project, and ensuring the work is delivered by the end of the day is challenging. Maintaining that ecosystem every single day is a struggle. To make every day count, make every day a learning process, and carry out impactful tasks is a challenge. We are continuously trying to prove to ourselves that this growth mindset model can work for us. To be the go-to agency for hi-tech-driven, marketing-driven businesses is a challenge. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What do 5 years down the line look like for Voxturr? Manish Tahiliani : We have envisioned becoming a complete digital transformation solution provider. In alignment with Voxturr, we are conceptualizing a new venture - VoxturrLabs - and will launch it soon. VoxturrLabs would be a development agency for new-age businesses using low-code and no-code technology, providing 360-degree digital solutions to businesses. We aspire to enter the market of emergent technologies such as AI, ML, etc., not just for marketing but other business areas as well. We strive to build a complete marketing and technology-driven digital transformation company that provides end-to-end 360-degree solutions. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting, what would it be? Manish Tahiliani : Someone who is just starting out must, as a holy grail, keep their team lean, rely on automation, and employ low-code and no-code technologies. That is the key to growing. One doesn't need a heavy-duty team in the initial stage, so keep your resources lean until you get the proof of concept. In this era of automation, one does not need many people for manual work because RPA takes care of the recurring tasks. This way, one doesn't have to hire and fire people. Have core people within the team and outsource the rest. Make use of low-code and no-code technologies to scale up your business. This should be the key philosophy for anyone starting out with a new venture. Webiste : https://voxturr.com/

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Swati Verma : Being from a top tech school in India (IIT Roorkee), I had a chance to meet and learn from the best brains. IIT as a platform has given me an opportunity to explore many things and it was during my final days at the college, I got inclined towards the juncture of analytics and creativity. The idea of starting an analytically driven design firm was hence seeded there. Later I realized that this combination fits best in user experience design, and here we are. Great Companies: What are the various product and services provided by Ungrammary Swati Verma : Ungrammary is hyper-focused on one particular service, which is user experience design. We are a pioneer in this field and are among one of the best in India. Great Companies: What makes Ungrammary different from hundreds of other UI/UX design agencies? Swati Verma : Unlike most service industry companies, we do not intend to build a design factory where our team members have assigned desk jobs. Instead, we try to get selective talented individuals and nurture them to produce top-class work. Each team member can ideate, collaborate with senior members, clients, and external agencies to turn ideas into existence. Ungrammary envisions bringing design's top thought leaders under one roof. While many UI/UX agencies provide design services, only a handful are highly focused on user experience and emerging as thought leaders. I am glad that we are one of them. For the past two years, we are constantly in top 5 positions in India's creative hub, Mumbai. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Swati Verma : When we started, it was hard to work on an idea which no VC firm will fund. We didn't intend to focus on the scale, rather the qualitative approach, although knowing that it would be a challenging and long route. The only way to pursue our dream was to bootstrap and start from the little saving we had from our six months of first jobs. Another challenge was to tap the global market where the direct competition is with the European countries with their base as a design hub. In the initial two years, we worked hard to built our brand in the international market to get overseas projects. In the third year, we started getting the result. Ungrammary received a commending response for the work we did for our clients in the form of testimonials and international awards. And since then, we have been working consistently hard to build what we envisioned. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Ungrammary ? Swati Verma : We are on a path to become a thought leader in user experience design and represent India globally as a design hub. Within a short span of time, we have worked on large-scale national and international projects. Our portfolio includes Kotak Mahindra Bank, VMware, Fossil Group, Enphase, BARC, Nerolac Paints, and others (non-disclosable) projects with over 60+ brands in 10+ countries. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Swati Verma : There is no perfect time to start. Just start. Also, I would like to add that industry is full of wonderful mentors. Don't hesitate to reach out to them. Website : www.ungrammary.com

