Harsh Binani - Smartworks Co-Founder
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Harsh Binani is an Indian founder and entrepreneur. He is also the co-founder of Smartworks the largest managed space provider. Harsh Binani started 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 the areas of risk management, investment and retirement planning.
Harsh Binani started off his career with the occasions that were offered to him in order as a way to acquire experience for the future. With more than seven years of knowledge in property and management consulting, he previously worked for "Mckinsey" the most prestigious consulting firm in the world in Chicago.
Through his five years at Mckinsey He was primarily involved in tactical and operational matters in insurance, infrastructure, as well as healthcare.
He also was Chief of Staff at 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 chose that he wanted to work with Neetish Sarda who himself was creating with passion for his new business at the time, Smartworks.
Harsh Binani joined Smartworks in 2017. He brought in an abundance of ideas, enthusiasm, and impeccable people skill to Smartworks' table.
After the fusion of Harsh Binani alongside Neetish Sarda Smartworks was able to witness exponential growth that led to new ways to improve the workspaces a more delightful experience.
At first Smartworks began as a cooperative working space, however Harsh Binani as well as Neetish Sarda soon realised that there was a huge market that had little to no innovation in terms of products and technology, nor the targeted audience.
After narrowing down to customers, the team wanted to provide services to Harsh Binani and decided to break into large companies which was a major challenge Harsh Binani in itself.
Many large companies had been set in the traditional workplaces, with the same pattern and limited services.
Following initial setbacks as well as feedback, Harsh Binani returned time and time again to the drawing board to develop a new idea of exactly what can be the deciding factor to shift the mindset of the big enterprises.
After many hours of research, changing strategies, and pitching new ideas, it was done! Smartworks secured their first client which has always been a high climb.
Smartworks saw an incredible growth in the five years following this adventure, thanks to the outstanding support 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 before you make any other clients believe in it.
The story of Harsh Binani clearly points out that settling in to what everyone is doing will just lead you to where everyone else is moving.
Success stories are built from those who kept going in an direction which they believed in no matter what. Harsh Binani is one of them.
Presently, Smartworks is India's largest supplier of flexible workspaces with an area of approximately. 5 million square. feet. in more than 32 locations in 9 cities in Delhi-NCR (including, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, in addition to Pune) and caters to more than Harsh Binani 400 organizations in Fortune 500 companies.
The vast number of clients, new centers, and the footprint in every city is evidence of the determination and tireless work put in by Harsh Binani as well as Neetish Sarda in their vision.
Harsh Binani is one of the most influential leaders in the world today, opening the way for entrepreneurs that are convinced in their idea and wish to leave a legacy, crave their own legacy.