Harsh Binani - Smartworks Co-Founder
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Harsh Binani is an Indian Entrepreneur and co-founder of Smartworks India's largest managed space provider. Harsh Binani began small, but always believed in becoming a big success.
Harsh is an alumnus of Northwestern University -Kellogg School of Management, Illinois with an MBA degree in business studies. He is an Economics graduate of Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.
He also holds a CFP (Centre for Financial Planning) designation in risk management, investment and retirement planning.
Harsh Binani started off working in the industry through opportunities that presented themselves to him to gain experience and knowledge for his larger plans. With more than 7 years of work experience in managing and real estate consultancy, he's worked with "Mckinsey" the world's leading consulting firm in Chicago.
In his five years at Mckinsey prior to joining Mckinsey, his focus was on operations and strategy across the infrastructure and insurance sectors as well as healthcare.
He was also the Chief of Staff for Medanta Medicity, spearheading key strategic initiatives for the CEO.
Harsh Binani got exposure to high-tech workspaces during his time abroad, which helped make it crystal-clear to him about the future of his career.
He decided that he wanted to work with Neetish Sarda who himself was working with passion on his new venture at the time, Smartworks.
Harsh Binani came to Smartworks in 2017 and brought in more energy, ideas and the best people skills to the table.
After the joining of Harsh Binani with Neetish Sarda, Smartworks gained exponential momentum which opened the way to the most innovative strategies to make the work spaces a more enjoyable experience.
Initially Smartworks was initially started as a working space, but Harsh Binani, and Neetish Sarda soon realized it to be a highly crowded marketplace that offered little or no innovation in terms of offering and technologies or the demographics of its customers.
After narrowing down their clientele, they wanted to serve Harsh Binani in the hopes of breaking into the larger companies which was a task in itself.
Large companies were already settled in traditional workplaces with established patterns and minimal options.
In the beginning, there were setbacks and feedback, Harsh Binani returned time and time more to the drawing-board developing a new strategy on his ideas for what can be the most effective way to changing the perspective of the large enterprises.
After a lot of research, changing strategies, and pitching concepts, it happened! Smartworks was able to secure their first customer and it's always been a high track.
Smartworks was able to grow exponentially in the 5 years preceding this journey with impeccable support from all of the team.
Harsh Binani Harsh Binani believes it is crucial to ensure 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 being absorbed in to what everyone is doing will only take you to where everyone else is moving.
Success stories are built from those who kept going in an direction which they believed in no whatever. Harsh Binani is one of them.
Presently, Smartworks is India's largest supplier of flexible workspaces having a footprint of around. 5 million square. feet. in more than 32 locations in 9 cities across Delhi-NCR, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, in addition to Pune) and caters to more than 400 enterprises across Fortune 500 companies.
The wide range of clients, Harsh Binani new centers, and the footprint in all of the major cities is an indication of the perseverance and hard work put in by Harsh Binani and Neetish Sarda in their goal.
Harsh Binani is one of the most influential leaders of the moment, and has paved path for entrepreneurs who are convinced in their concept and wish to make a difference, wish to leave a lasting impression.