Harsh Binani - Smartworks Co-Founder
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Harsh Binani is an Indian Entrepreneur and co-founder of Smartworks the largest Managed space provider. Harsh Binani started small but always believed in getting big.
Harsh is an alumnus of Northwestern University -Kellogg School of Management, Illinois with an MBA degree in business studies. He is an Economics graduate of Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.
He also holds the CFP (Centre for Financial Planning) designation in risk management, investment and retirement planning.
Harsh Binani started his career by taking advantage of opportunities offered to him to experience the world before he could pursue his future 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.
In his 5 years with Mckinsey during his time at Mckinsey, he focused on strategy and operational topics across infrastructure, insurance and healthcare.
Additionally, he was Chief of Staff at Medanta Medicity, spearheading key strategic initiatives for the CEO.
Harsh Binani was exposed to cutting-edge workspaces throughout his time overseas, making it crystal-clear to him about how he would like to proceed in the near future.
He chose for a join 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 more energy, 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 that led to more innovative methods to make the work spaces a more enjoyable experience.
Initially Smartworks was initially started as Harsh Binani a working space, but Harsh Binani, and Neetish Sarda soon discovered that to be a market that was overcrowded, which little to no innovation in the way of services and technology or its target market.
Once they had narrowed down their clientele, they wanted to serve Harsh Binani in the hopes of breaking into the larger companies which was a task in itself.
Large companies were already settled in traditional workplaces with fixed patterns and limited options.
With initial setbacks and feedback, Harsh Binani returned time and time repeatedly to the drawing block in search of a new approach to what can be the key to transform the minds of large corporations.
After years of studying, changing strategies and pitching different ideas, it came to pass! Smartworks had their first successful client after which it has always been an high route.
Smartworks witnessed a rapid growth in the course 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 to first before making any other client believe in it.
As the journey of Harsh Binani demonstrates, it is important to point out that finding a way to fit in to what everyone else is doing will only lead you to where everyone is heading.
Success stories are result from those that remained in which direction they had faith in no regardless of what. Harsh Binani is one of them.
Today, Smartworks is India's largest company that Harsh Binani offers flexible workspaces covering an area of. 5 million sq. ft. across over 32 locations in 9 cities across Delhi-NCR, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune) and caters to more than 400 organisations across Fortune 500 companies.
The plethora of clients in new centres, the numerous clients and the presence of a footmark in all the prime cities is the proof of the determination and hard work performed in by Harsh Binani as well as Neetish Sarda in their quest to achieve their goals.
Harsh Binani is one of the most influential people in the present, paving way for the entrepreneurs who believe in their ideas and want be remembered, desire to be their own legacy.