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Mihir Koltharkar : I have been in the training domain for 21 years. In the last corporate assignment as a Sales Training Head for a Multinational Luxury Real Estate Company, I was able to enhance the sales capabilities of 800+ Sales professionals, which resulted in a 31% increase in turnover amounting to $1.2 Billion, in just 1 year. That's when I thought that such powerful knowledge on structured sales and negotiation should not be restricted to just one organization, and hence I started 24 Karat Training International in 2017 to reach out to people globally, and add immense value to their lives. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by 24 Karat Training International? Mihir Koltharkar : We provide customized training sessions for organizations as well as public sessions on Sales (Impossible Sales), Negotiation (PowerFULL Negotiator), Key Account Management (KAM Unlimited) and Sales Leadership (Sales Leadership Mastery). Sometimes, based on availability, we also undertake requests from Business owners or Professionals in Management Positions for 1:1 coaching programs. Great Companies: What makes your training sessions different from sessions by hundreds of other Sales Training Firms? Mihir Koltharkar : The name 24 Karat Training was chosen to signify 'Highest Quality and Purity' in Training. I am extremely passionate about adding value, and hence I always go the extra mile while doing the Training Needs Identification and Analysis. Prior to undertaking any session, we invest time to connect with every participant, as well as the management and leadership team of the organization, to craft a result oriented training approach. Each training course has a blended learning approach - a mix of Assessments, Individual and Group Exercises, Brainstorming Sessions, Presentations, Videos, Case Studies, Roleplays and Assignments, thus making it immersive and engaging. With a rich 21 years experience of conducting 2000+ sessions across Sectors in 9 countries, I am able to deliver practical solutions for every attending participant .We have a proven track record where organizations have seen a drastic turnaround in Sales and Profits immediately after the sessions. Our client testimonials speak volumes, and thus we majorly get referral business. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Mihir Koltharkar : When 2020 started, we had some great international projects in hand. We were to establish a physical presence in 3 new countries, however we had to restructure our approach since travel was restricted. We realized that scaling up globally is a challenge in the current situation. During the pandemic we shifted gears fast, and started conducting online sessions and focused on business growth. We also decided to search and finalize like- minded business partners who have similar ethics and passion, so that when things get back to normal soon, we can implement the expansion plan, and host our physical workshops internationally to enrich our brand image, credibility, and ofcourse business. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for 24 Karat Training International? Mihir Koltharkar : We have our eyes set on increasing geographical reach in Africa and South East Asia currently, and then explore partnerships in the US and Canada. We will soon launch pre-recorded workshops on Sales and Negotiation for individuals. In the next 5 years, we foresee a team of certified trainers in each country of presence, to deliver our signature workshops in respective local languages. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Mihir Koltharkar : Believe, Persist and Adapt. I started 24 Karat Training without any funding or back-up in 2017. For the initial 6 months, we didn't have any projects, and things were looking bleak. I invested my time to learn about marketing, create websites, focused on branding strategies, strengthening social media profiles, and fixed daily goals on what actions need to be taken. We focused on efforts, knowing that they will bear fruits. Things went wrong in the initial phase, however we learnt from mistakes and constantly adapted. There were some huge international training contracts which got pulled away at the last minute due to some external factors. And on top of it, I encountered some personal setbacks too during the time. Many tried to discourage me and advised me to give up, however I was stubborn to believe in my dream. Today I am ranked amongst 'Top 20 Global Trainers in Sales' along with Brian Tracy and Jordan Belfort. I have authored a book on Sales, been on TEDx twice, spoken at the World SME Summit, and I continue to work with premium organizations globally. I enjoy my freedom and have enough time to pursue my hobbies like Gliding, Rifle Shooting, traveling to different countries, spending time with friends and family, gaining knowledge, and living my life purpose of adding immense value to others. This has all happened because I believed, persisted and adapted. It is easy to dream, however it requires daily courage to see it through. Websites: www.mihirkoltharkar.com : www.24karattraining.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/mihir.koltharkar/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/MihirKoltharkarOfficial Youtube : www.youtube.com/c/mihirkoltharkar LinkedIn : www.linkedin.com/in/mihirkoltharkar/

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Nitin Shah: 12 years back when I began my journey into this field, I was struggling with my own challenges. It helped me understand and empathize with other who were going through their own struggles and challenges. I knew I wanted to help them but I also understood that I needed proper practical skills and experience do so effectively. I went through multiple training programs with multiple institutes. Still at the end of it all I felt I am not there yet. I did not really have a step-by-step process to work with clients. I knew that I knew a lot but did not know how to use my learnings from a practical point of view. While I was somehow still able to help the clients overcome their challenges, they would from time to time keep having relapses. With all the courses I had attended, I was aware of so many techniques but had no idea which technique to use with which client. I kept asking myself with every client, whether I use CBT with this client or Hypnosis or Metaphors and so on. