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She secured her first job as a Corporate Trainer at NIIT Chandigarh in 2008, where she taught software tools like Oracle, SQL and J2ME, with a salary of Rs 1,200 per day.
Ghazal studied BCA from Punjab University. (Photo Source: Instagram)
Success doesn’t come overnight. It is the result of countless hours of work, learning and dedication, often involving setbacks and silent growth that isn’t visible to others. In recent years, India’s vibrant startup ecosystem, fueled by tech-driven innovation and increased investment, has created many billionaires and millionaires.
While most people expect an IITian or an IIM alumnus to be the driving force behind successful companies, it can also begin with a small hustle, a tiny salary and a desire that no one else notices at first. One such success story is of a Gurugram-based woman who earned up to Rs 1,200 per day to co-fund a unicorn.
Meet Ghazal Alagh, the Co-Founder of Mamaearth
Ghazal Alagh, born on September 2, 1988, in a middle-class family in Gurugram. She studied BCA from Punjab University and went on to expand her creative horizons with a summer course in art and design at the New York Academy of Art.
She secured her first job as a Corporate Trainer at NIIT Chandigarh in 2008, where she taught software tools like Oracle, SQL and J2ME, with a salary of Rs 1,200 per day.
Reflecting on her early days, she previously stated in an X post, “My first income was modest, earning Rs 1,200 per day as a weekend corporate trainer.” I remember how much fun it was to go shopping with my mum and share a special dinner.”
My first income was modest, earning Rs 1200/day as a weekend corporate trainer.I recall the joy of taking my mom shopping and sharing a memorable dinner.
What about you? How did you use your first earnings?
— Ghazal Alagh (@GhazalAlagh) October 16, 2023
Ghazal Alagh Began Her Startup Journey
A few years into her job, she began his entrepreneurial journey in 2012 with Dietexpert.com, a niche platform that offers individual diet plans. Although the venture did not last, it provided the foundation for something much bigger.
Ghazal and her husband Varun Alagh introduced Honasa Consumer Pvt. Ltd. in 2016, with Mamaearth as their core brand, inspired by their experience as parents of an eczema-prone baby boy and the difficulties of finding toxin-free baby products in India.
Starting with only Rs 25 lakhs, the company quickly grew into a massive brand.
Last year in October, Ghazal and Varun took to LinkedIn and announced that Mamaearth has become India’s third-largest skincare brand.
Ghazal Alag’s Success Tip
Taking to Instagram, the Businesswoman earlier shared a strong message for all the budding entrepreneurs, saying that there’s no shortcut to success. Ghazal shared, “There is no shortcut to success; you have to do hard work. But apart from that, there is an attitude that changes your perspective. It is then that you learn how to deal with the goods and the bads of life. The mindset should be that even if I don’t know how to do anything, I’ll figure it out. Attitude should not be, “I don’t know this. Our attitude reveals a lot about us.”
Not just this, she also appeared as one of the judges on the business reality show, Shark Tank India.
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