THE DYNAMIC DUO

GROWING UP WE HAVE ALWAYS HEARD THE STATEMENT OF WOMEN BACKING MEN TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE PROFESSIONAL FRONT. HOWEVER, THE NARRATIVE HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE SOCIETY.

- PUNITA SABHARWAL

TODAY, WE SEE MANY EXAMPLES OF WOMEN AND MEN WALKING TALL TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING TOGETHER. IN THIS ISSUE, WE FEATURE COUPLES WHO HAVE GROWN TOGETHER IN THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES.

What's the secret sauce behind a perfect partnership? It's a clear match between the values and thoughts both of them have and who better than your spouse acting as your perfect partner.

When you are talking to Vineeta Singh and Kaushik Mukherjee you know you are talking to two individuals who work as a team and who have a mission of building together a global beauty enterprise out of India. These two self-aware people know what drives them and that their core missions are complementary.

When I tell Vineeta and Kaushik the theme of the story, both of them take it sportingly and happily relive their moments of building it together. I take them back in time when both of them rewind back to the past.

In an interview I did at the start of my career with Sudha Murty, she shared how Mr Narayan Murthy, her husband and founder of Infosys Group, would gift her the best of books instead of a new sari. Those words spoke to me tons about how understanding and thoughtful the gift can be for your partner. Couple of years down the line, I'm talking to Vineeta Singh, now a household name as a Shark on Shark Tank India from the last three seasons and also the Co-founder of SUGAR Cosmetics, who said Kaushik had gifted her the autobiography of Steve Jobs as the first gift as Kaushik knew Vineeta's inclination towards entrepreneurship.

Vineeta Singh is not new to the world of startups. She has been among the most celebrated names of IIM-Ahmedabad for ditching the INR 1 crore salary package and taking the path less travelled.