Harsh Binani - Smartworks Co-Founder
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Harsh Binani is an Indian entrepreneur and cofounder of Smartworks India's biggest Managed space provider. Harsh Binani was a modest entrepreneur but always believed in reaching for the top.
Harsh is an alumnus of Northwestern University -Kellogg School of Management, Illinois with an MBA degree in entrepreneurial studies. He is also an Economics graduate from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.
He also has the CFP (Centre for Financial Planning) designation in risk management, investment, and retirement planning.
Harsh Binani began his career in the field of opportunities that presented themselves to him to gain experience for his future plans. With over seven years of expertise in commercial and residential real estate consulting, Harsh Binani previously worked for "Mckinsey", the world's top consulting company in Chicago.
For the five years he was with Mckinsey prior to joining Mckinsey, his focus was on operations and strategy across insurance, infrastructure, and healthcare.
He also was an Assistant Chief of Staff at Medanta Medicity, spearheading key strategic initiatives for the CEO.
Harsh Binani experienced high-tech workplaces during his stay overseas, and this made it obvious to him what possible future strategies.
He chose joining Neetish Sarda, who was brewing with passion with his new company at the time, Smartworks.
Harsh Binani joined Smartworks in 2017, bringing in more enthusiasm, ideas and exceptional people skills to Smartworks' table.
After the fusion of Harsh Binani alongside Neetish Sarda Smartworks experienced exponential growth which opened the way to more creative approaches to make the work spaces a more enjoyable experience.
At first Smartworks was created as a co working space, but Harsh Binani as well as Neetish Sarda soon found it was an extremely crowded market and with no innovation in terms of the offerings or technology or target customers.
After narrowing down their customers, the team wanted to serve Harsh Binani determined to break into larger enterprises, which was a task in itself.
Enterprises of all sizes were already in the traditional offices with fixed patterns and limited services.
Initial setbacks, as well as feedback, Harsh Binani returned time and time back to the drawing board creating a new plan on exactly what can be the key to change the mind of Harsh Binani large companies.
After years of studying, changing strategies, and pitching concepts, it happened! Smartworks landed their first client and from then it has always been a high journey.
Smartworks saw an exponential growth in the course of this journey with impeccable support from all the Smartworks team.
Harsh Binani believes that it is crucial to ensure that you believe in the concept that you are pitching your idea first before making any other clients believe in the concept.
The journey of Harsh Binani clearly points out that settling in towards what everyone is doing will only lead you to where everyone is going.
Success stories are constructed from the people who were able to keep going in which direction they had faith in no whatever. Harsh Binani Harsh Binani is one of them.
Presently, Smartworks is India's largest company that offers flexible workspaces with a footprint of approx. 5 million square. ft. across over 32 locations in 9 cities in Delhi-NCR (including, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, in addition to Pune) and caters to more than 400 organizations across Fortune 500 companies.
The large pool of clients, new centers, and the footprint in all the prime cities is an example of the perseverance and hard work put in by Harsh Binani as well as Neetish Sarda in their dream.
Harsh Binani is one of the most influential people in the present, paving way for entrepreneurs that believe in their vision and desire to leave their mark and wish to leave a lasting impression.