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Chris Gardner is an American stockbroker, businessman, motivational speaker, author, and philanthropist. The life story of Chris Gardner is surely one made for the big screen as he once struggled with financial problems and homelessness while raising his toddler son Christopher Gardner Jr. From being a single father without any money while living on the streets of San Francisco with his small son, he succeeded with his willpower and perseverance to overcome every obstacle he faced and found a successful company. Childhood On February 9, 1954, Chris Gardner was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Thomas Turner and Bettye Gardner. He was the second and only boy born to Bettye Gardner. He did not have a very pleasant childhood, as his stepfather was physically abusive to his mother and sisters. In one incident, his mother was falsely imprisoned for welfare fraud, and Chris and his sisters were placed in foster care.…

Today’s women are the most powerful and independent; they shape their futures and fulfill their ambitions. They also motivate other women to reach the milestones on their journey to success. Today’s women balance all roles and accomplish their tasks smoothly, from maintaining the household and children to jobs and achieving their goals. Vineeta Singh, the co-founder & CEO of the homegrown cosmetic brand, SUGAR Cosmetics, is one of these outstanding women. And this is the story of her incredible journey, from rejecting a ₹ 1 crore job offer to following her passion and establishing her successful brand.  Early Life & Education Born in Delhi, Vineeta did her schooling at Delhi Public School, RK Puram. She graduated from IIT-Madras with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 2005 and completed her MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad in 2007. Vineeta’s Career In 2006 she started her career as a summer intern at ITC Limited and…

Anupam Mittal is an Indian entrepreneur, angel investor, and the founder and CEO of Shaadi.com, a website for matchmaking in India. He started the company in 1997 when he was 24 years old. At that time, there were only a few websites in India, and most of them were focused on providing information rather than connecting people. Mittal recognized the potential of the Internet to bring people together and started Shaadi.com to help people find their perfect match. The company has been very successful, and Shaadi.com is now one of the largest matchmaking websites in the world, with over 35 million members across the globe. Early Life & Education Born on December 23, 1971, in a Marwadi family, Anupam comes from a very humble family background. After completing his early education in India, he moved to the United States to pursue MBA from Boston College. After completing his master’s, he…

Namita Thapar is one of India’s most successful women entrepreneurs and has been instrumental in Emcure’s growth and success. She is the Executive Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals, one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in India. She recently appeared on Television as one of the investors on the top-rated business reality show, Shark Tank India. Early Life & Education Born in a traditional Gujarati family on March 21, 1977, in Pune, Maharashtra, Namita comes from a background where education was given utmost importance in one’s life and was considered a ladder to success in life. So, from the beginning, Namita was a very intelligent girl, and her family provided her with the best-in-class education throughout her educational career. She completed her Chartered Accountancy from ICAI at just 21 and later got her MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Always aspiring to be a successful businesswoman, she dedicated her early…

As an entrepreneur, you are the face of your business. You want everybody to see you as a serious professional, which means developing a personal brand around your company or start-ups. We live in a world where the lines between our professional and personal lives are very blurred. But that does not mean you should be all work and no play, especially on social media. Today we are connected to our friends and colleagues on Facebook. We have peers adding us on Linkedin and clients following us on Instagram. It is okay to mix our personal and professional life on social media because people can see the real you. It makes them feel close to you and make it easier to establish trust and authentic relationship. It is essential to brand yourself on social media for establishing and maintaining relevancy among your target consumers. Most branding experts agree that your…