Harsh Binani - Smartworks Co-Founder
Wiki Article
Harsh Binani is an Indian entrepreneur and cofounder of Smartworks the largest managed space provider. Harsh Binani was a modest entrepreneur but always believed in the possibility of achieving great things.
Harsh is an alumni of Northwestern University -Kellogg School of Management, Illinois with an MBA degree in business studies. He is an Economics graduate from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.
Healso holds a CFP (Centre for Financial Planning) designation in managing risk, investment, and retirement planning.
Harsh Binani began his career in the field of opportunities that presented themselves to him to gain experience for his future plans. With over seven years of experience in management and real estate consulting, he previously been a part of "Mckinsey", the top consulting firm in Chicago.
In his 5 years with Mckinsey the firm, he was focused on strategy and operational topics across infrastructure, insurance, as also healthcare.
He also worked as a Chief of Staff at Medanta Medicity, spearheading key strategic initiatives for the CEO.
Harsh Binani was introduced to top-of-the-line workspaces during his time abroad, which made it clear to him how he would like to proceed in the near future.
He made the decision to join Neetish Sarda who himself was making a splash with his latest company, Smartworks.
Harsh Binani came to Smartworks in 2017. He brought in more ideas, passion as well as a superb people-skill to Smartworks' table.
In the wake of the collaboration between Harsh Binani along with Neetish Sarda Smartworks has seen exponential growth which opened the way to new ways to improve the working environment more enjoyable experience.
At first Smartworks started as a co working space, however Harsh Binani as well as Neetish Sarda quickly realised it to be a highly crowded marketplace that had little to no innovation in regards to offerings, technology or target customers.
After narrowing the people who provide services to Harsh Binani in the hopes of breaking into the major companies, which was a challenge in itself.
Enterprises of all sizes were already in the traditional workspaces, with established patterns and minimal choices.
With the initial setbacks and negative feedback, Harsh Binani returned time and time again to the drawing table in search of a new approach to which can be the most effective way to change the mind of large corporations.
After a lot of investigation, rethinking methods and pitching ideas, it was done! Smartworks had their first successful client and from then it has always been a high way.
Smartworks saw an incredible growth in the course of this journey, with unbeatable support from the whole team.
Harsh Binani believes that it is vital to ensure that you are a believer in the concept that you are pitching your idea first before making any Harsh Binani other client believe in it.
The journey of Harsh Binani clearly points out that settling in on what everyone is doing will just lead you to where everyone else is going.
Success stories are made from the ones who were able to keep going in whatever direction and belief they placed in no whatever. Harsh Binani is one of them.
Presently, Smartworks is India's largest supplier of flexible workspaces with a footprint of approx. 5 million square. feet. over 32 locations in 9 cities in Delhi-NCR (including, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, in addition to Harsh Binani Pune) and caters to more than 400 enterprises across Fortune 500 companies.
The vast number of clients, new centers, and the footprint in all of the major cities is the proof of the perseverance and hard work made in by Harsh Binani as well as Neetish Sarda in their goal.
Harsh Binani is one of the most influential figures of the present, and is paving for entrepreneurs who believe in their vision and desire to leave their mark, are looking to create their own legacy.