Innovators of Success: Meet the 10 Leaders who Transformed the Business World highlights visionary individuals whose ideas, leadership, and resilience reshaped industries and redefined success. From pioneering new technologies to disrupting traditional business models, these leaders turned challenges into opportunities and built organizations with lasting impact. Their journeys reflect innovation, strategic thinking, and the courage to challenge the status quo. By fostering creativity, embracing change, and focusing on long-term value, they have inspired a new generation of entrepreneurs and professionals. This feature celebrates their achievements, leadership philosophies, and the transformative influence they continue to have on the global business landscape.
Ashwani Kumar Sharma, Founder & Director, eSign Web Services Pvt Ltd
Ashwani Kumar Sharma is the founder of eSign Web Services, a digital marketing agency with its office located in New Delhi, India. He began his journey when digital marketing was still evolving globally, driven by a strong interest in search technology, data, and online growth systems. Over the years, he has built eSign Web Services into a trusted digital partner for brands across more than 25 countries, delivering performance-led marketing solutions.
Under his leadership, the agency has adopted AI powered digital marketing, AI-driven SEO, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), paid media, content marketing, and web development services. Backed by 1,500+ online reviews worldwide, Ashwani continues to focus on scalable strategies, ethical execution, and future-ready digital growth for businesses globally.
Nishant Singhal, Board Member & CEO, Healthians
Nishant Singhal, a Chartered Accountant and SRCC graduate, has over 23 years of experience. He worked 11 years at PwC across India and global offices, specializing in Corporate Finance and IPOs. In 2011, he co-founded Investors Clinic and later Youwecan Ventures with cricketer Yuvraj Singh. Nishant invested in Healthians early and joined the board. As COO (2020–23), he scaled monthly revenues from ₹2 crore to ₹25 crore and helped raise $100 million in funding. He now serves as CEO of Healthians, India’s largest at-home diagnostics provider, contributing significantly to its rapid growth and investor confidence.
Apurva Agarwal, Founding Partner, Universal Legal
Apurva Agarwal is the Founding Partner of Universal Legal and a trusted advisor in corporate law, real estate, dispute resolution, and succession planning. With over 25 years of experience, he has led landmark transactions including a 500-acre land deal in Maharashtra and complex cross-border restructurings. A graduate of NLSIU and Bond University, he advises NBFCs, ARCs, real estate funds, and family offices on high-stakes legal matters. Apurva is also the author of Layman’s Guide to Property Transaction Rights and regularly teaches at NMIMS. Known for his legal precision and business acumen, he’s also active in the Rotary Club of Mumbai Nariman Point and RMB Mumbai.
Rakesh Malhotra, Founder & Mentor, Livguard Energy Technologies Private Limited
Built on innovation and a strong commitment to sustainability, Livguard — founded by Rakesh Malhotra — is reshaping India’s energy-storage ecosystem. Under his forward-looking leadership, the company has developed a comprehensive and future-ready portfolio that spans inverters and inverter batteries, lithium-ion inverter solutions, automotive batteries, and integrated solar power systems for modern homes and businesses. Each offering reflects Livguard’s emphasis on performance, durability, and long-term value.
Beyond powering everyday spaces, Livguard’s advanced technologies are helping households and enterprises shift toward cleaner, more reliable, and smarter energy solutions. This purpose-driven vision aligns closely with global sustainability goals and reinforces Livguard’s role as a key contributor to India’s evolving energy landscape.
Driven by innovation and guided by the philosophy of “Powering the Homes of Tomorrow,” Mr. Malhotra has built Livguard into a brand where technology meets responsibility—making energy more efficient, accessible, and sustainable for the future.
Manish Tewari, CEO, Trusys.ai
Manish Tewari is a serial entrepreneur and technology innovator with a deep passion for coding and solving real-world problems. An IIT Varanasi alumnus, Manish co-founded Trusys.ai, a cutting-edge platform developing robust solutions that ensure AI is safe, transparent, and compliant for enterprise use. He also co-founded Spydra Technologies, leading blockchain innovations in asset tokenization and on-chain workflows.
Earlier in his entrepreneurial journey, Manish co-founded Koovs.com in 2009, an e-commerce platform that disrupted the Indian market, raising over $20M and listing on the UK Stock Exchange with a $100M valuation by 2013. In 2014, he co-founded POKKT Mobile Ads, pioneering mobile app monetization and digital advertising, securing $10M in funding. Driven by impact, in 2019, he launched Piggy Ride, a child-focused transportation platform that expanded to over 15 countries with $3M in funding.
