Building a business is rarely a straight path—it's filled with unexpected challenges, pivotal decisions, and moments that test your resolve. Yet it's precisely these experiences that shape the most successful entrepreneurs.
Join us for an evening with industry veterans who have navigated the highs and lows of entrepreneurship firsthand. This isn't about polished success stories, it's about the real journey: the setbacks that became stepping stones, the innovations born from necessity, and the resilience required to push through when the path forward wasn't clear.
Our speakers, Pravin Shekar of Krea and Ruchika Gupta of RGC ConsuMark, bring decades of combined entrepreneurial experience and will share the unfiltered truths about building sustainable businesses.
Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a business owner facing challenges, or simply curious about the entrepreneurial mindset, this evening promises valuable perspectives and actionable takeaways.
Thank you to our event sponsors Dynata, InnovateMR, Survey Sherpa, and Toluna and Media Partner The Collaborative Canvas for making this event possible!
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Pravin Shekar is an Outlier Marketer, parallel entrepreneur, and a global raconteur who thrives on challenging the norm.
He has built companies from scratch into multimillion-dollar businesses. Today, he works with growth-stage teams and leaders to unlock outlier thinking and drive real-world action.
Pravin leads keynotes and masterclasses that help professionals level up. He has published 23 books, spoken in 30 countries, and creates tools that spark bold thinking and decisive doing.
His work has been recognized by the American Marketing Association (“Emerging Leader” award) and the Ginny Valentine Award for skilling and employing people with disabilities.
Offstage, he’s a poet, photographer, cyclist, and explorer of the unusual.
An award-winning marketer and change agent, Ruchika brings bold, strategic thinking to uncharted territories across industries, from consumer durables and telecom to renewable energy and lifestyle. With over two decades of experience, she has led high-performing marketing, digital, and e-commerce teams, driving transformation and innovation at every step. As the founder of RGC ConsuMark, she now runs a successful Fractional CMO consulting practice, partnering with clients in emerging categories like EVs, solar energy, and financial services. Previously at Luminous, Ruchika spearheaded a brand overhaul that tripled brand health and positioned it as an innovation-driven leader on lean budgets. Her earlier stints at Microsoft and Nokia saw her pioneer data-led marketing and socially impactful campaigns that won multiple national and global awards. Recognized as a Marketing Influencer (2019) and Marketing Meister (2021), Ruchika continues to champion purposeful growth, digital transformation, and innovation-led leadership.
