Top 10 Women Leaders From Kolkata - 2024

Breaking Barriers, Building Futures

Women Leaders from Kolkata play a vital role in shaping social, economic, and cultural landscapes. They bring diverse perspectives into the workplace environment through the art of creating inclusive settings, hence driving progressive change. Their leadership extends to various fields, from politics to business, inspiring many by breaking the norms of gender and urging more women to take up leadership roles. Their advocacy in uplifting women's rights and education is a means of societal development and gender equality. These regional leaders, therefore, have impacts which extend beyond the regional boundaries, placing Kolkata at the frontline of innovation and empowerment. Such leaders represent resilience and vision in development and guide progress while setting benchmarks for generations yet to come.

In this issue, the Women Entrepreneurs Review magazine brings ‘Women Leaders in India - Special - 2024', who are domineers of change in the corporate realm of the country. This list of ten leading and inspiring women is crafted by a team of CEOs, VCs, and the editorial board, delivering inspiring stories of their journey and the contributions & roles played by them in the creation and empowerment of an economically powerful nation.

Top 10 Women Leaders From Kolkata - 2024
  • QED

  • Anisha Singh Motwani, Founder & CEO

  • She has steered the company's trajectory from a startup to a renowned name in the digital marketing landscape, brings a wealth of expertise in the media, marketing, and advertising industries

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  • Dhanvesttor

  • Anooshka Soham Bathwal, Founder & CEO

  • Leading the firm from inception to operations through strategic planning, developing impactful marketing strategies and implementing lean design model for agile financial planning

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  • Spokesperson

  • Asha Saha, Founder

  • A serial entrepreneur passionate about creating impact through community and find joy in the messy, hands-on, strategic work required to solve a problem

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  • WastED

  • Dishita Choudhary, Co-Founder

  • Crafted integrated marketing solutions for many brands, working to transform the way people perceive waste and encourage the world to upcycle

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  • International Management Institute

  • Dr.Mohua Banerjee, Director

  • She has a vast teaching experience in India and in foreign universities, her research interests include retail marketing, agri-entrepreneurship and social inclusivity and marketing communication

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  • De Sovrani

  • Kamalini Paul, Managing Director

  • A young entrepreneur with around a decade long experience in the hospitality and real estate sector, has been instrumental in helping the loss-making venture become one of the leading hotels in Kolkata

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  • Kadam Haat

  • Payal Nath, CEO

  • Creating a harmonious living, rich in culture, economy, thoughts through hands-on experience of working in development sector, design & development in industry

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  • Label Roots

  • Priyancka Agarwal, Founder

  • An emerging leader created online clothing brand, that empowered women to embrace their unique style and personalities

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