Deek Parassini, Transformational Guide & Founder, Life Is All Positive (LIAP) Foundation
Deek Parassini’s truth-based philosophy, “Life Is All Positive – Negativity Doesn’t Exist,” has influenced over 63,000 individuals across India, including students, professionals, and leadership teams. Through more than 300 free, interactive sessions conducted at educational institutions, corporate forums, and community platforms, he challenges conventional definitions of success, productivity, and stress. Known for his clarity and direct approach, Deek simplifies complex emotional patterns into practical insights that improve decision-making and resilience. His unscripted, audience-driven sessions encourage self-awareness, accountability, and conscious leadership. By reframing mental well-being as a foundation for sustainable performance, he is quietly reshaping how individuals and organizations approach growth, leadership, and long-term success.
Subrata Roy, Founder & CEO, Tutopia Learning App
Subrata Roy is the founder of Tutopia, one of India’s fastest-growing, profitable ed-tech platforms, built to empower students studying in vernacular and State Board curricula. A tutor turned entrepreneur, he has created a new category in the Indian ed-tech landscape — one that primarily serves vernacular-medium learners, and Central Board students in Bengal as a secondary audience, ensuring no child is left behind in the digital revolution.
Launched in 2020, Tutopia reimagines learning for students through a blend of AI-driven insights, teacher-led support, accessible technology and QR-enabled textbooks, delivering personalised and inclusive education. Rooted in pedagogical frameworks such as Bloom’s Taxonomy and the Flip Method, it focuses on comprehension, not rote learning, championing the idea that technology should enhance the teacher, not replace them.
Under Subrata’s leadership, Tutopia has evolved into a sustainable learning ecosystem that is both socially impactful and commercially profitable, empowering thousands of students. After setting an unprecedented benchmark in Bengal, his vision is to scale the business to the rest of India, ensuring state board students across the country have access to quality education in their own vernacular language.
Saif Ahmad Khan, Founder, Ledsak.ai
Saif Ahmad Khan is the Founder of Ledsak.ai, a technology-driven company focused on building advanced sales intelligence platforms for modern enterprises. He leads the vision behind Ledsak’s AI Powered CRM, designed to help sales teams automate workflows, manage leads efficiently, and close deals faster. With a strong emphasis on CRM Automation Software and scalable Enterprise CRM Solution architecture, he aims to simplify complex sales operations. Under his leadership, Ledsak is shaping the Best AI CRM Software for Sales Teams by combining automation, data insights, and performance-driven sales processes.
Samrat Sabharwal, Founder, SmartGrub
Samrat Sabharwal is a seasoned hospitality entrepreneur with over two decades of experience across corporate catering, premium social catering, restaurant operations, and hospitality consulting. He began his entrepreneurial journey in 2001 with Spoonz, followed by Bon Appétit in 2010, building strong credentials in large-format corporate and social catering.
He has successfully launched and operated multiple restaurant concepts across Goa and Gurgaon, gaining deep hands-on operational expertise.
In 2016, he founded SmartGrub, a future-ready food services company offering digitized cafeterias, data-driven corporate dining, and bespoke premium social catering for high-end celebrations and curated events.
Samrat also leads Saiman Consultancy Services, a hospitality consulting and recruitment firm with over 20 years of industry experience, providing end-to-end manpower solutions to clients in India and globally. Known for integrating food, technology, and operations, he continues to build scalable, future-focused hospitality businesses.
Aakash Jugraj, Founder & CEO, Shivaksh Media Group
Aakash Jugraj, Founder & CEO of Shivaksh Media Group, is a visionary media intelligence professional redefining the future of digital journalism. He founded Nex News Network, the world’s first blockchain-integrated, Web 3.0 and Metaverse-based media platform. Nex News Network offers immersive access to industry insights, government policies, business events, corporate developments, and founder stories. By leveraging blockchain and Web 3.0 technologies, the platform ensures transparency, security, and enhanced digital engagement. Serving a global audience, it empowers businesses with reliable, future-ready content to innovate and scale. Under Aakash’s leadership, Nex News Network has set new standards for news consumption, seamlessly blending advanced technology with credible journalism while driving global digital and economic transformation.
