Big Interview Application by chocolatiers
Q: Why did you want to empower women through the business? It was my grandfather’s vision to help the women of Kerala, especially given the social socio-economic challenges, such as alcohol abuse, present in the community. The vision was taken forward by my parents, by setting up
the factory in 1998 on the back of the Kudumbashree scheme, set up by the Kerala government. The vision is, ‘poverty eradication through women’s empowerment’. Vijaya, my mother decided to spearhead the manufacturing
unit as part of the Kudumbashree scheme, supporting and empowering marginalised women in the local community I and the business are immensely proud of.
Q: In my previous career, I was a Chartered accountant and now I also have an accountancy practice Kubed Solutions that I run with the mission of empowering SMEs to understand their numbers. This unique skill set meant I was offered the voluntary role of treasurer on the Board of a charity called Epic Arts. Epic Arts is an international organisation based in Cambodia
and registered as a charity in the UK. It was founded in 2001 by three women with personal experience of disability who studied arts together at university in the UK. The vision of the founders as carried forward by the charity is to impact
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the lives of people with disabilities through the performing and creative arts and to create a world where people with disabilities are included and valued. I have just come back from a trip to see their work in Cambodia, and it is truly inspiring.
Q: I begin the day by playing badminton followed by meditation. Before I begin my work for the day, I prepare a list of things to do and basically just work my way through it! I try to ensure that there is at least one piece of business development work to be done so that every day I am proactively working on the future of the business. I also make sure I spend some of my time learning something new, every day. As I do believe life is a learning journey.
Q: What’s the best advice you have ever received and who from? It’s a bit naughty but I love the quote: “Worry is just meditating it rings so true and sums up what a waste of time and energy worrying is; we all need to do less of it and just get on and solve the problem instead and enjoy the journey!
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