Women Making Impact - India

Anjali Raghuvanshi is the Chief People Officer for Randstad India. An MBA from ICFAI Business School Hyderabad, she also has flair for finance, having earned an honors in finance from the reputed Banaras Hindu University. Anjali is a Strategic Business Partner who facilitates, supports and challenges business leaders along with anticipating the much-needed focus and change in workplace dynamics with the ever-evolving business landscape. Her experience ranges from industries like IT, Automotive to Consulting. Anjali is an expert in driving strategic resource optimization and rationalization initiatives through the organization. She has been instrumental in business continuity through developing a talent management framework which brings in all elements of talent together - like attract, retain, develop and engage. She has also been instrumental in driving a performance based culture in the organization and moving away from traditional performance management approach. She is passionate about protecting our environment for the future generations and an inclusive workplace. She also associates with campuses and B-schools in shaping the young minds and building talent for tomorrow.

Yashna Garg is a young and dynamic Indian entrepreneur who has made a name for herself in the business world through her innovative ideas and outcome driven leadership. She is

Seasoned and vibrant professional with almost 14 years of experience in the communication sector, Neha Bajaj, founded Scroll Mantra in 2014 with a vision to provide a holistic marketing strategy for upcoming and established brands.

She graduated from Delhi University in Bachelor of Commerce and worked for almost eight years before taking the plunge to start her own agency. She started her career with an MNC in Delhi where she had a long stint of six years. Post that, she moved to head the northern region for a Bangalore based PR agency for two years. She has strong inclination towards achieving operational excellence, media intelligence, and designing strategic campaigns for brands to realize communication objectives. She has worked with many leading brands like PVR, Airbus, AITA, Huawei, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Myntra.com, Jabong.com, Zivame.com, LAP, DKNY, MINISO, Marks & Spencer, Carlton London,

She always strives for new opportunities to achieve a high standard in whatever is undertaken and has successfully built a complete marketing communication agency catering to verticals like Public Relations, Digital Media Marketing, and Social Media Marketing apart from Graphic Designing and Corporate Branding.

Archhana Agarwaal is a woman entrepreneur and educationist, renowned for her passion and dedication to transforming the educational landscape for young learners. As the Founder and CEO of Joonify and Aark Learnings, she has emerged as a leading figure in the field of child development and personalized education.

An all-rounder with a diverse skill set, Archhana possesses a deep-diving and patient nature, coupled with assertiveness and strong leadership qualities. Her self-motivated approach and exceptional managerial skills have been instrumental in driving the success of her ventures. 

Archhana holds a postgraduate degree in International Management from the prestigious University of Strathclyde, Scotland. Her academic prowess was evident during her school days when she was a prominent member of the council team for three successive years during her Higher Secondary Education. She has also achieved remarkable milestones in sports, winning State Championships and participating in National-level competitions.

As a mother herself, Archhana strongly believes in the significance of holistic education and experiential learning for today's generation. She understands that these aspects play a vital role in a child's growth and overall development, forming the foundation for crucial life decisions.

During the early phase of her entrepreneurship journey, Archhana, along with her Co-Founder, recognized the challenges faced by parents in selecting the right courses and learning paths for their children. Witnessing the struggle parents experienced due to the abundance of choices and the fear of missing out (FOMO), they realized the need for a revolutionary solution.

Coming from the family of educationists, having been part of running K-12 schools and colleges from more than 2 decades Archhana has closely seen and witnessed the challenges faced by children due to the lack of personalized learning, killing their creativity and uniqueness which could have helped them to be ahead and different in this competitive world. By the time these children reach college level, they are often stressed as the stream that they have chosen is not aligned with their talents and interest, hence the learning process becomes stressful for them and they tend to make wrong career choices and face challenges and failure in their future life.

Driven by the belief that every child possesses unique talents and skills that require identification and nurturing, they conceptualized India's first intelligent assessment platform for children - Joonify. This platform empowers parents to uncover their child's unique strengths, interests, and talents through the Talent Discovery Program. It allows parents to craft personalized learning plans, leading to overall growth and development and inspiring a lifelong journey of joyful learning.

Archhana's vision goes beyond merely providing a platform. She leads a dedicated team of expert counselors who provide guidance and unwavering support to parents throughout their child's learning journey. Their aim is to help parents navigate this crucial phase with confidence, ensuring every child receives a tailor-made education that maximizes their potential.

Archhana invites parents and educators to join her on this transformative journey of unlocking every child's unique potential and creating a better future for them. 

Sangeeta, is a digital growth specialist by profession & an entrepreneur from heart. She is the founder, director at digiDZN - a digital marketing agency & digiCART India - an Ecommerce company & one of the top sellers on Amazon & FlipkartAfter completing her MBA (International Marketing) from SIBM, Pune, she worked with Standard Chartered Bank for a brief period & then moved on to start her own venture.She drove a personal finance consulting firm in Mumbai for six years before relocating to Delhi, where life ensued & she was blessed to become a mother. Always the one to believe in the multi-tasking abilities of women, she re-launched herself into business in 2014.She felt there was a gap in the digital space where the consumers are being conned by agencies in the name of deliverables and decided to tap into the previously unventured digital space for Indian SMEs.She started small by catering to clients looking for social media marketing & digital branding. The firm, digiDZN, received an overwhelming response. The next leap was from the Social Media space to search engine marketing & then on to influencer marketing.eCommerce happened in 2018 where again she started small along with her husband - from selling 1 unit in Sep ‘2018 to selling over 22000 units in Jan ‘2023.

Nalini Saligram, Ph.D, is the Founder & CEO of Arogya World, a global health non-profit committed to changing the course of chronic disease. She is an Ashoka Fellow.

Under Nalini’s leadership, Arogya World designs and implements scalable, science-based diabetes prevention programs in Indian schools, workplaces, and the community. As a tireless advocate for NCD prevention, Nalini leverages public-private partnerships and global platforms to improve the world we live in. Arogya World has made three Clinton Global Initiative Commitments (one in 2011, and two in 2013), a United Nations Every Woman Every Child Commitment (2014), was active with MIT’s SOLVE effort (2017), and was named a finalist for the Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation (2014).  Her story and that of Arogya World has also been highlighted in a book – The Healthcare Gamechangers.  In 2021, on her watch, Arogya World was chosen to be part of the Google AI for Social Good effort.

Nalini has lived and worked in many parts of the world, including Merck in Philadelphia, Merial in Atlanta, Glaxo Wellcome in London, and Hill & Knowlton in Hong Kong.

Samara Mahindra is the Founder and CEO of CARER – India’s first personalised integrative oncology company that provides customised nutrition-based cancer therapies for cancer patients. Her rule to success lies in understanding the goal, agreeing on the outcome, and committing to make it happen.

Samara decided to launch CARER because of her personal experience of losing her mother to cancer. During the cancer care journey of her mother, Samara realized that cancer care is not just focused on medication alone, but the recovery journey that involves changes in lifestyle also plays a crucial role that could drastically improve quality of life. Thus, aiming to address this gap in cancer care, Samara started CARER.