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Aditi M Agrawal, Co-Founder of Nestasia, joins Abhishansa Mathur to talk about spotting a gap in the home décor market, building a distinctive design identity, expanding across online and offline channels, and balancing creativity with the realities of scaling a business.

Pratik Gupta, CEO & Co-Founder of Pluckk, joins Abhishansa Mathur to explore the journey of building a fresh, clean-label food brand in India. From rethinking how consumers buy fruits and vegetables to building a made-to-order model around freshness, traceability, technology, and quality, the conversation looks at what it takes to build in a complex, supply-chain-heavy category.

Pratik shares insights into changing consumer preferences around health and nutrition, scaling across D2C, marketplaces, and quick commerce, balancing growth with profitability, using technology across the supply chain, and building consumer trust through education and content. He also discusses Pluckk’s approach to expanding across categories and geographies, including acquisitions and the decisions behind building versus buying capabilities.

Vishakha Bhaskkar, Co-Founder of Angrakhaa, joins Abhishansa, Founder of Local Samosa, to talk about building the fashion brand she couldn’t find for herself.

From Love Them Curves to Angrakhaa, Vishakha shares her journey of creating inclusive fashion for real bodies, including the brand’s “no fat tax” approach.

The conversation gets into what it really takes to build and scale a fashion brand: starting with a made-to-order model, using customer data to drive decisions, navigating performance marketing and AI, and growing without losing sight of the community that started it all.

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Yash Goyal, Founder, and Anant Bhardwaj, Co-Founder of Krvvy, join Abhishansa, Founder of Local Samosa to talk about the journey of building a comfort-first innerwear and shapewear brand for Indian women. From spotting gaps in the market to creating products focused on fit, comfort, and functionality, the conversation explores changing consumer needs, building trust in a personal category, and balancing quality, affordability, and growth. They also share insights on product development, scaling through D2C, marketplaces, and quick commerce, raising capital, and building a fast-growing fashion brand in India.

Udit Toshniwal, Founder of The Pant Project, joins Abhishansa to explore the journey of building a category-first menswear brand in India. From launching with custom-made trousers during the pandemic to redefining bottom wear through fit, fabric, and functionality, the conversation dives into changing consumer expectations, building loyalty in a traditionally overlooked category, and balancing customization, quality, and scale. Udit also shares insights into fabric innovation, why comfort has become a key driver of purchase decisions, scaling through D2C, marketplaces, and retail stores, raising capital after achieving product-market fit, and balancing long-term brand building with the demands of a fast-growing fashion business.

Satyajit Hange, Co-Founder of Two Brothers Organic Farms, joins Abhishansa to explore the journey of building a brand in an organic food category. From leaving a banking career to return to the family farm to championing regenerative agriculture, the conversation dives into building trust in a highly scrutinized category, reviving native crops, educating consumers about clean food, and balancing quality, ethics, and scale. Satyajit also shares insights into the economics of organic food, why consumers are willing to pay a premium for quality, scaling through D2C and quick commerce, working with thousands of farmers, raising capital, and balancing long-term agricultural practices with the demands of a fast-growing consumer brand.

Harshita Motaparthi and Pravishta Nadella, Co-Founders of Mile Collective, join Abhishansa to unpack what it takes to build a premium activewear brand for Indian women. From designing for Indian climates and everyday movement to balancing performance, comfort, and durability, the conversation explores building a brand in an increasingly crowded market, community-led growth, working with celebrity co-founder Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and creating activewear rooted in real everyday routines.

Dhruv Agarwal, Founder of Stahl Kitchens, joins Abhishansa to unpack what it takes to build a premium cookware brand in an everyday category. From Indian cooking habits and product innovation to manufacturing, brand-building and consumer trust, this conversation explores how thoughtful products become loved brands.