Name: Minash Bablani
Age: 23
City: Mumbai, India
Occupation: Entrepreneur/ Founder,
Ellement Co.
Ellement Co.
ST: Please tell us briefly about you.
Minash: Born and raised in Bahrain, educated in
the UK. Always keen to start my career in Mumbai given the hustle bustle of
life and the burst of energy in the city. There was no other place I wanted to
begin the journey of turning my dreams into reality. In appreciation for the
woman of the 21st century and her hustle, Ellement Co. was founded
with the purpose to provide Ergonomic Essentials in all aspects of a woman’s
life in the categories of self-care, mama and baby, everyday solutions, luxury
gifting, business support which all strive to ensure #MoreLifeLessRush.
Ellement Co. is my first passion project, currently with my second one in the
pipeline and I can’t wait to see where this journey takes me!
the UK. Always keen to start my career in Mumbai given the hustle bustle of
life and the burst of energy in the city. There was no other place I wanted to
begin the journey of turning my dreams into reality. In appreciation for the
woman of the 21st century and her hustle, Ellement Co. was founded
with the purpose to provide Ergonomic Essentials in all aspects of a woman’s
life in the categories of self-care, mama and baby, everyday solutions, luxury
gifting, business support which all strive to ensure #MoreLifeLessRush.
Ellement Co. is my first passion project, currently with my second one in the
pipeline and I can’t wait to see where this journey takes me!
ST: Who is a woman that inspires you the
most and why?
most and why?
Minash: Every woman around me, that I work with
in my team everyday, inspire me. I love to watch the dedication with which
every task is completed and plans are executed. Despite of whatever goes on in
everyone’s personal life, they are all there with a smile, moving things
forward, striving for their personal growth and Ellement Co.’s professional
growth. To me, that is true inspiration, baby steps everyday to achieve your
big dreams.
in my team everyday, inspire me. I love to watch the dedication with which
every task is completed and plans are executed. Despite of whatever goes on in
everyone’s personal life, they are all there with a smile, moving things
forward, striving for their personal growth and Ellement Co.’s professional
growth. To me, that is true inspiration, baby steps everyday to achieve your
big dreams.
ST: How are you celebrating this year’s
International Women’s Day?
International Women’s Day?
Minash: I will spending this Women’s Day with my
lovely team over a fun lunch to celebrate our achievements thus far. Catch us
on InstaStories @ellementcompany to see what we are up to!
lovely team over a fun lunch to celebrate our achievements thus far. Catch us
on InstaStories @ellementcompany to see what we are up to!
ST: What is the most important message
you want to send out to all the women around the world on this occasion?
you want to send out to all the women around the world on this occasion?
Minash: Don’t be afraid to pursue your passion,
its hard and it takes longer than expected, always. But just keep moving
forward.
its hard and it takes longer than expected, always. But just keep moving
forward.
ST: What according to you is ‘women empowerment’?
Minash: Women empowerment to me is inspiring
change and instilling new values in both men and women to respect each other.
change and instilling new values in both men and women to respect each other.
ST: What would you say are the main
challenges facing women at present in India?
challenges facing women at present in India?
Minash: I feel like women sometimes go into a
shell and fear their male counterparts and always look for validation in
decisions from them, that needs to stop and individuality needs to thrive.
shell and fear their male counterparts and always look for validation in
decisions from them, that needs to stop and individuality needs to thrive.
ST: Where do you want to see yourself in
next 5 years?
next 5 years?
Minash: As much as I love the online world, I do
believe I would like to look into being offline, opening retail stories and most
importantly one of my passion projects is setting up small franchise models
around India which will be run by local women to empower them through
management, critical thinking and challenges that business throw in your way to
encourage women working in rural parts of India.
believe I would like to look into being offline, opening retail stories and most
importantly one of my passion projects is setting up small franchise models
around India which will be run by local women to empower them through
management, critical thinking and challenges that business throw in your way to
encourage women working in rural parts of India.
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| Minash Bablani, Founder, Ellement Co. |
