Name: Geetha Prabhu
Age: 41 yrs
City: Bangalore, India
Occupation: Entrepreneur, Founder & COO of Workflexi
ST: Please tell us briefly about you.
Geetha: I come with 17 years of experience in market research
& 3 years as an entrepreneur. I am a proud mother, wife and daughter.
& 3 years as an entrepreneur. I am a proud mother, wife and daughter.
ST: Who is a woman that inspires you the most and why?
Geetha: My mother is a huge inspiration in my life. She is
someone who would support me into anything I wanted to venture into.
someone who would support me into anything I wanted to venture into.
ST: How are you celebrating this year’s International
Women’s Day?
Women’s Day?
Geetha: We are three women in our
Workflexi team. All of us are self-motivated and high spirited individuals. We
celebrate the work we do.
Workflexi team. All of us are self-motivated and high spirited individuals. We
celebrate the work we do.
ST: What is the most important message you want to
send out to all the women around the world on this occasion?
send out to all the women around the world on this occasion?
Geetha: Follow your heart, follow your
dreams, sky is the limit.
dreams, sky is the limit.
ST: What according to you is ‘women empowerment’?
Geetha: Women are already empowered, we
just need to spread our wings and start to fly. There is a lot of fear and
social boundaries, we just need to break them.
just need to spread our wings and start to fly. There is a lot of fear and
social boundaries, we just need to break them.
ST: What would you say are the main challenges facing
women at present in India?
women at present in India?
Geetha: Over the last decade or so the
mindset has been changing. Women in India or anywhere in the country have been
voicing out, which is a great thing. I would not want to particularly point out
challenges. Instead, I would say, there is an evolution in the mindset of
people which will bring a change very soon.
mindset has been changing. Women in India or anywhere in the country have been
voicing out, which is a great thing. I would not want to particularly point out
challenges. Instead, I would say, there is an evolution in the mindset of
people which will bring a change very soon.
ST: Where do you want to see yourself in next 5 years?
Geetha: Personally, I would like to see myself changing the
dynamics of how people live their lives. For me, change is an important aspect
and that’s the only constant.
dynamics of how people live their lives. For me, change is an important aspect
and that’s the only constant.
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| Geetha Prabhu |
