Radhika Ghai — Founder
Radhika is the founder and CEO at kindlife – a new age beauty and wellness ecosystem enabling commerce, community and brands. Kindlife caters to the affluent, quality conscious and conscientious consumer and is addressing the massive $250bn TAM of digital first brands in India. Radhika previously founded ShopClues in 2011, to create a marketplace bringing the bazaars of India online and enabling online commerce for the 400mn consumers from tier 2 and tier 3 cities. The company achieved unicorn status in 2016 and merged with Qoo10 in 2019. She began her entrepreneurial journey when she set up her own advertising agency in1997 before moving base to the US to do her MBA from Washington University, St Louis. She spent the next few years working at Goldman Sachs and Nordstrom in Seattle and subsequently launched FashionClues, a social content portal for NRI women in 2009. Her contribution to the business world has been further recognized through the multiple awards she has received over the years such as the CEO of the Year Award at CEO India Awards; Outlook Business Woman of Worth at Outlook Business Awards and Exemplary Woman Entrepreneur of the Year at CMO Asia Awards, to name a few. Radhika has also earned the prestigious “First Lady” award by the Ministry of Women and Child Welfare and given by the President of India for being the first woman to create a Unicorn ($1bn valuation) in India. Radhika is a prolific start-up investor and is involved with various mentoring and coaching programs where she works with young entrepreneurs and women in business. She has a keen interest in clean living and believes that every step, small or large, is worth acknowledging. Radhika lives in Gurugram with her two sons and tries to get 12,000 steps in a day.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in E-commerce and digital marketing with a strong focus on consumer engagement.
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Experience: 19 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- E-commerce
- Marketing Strategy
Career Highlights
- Founder of India's first unicorn startup.
- Recognized as CEO of the Year and Woman Entrepreneur of the Year.
- Prolific start-up investor and mentor for young entrepreneurs.
Work Experience
Kindlife.in
Founder & CEO (4 yrs 3 mos)
ShopClues
Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer (9 yrs 11 mos)
FashionClues
Founder (2 yrs 5 mos)
Nordstrom
Strategic Planning (3 yrs 3 mos)
Education
MBA at Washington University in St. Louis
Continung Ed at Stanford University
at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
at The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda