Harsh Binani - Smartworks Co-Founder
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Harsh Binani is an Indian businessman and co-founder of Smartworks the largest Managed space provider. Harsh Binani started off small 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 entrepreneurial studies, and an Economics graduate of Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.
Healso holds the CFP (Centre for Financial Planning) designation in financial management, risk management, and retirement planning.
Harsh Binani started his career in the field of opportunities he was offered to learn about his bigger plans. He has more than 7 years working experience in commercial and residential real estate consulting, he's been a part of "Mckinsey", the world's most respected consulting firm in Chicago.
For the five years he was with Mckinsey, he focused on strategy and operational issues across insurance, infrastructure, and healthcare.
He has also been an Assistant Chief of Staff at Medanta Medicity, spearheading key strategic initiatives for the CEO.
Harsh Binani was introduced 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 working with passion on his new venture at the time, Smartworks.
Harsh Binani came to Smartworks in 2017 and brought in additional enthusiasm, ideas as well as a superb people-skill to the table.
After the joining of Harsh Binani with Neetish Sarda, Smartworks witnessed an exponential increase which paved the way towards more creative approaches to make your work space a much more enjoyable experience.
At first Smartworks began as a co working space, however Harsh Binani and Neetish Sarda soon realized there was a huge market and that there was no innovation in terms of offerings and technology or in terms of the target audience.
After narrowing the clients, they decided to serve Harsh Binani but decided to break into the major companies, which was a major challenge in itself.
Large enterprises had already been settled in the traditional offices with established patterns and minimal options.
Initial setbacks, as well as feedback, Harsh Binani returned time and time and time again to the drawing boards developing a new strategy on which can be the most effective way to changing the perspective of large companies.
After much research, changed methods and pitching ideas, it happened! Smartworks found their first client and from that point on, it's Harsh Binani always been a high journey.
Smartworks experienced an exponential growth in the first five years of this venture, with a remarkable support from all the Smartworks team.
Harsh Binani believes it is essential to ensure that you believe in the idea you are pitching your idea first before making any other client believe in the concept.
As the life of Harsh Binani clearly points out that the moment you settle in on what everyone is doing will just lead you to where everyone else is taking you.
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 provider of flexible workspaces having a footprint of around. 5 million square. ft. spread over 32 sites in 9 cities in Delhi-NCR (including, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Harsh Binani Hyderabad, Chennai, in addition to Pune) and serves over 400 organizations from Fortune 500 companies.
The huge number of customers along with the opening of new centers and the footmark in all of the major cities is the testimony of the perseverance and hard work completed in by Harsh Binani and Neetish Sarda in their mission.
Harsh Binani is one of the most influencer leaders today, paving ways for entrepreneurs who are convinced in their concept and wish to leave their mark and seek to make their own mark.