Sakshi Saigal and Vidur Gupta are the co-founders Third Eye Distillery, the company behind Stranger & Sons. 

Before starting her own company, Sakshi completed her MBA from Barcelona, and gained experience in the impact investing sector and thereafter worked in the infrastructure & logistics sector. However, she soon discovered that her dreams lay elsewhere, and made the shift to study distilling in Netherlands.

Vidur on the other hand, started his career at a premium health foods company, Eat Natural in London. He returned to India in 2016 as Managing Director for Gouri’s Goodies, India’s first natural clean label snack food company (which started in his mother’s kitchen)

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Apeksha Jain is an ex-French-teacher and Food Blogger-turned-entrepreneur, who founded The Gourmet Jar, a brand of premium and innovative condiments that are completely natural and preservative-free.

Apeksha is an Economics graduate from Lady Shriram College, Delhi and has no formal training in cooking or making preserves. She is a self-taught confiturier who’s passion for cooking is guided by her instinct and a husband that loves food! The inspiration for her business came when Apeksha discovered the world of artisanal preserves & condiments during her one year stay in Paris. The banana jam was something she first tasted at a small orchard in Burgundy, and it was love at first bite. Apeksha was conferred an award for being an “Exceptional Woman of Excellence” by the Women Economic Forum, Delhi in 2017.

Anand is the co-founder of Nao Spirits & Beverages, the company behind India’s first craft Gin, Greater Than. Anand honestly is elevating the drinks experience in India itself and also bottling up stories and experiences from across this diverse country to take to the rest of the world. Anand has so far launched a London Dry Gin and a Contemporary-style Himalayan Dry Gin – the only two gins recognized by the Gin Guild from South Asia.

Most recently prior to the Gin project, Anand helped setup three leading Cocktail, Wine and Coffee destinations in the capital city of New Delhi under the umbrella of Perch Wine and Coffee Bars. He has also worked with Remy Cointreau & William Grant. He was the brand manager for Glenfiddich.

Welcome to the #Selfmade podcast from LBB. This series celebrates the Indian entrepreneurs. Here, we deep dive into the journeys of some of the most extraordinary and inspiring people who have completely wandered off the beaten path and have built unique and successful brands.

LBB has always celebrated ‘Local’ and through this podcast we speak with entrepreneurs from across industries to try and shed light on their ‘Mantra’ for success. We discuss the journey, the challenges, the frustrating moments which seemed too big at the time, the people who made these companies, the strategy that worked and most importantly, we discuss the success. We try and get insight into the minds of these entrepreneurs and in the process, maybe help a promising entrepreneur take the next step.

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