Shoma Bakre was co-founder of the erstwhile company, EmPower Research, now a part of a large global MNC. EmPower was started by Shoma and three other partners from scratch and grow...показать большеShoma Bakre was co-founder of the erstwhile company, EmPower Research, now a part of a large global MNC. EmPower was started by Shoma and three other partners from scratch and grown to a multi-million dollar, offshore media research and analytics company. A year and a half after the acquisition of EmPower, Shoma voluntarily retired from corporate life in December 2012 to pursue her passion for social development and to help make a difference to the under-served in India. In her personal capacity she has been actively involved in helping, both at the grassroots and strategic level, various organizations that work for the welfare of underprivileged women and children. She has recently founded Let's Do Some Good Foundation, a platform for all stakeholders - NGOs, Corporates, and Individuals, who would like to come together to bring about positive social change in the areas of Education for Underprivileged Children; Vocational Training and Employability; Education, Life-skills, Vocational Training, Employment for the Differently-abled; Health & Sanitation; Poverty Eradication; Women Empowerment. Shoma has over 20 years of experience in diverse areas including CSR, entrepreneurship, media, human resources management, business development, corporate training and teaching.
Shoma was featured in the “My Mentor” series launched by Emberin Australia at a NASSCOM, Bangalore event, which shared the stories of some very successful Indian women achievers, whose stories are meant to inspire and motivate upcoming women leaders. She was the first woman entrepreneur to be featured in the Indian Startup EMERGEOUT initiative by NASSCOM. She was one of 60 women who were nominated as Women Achievers by CII Southern Region’s Women’s Empowerment Task Force for “making an important contribution for enhancing the status of women in the workplace and also nurturing an ecosystem that respects diversity, inclusivity, and equal opportunity for all segments of business and society.” She has also delivered her leadership story at the inclusivity initiatives in NASSCOM, AVATAR-IWIN and other forums. Shoma is on the Board of and advices several organizations. She also mentors women entrepreneurs and various start-ups.показать меньше