In this inspiring interview, Beena Kannan, CEO & Lead Designer, Seematti Textiles opens up about the factors that led to her success, dealing with competition from online retailing, the impact travelling has had on her business, her initial years at Seematti, the biggest challenges she has faced in business and personal life, staying relevant in the fashion industry and much more.
ധനം ടൈറ്റൻസ് ഷോയുടെ ഈ എപ്പിസോഡിൽ ശീമാട്ടി ടെക്‌സ്‌റ്റൈൽസിന്റെ സിഇഒയും ലീഡ് ഡിസൈനറുമായ ബീന കണ്ണൻ വിജയത്തിലേക്ക് നയിച്ച ഘടകങ്ങൾ, ഓൺലൈൻ റീട്ടെയിലിംഗിൽ നേരിടുന്ന മത്സരം, യാത്രകൾ ബിസിനസ്സിൽ ചെലുത്തിയ സ്വാധീനം എന്നിവയെല്ലാം പങ്കു വെക്കുന്നു. ശീമാട്ടിയിലെ തന്റെ ആദ്യ വർഷങ്ങൾ, ബിസിനസ്സിലും വ്യക്തിജീവിതത്തിലും അവർ അഭിമുഖീകരിച്ച വലിയ വെല്ലുവിളികൾ എന്നിവ തുറന്നു പറയുന്നു. ഫാഷൻ വ്യവസായത്തിൽ ശക്തമായ സാന്നിധ്യമായി തുടരുന്നതിന്റെ രഹസ്യവും വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു.
0:00 Intro
1:17 How did you get into Business?
2:01 Did you have any other plans apart from business?
2:54 What role did your father give you when you got involved in the
business?
5:36 Do you have a strong system in place in Seematti now?
6:15 The thought to always introduce new things
8:37 How do you manage to stay trendy and relevant in Fashion?
10:15 The biggest Challenge you have faced in your Career?
11:09 How you deal with the various challenges in your personal life?
12:57 Does competition from online retailing worry you?
14:52 Hiring Philosophy
15:25 Selecting ideas with potential for success
17:27 How do you manage financial challenges?
18:17 Grooming children for business
18:48 Travel and it’s impact on you
21:37 The thought behind creating a 500 metre Silk Saree
22:06 Retail technologies
24:56 Factors that helped in your success
26:47 Your advice for women entrepreneurs in fashion
28:23 Any expansion in the near future?
-- Guest Bio --
Beena Kannan is an Indian business woman, who is the CEO and lead designer of Seematti textiles. She entered the Guinness Book of Records and Limca Book of Records in 2007 for the longest half a km long silk sari created by her.
Credits:
Host: Geena T S
Executive Producer: Anoop Abraham
Production Team: Vijay Abraham, Rakhi Parvathy
Editors: Ayana Ajayan, Rajesh Sundaran
Camera Team: Rajesh Sundaran, Randheer K R, Renjith Ravi
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