Harsh Binani - Smartworks Co-Founder
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Harsh Binani is an Indian businessman and co-founder at Smartworks, India's largest managed space provider. Harsh Binani started with a small business but always believed in reaching for the top.
Harsh is an alumnus from Northwestern University -Kellogg School of Management, Illinois with an MBA degree in entrepreneurial studies. He is also an Economics graduate from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.
Healso holds the CFP (Centre for Financial Planning) designation in investments, risk management and retirement planning.
Harsh Binani began his career by taking advantage of occasions that were offered to him in order to gain experience for his larger plans. With more than seven years of working experience in the field of real estate and management consulting, he's previously been a part of "Mckinsey", the world's leading consulting firm in Chicago.
Over the course of his five years with Mckinsey prior to joining Mckinsey, his focus was on operations and strategy across infrastructure, insurance, as also healthcare.
He was also the Chief of Staff for Medanta Medicity, spearheading key strategic initiatives for the CEO.
Harsh Binani was able to see state-of-the-art workspaces during his tenure in the United States, which made it easy for him to think about how he would like to proceed in the near future.
He decided his decision to become a member of Neetish Sarda, who was at the forefront of his latest venture at the time: Smartworks.
Harsh Binani joined Smartworks in 2017, bringing in more enthusiasm, ideas and an impeccable level of people skill to Smartworks' team.
After the introduction of Harsh Binani and Neetish Sarda Smartworks gained exponential momentum that opened the door to more innovative methods to make the working environment more enjoyable experience.
Initially Smartworks began as a shared working space, but Harsh Binani, and Neetish Sarda quickly realised it to be a market that was overcrowded that saw little or no innovation in the way of services and technology or its target market.
After narrowing down to the group of customers, they wanted to serve Harsh Binani decided to crack into the major companies, which was a major challenge in itself.
Many large companies had been set in the traditional workspaces with the same pattern and limited choices.
Initial setbacks, as well as feedback, Harsh Binani returned time and time and time again to the drawing boards developing a new strategy on his ideas for what can be the most effective way to shift the mindset of the large enterprises.
After many hours of research, changing methods, and pitching ideas it was done! Smartworks secured their first client in the beginning, Harsh Binani and since then it's always been an high track.
Smartworks witnessed a rapid growth in the course of this process, and it was supported with great care by the entire Smartworks team.
Harsh Binani believes that it is important to make sure that you are a believer in the concept that you are pitching the first, before making any other client believe in it.
The story of Harsh Binani clearly points out that settling in to what everyone is doing will only take you to where everyone else is moving.
Success stories are built from those who stayed in the direction they believed in no regardless of what. Harsh Binani is one of them.
Today, Smartworks is India's largest provider of flexible workspaces, that covers a space of approximately. 5 million sq. ft. spread across 32 locations in 9 cities in Delhi-NCR (including, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune) and serves over 400 companies across Fortune 500 companies.
The large pool of clients who have new centers, and the presence of a footmark in every major city is an example of the dedication and hard work undertaken in by Harsh Binani, and Neetish Sarda in their mission.
Harsh Binani is one of the most influential figures of the present, and is paving way for Harsh Binani entrepreneurs who are convinced in their concept and wish to leave a mark on the world, seek to make their own mark.