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that the more courses I attended the more confused and lost I became. Then one day I was working with a client who as some people say would fall into the category of resistant client. I just wasn’t getting any breakthroughs with him till I used the CBT thought restructuring with the client in a Hypnotic State. And the change that the client experienced was transformational. The client started noticing major observable changes in his life from the next day onwards. It was this incident that made me understand the true power of integration. I started exploring more and more such integration with clients and the results I began to get were better, faster and more sustainable. I tried speaking to others, some of them provided interesting ideas about how the integration could work but there was still something missing. It was only when during a class I spoke about the integration and started answering questions related to that, that things began to become crystal clear. I was struggling with integrations because I had learnt these techniques individually in different course by different people who while being very good at what they did, were still operating out of the limitations of the framework or modality they were using. As I spoke to more and more practitioners about their challenges and why they are not able to integrate different techniques together, the more convinced I became of the need to train practitioners in a way that they learn about these integrations. That they train in a framework that is not influenced by the limitations of an individual modality but that integrates each of these modalities seamlessly. This conviction became the primary building block for conceptualization of Cognitive Hypnotic Psychotherapy. This was the first course that we offered under ICHARS. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by ICHARS? Nitin Shah: Currently ICHARS offers: 1. Skill building programs: a. Comprehensive Diploma on: i. Advanced Psychotherapy Diploma: Cognitive Hypnotic Psychotherapy ii. Advanced Coaching Diploma: Cognitive Hypnotic Coaching b. Short Specialized Certificate Course i. PROS* Anxiety Counselling, ii. PROS Relationship Counselling, iii. PROS Social Anxiety Counselling iv. PROS Sleep Counselling. 2. One on One Consultations a. Therapy b. Coaching 3. Corporate Trainings Great Companies: What makes ICHARS different from hundreds of other Clinical Training and consultancy firms? Nitin Shah: When it comes to training programs, our USP is: 1. Focus on practitioners 2. Comprehensive eclectic approach that integrates all major approaches to psychotherapy 3. Extensive practice and lifetime support to our participants 4. Structured Step by Step approach When it comes to one-on-one sessions: 1. Work with both conscious and unconscious hindrances 2. Focus on observable, identifiable indicators for sustainable changes experienced by clients When it comes to corporate trainings: Customised solutions to organisations based on a combination of group sessions and personalised one to one sessions. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Nitin Shah: 1. Lack of awareness related to mental health in people at large 2. At times rigidity on part of practitioners and unwillingness to try new approaches Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for ICHARS? Nitin Shah: 1. Creating a holistic system that connects, supports, enables all the stakeholders in the mental health landscape (students, professionals, NGOs, Government bodies, general population) through ICHARS Support Foundation and Visit MHP 2. Mobile apps for mental health needs 3. Research papers on the effectiveness of Cognitive Hypnotic Psychotherapy Approach for improving performance and overcoming different emotional challenges 4. College with campus offering masters in Psychology with specialisation in Cognitive hypnotic psychotherapy Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Nitin Shah: Success of your organisation does not only depend on how well you do what you are passionate about but how effectively and efficiently you are also able to things that are important which you may not be passionate about. Website : https://www.ichars.com

Great Companies: Can you tell a little bit about company Women Voyagers? Minna Francis: Women Voyagers is an all women trip initiative to celebrate and liberate the wings the female section. We organize trips and events for the women to push their passion while crafting a lifetime memorable bond. However, when it comes to lady traveller, an all-time favourite question of safety came brightly intruding. Well in response to that, all the trips organized under Women Voyagers ensure a prominent zone of safety. Great Companies: What makes Women Voyagers different from hundreds of other women travel firm's ? Minna Francis: So, Ladies what’s your Getaway from the maddening crowd ka “Bahana”. Women Voyagers firmly believes in freedom for women especially women who loses her identity while performing various duties as a “Female”. A woman is always trying to please her family, parents and kids, so what’s your “Bahana” to please yourself. Don’t have a reason or can’t think of any reason to “Please” Yourself, come to Women Voyagers and find your reason. Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by your company? Minna Francis: Solo Trips for Women, Moms, Kids and Girls Great Companies: What is your greatest achievement to date? Minna Francis: Single handed conducted all the trips with ladies, who came from different walks of life with a different set of demands. Great Companies: What has been your biggest challenge as a woman entrepreneur? Minna Francis: Pleasing a lady is actually an uphill task. Great Companies: What is your advice for Women who want to see the world? Minna Francis: Keep your tantrums at bay, come with us with no expectations, and go home with loved memories, happiness and a different meaning to life. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Women Voyagers? Minna Francis: Still finding my roots and want to take life as it goes. I take each day, each moment at a time. Who has seen 5 yrs, 5 yrs back I didn't even know I will charter my life like this. So live for the moment.