Akanksha Hazari

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India25 yrs 2 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Founder of LoveLocal, transforming local retail.
Winner of multiple prestigious awards in entrepreneurship.
Led Cambridge team to global Hult Prize victory.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in E-commerce and social entrepreneurship with a strong focus on digital transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

EntrepreneurshipBusiness Strategy

Other Skills

Business DevelopmentBusiness TransformationConsultingCorporate CommunicationsE-commerceInternational DevelopmentLeadershipManagementManagement ConsultingMarket EntryNew MediaProgram ManagementSocial EntrepreneurshipStart-upsStatistics

Experience

Tech entrepreneurs association of mumbai (team)

Governing Council Member

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Tech Entrepreneurs Association of Mumbai (TEAM) is a non-profit, independent industry association formed with the mission of accelerating the $50B Mumbai Tech Ecosystem. Formed by some of the city's most successful tech founders, TEAM is the representative body to promote Mumbai as the hub for tech entrepreneurship. Its 65 members are founders from Mumbai-based tech companies.
As an elected member of the Governing Council, I will be supporting its 3 areas of focus:
Create a supportive environment for cementing Mumbai as a global hub for the venture and startup ecosystem and support India’s potential to be a trillion dollar digital economy.
Create a strong local community of technology founders, investors & engineers to foster entrepreneurship and innovation
Collaborate with the government & corporates to further tech-startup infrastructure & skilling opportunities in Mumbai
Want to partner with TEAM to grow India's new Tech Capital? DM me.

Lovelocal

Chief Freshness Officer (CEO & Founder)

Jan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 2 mos · Mumbai, India

Digitising local retailers to deliver the neighbourhood shopping experience of the future.
Winner, ORIGIN Innovation Award 2020 (E-Commerce); Google Studio Company 2018; Google Launchpad Company 2018; Winner Vital Voices Global Leadership Economic Empowerment Award 2016; Google India Rising Star Award 2014; Winner Hult Prize 2011, among others.
(Prev m.Paani)

EntrepreneurshipManagement ConsultingBusiness StrategySocial EntrepreneurshipStrategic PlanningVenture Capital+15

Mpaani solutions private limited

CEO & Founder

Sep 2015 – Dec 2019 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Evolved > LoveLocal

Hult prize

Winner (Led Cambridge University team)

Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 · 0 mo

Honoured by President Bill Clinton for developing m.Paani. Led Cambridge University team that overcame more than 1000 teams from top universities globally for $1m prize.

Technoserve

Consultant

Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 · 1 yr · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Booz and company

Senior Consultant, Energy Practice

Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 · 2 yrs · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Young professionals in foreign policy

Founding Team, Board of Directors

Jan 2006 – Jan 2010 · 4 yrs · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Grew organisation to strength of ~200 staff, 5000+ members internationally, with offices in Washington DC, New York, London and Brussels. Recipients of 2008 Ambassador Princeton Lyman Award for Global Leadership

The aspen institute

Project Manager

Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 · 2 yrs · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Managed and developed 5 major economic initiatives in Gaza and the West Bank; identified key sectors for investment while working on a $200m loan guarantee facility to support Palestinian owned SMEs

Hong kong national squash team

Junior Professional Squash Player, World Rank Top 20

Jan 1991 – Sep 2000 · 9 yrs 8 mos · Hong Kong SAR · On-site

From 8yrs -17yrs old I was a junior professional squash player. I won many national & international titles, and by 15 I was a world ranked top 20 junior player. A few personal highlights include:
🥇🥇2x Hong Kong Junior Open Champion - U16 & U19
🥇Japanese Junior Open Champion - U16
🥇Malaysian Junior Open Champion - U16
Australian Junior Open - Top 8
Scottish Junior Open - Top 16
🥈Asian Junior Championships - Silver
World Junior Championships - Top 32 (at 15yrs old)
🥇🥇2x Indian National Junior Champion - record holder for winning both the U16 & U19 events on the same day.
...& more.