Former Veteran Journalist Aabha Bakaya Returns with New Show Ladies Who Lead with Aabha Bakaya
Gurugram; 7th March 2024: Ladies Who Lead (LWL), a premium members-only platform for women leaders, has launched its maiden flagship series “Ladies Who Lead with Aabha Bakaya”, unveiling the inspiring stories of some of India’s most remarkable women leaders. Launched in the run-up to the International Women’s Day 2024, the show aims to celebrate women who turned adversities into leadership, thereby creating a positive ripple effect amongst budding women entrepreneurs and professionals.
Featuring 13 veterans across industries, the show’s first season will introduce 13 episodes on Youtube & Spotify. Women featured in the season 1 include Ghazal Alagh (Chief Innovation Officer/Co-Founder at Honasa Consumer Ltd); Ameera Shah (Promoter & Managing Director of Metropolis Healthcare); Pragya Kapoor (Film Producer and Founder of Ek Sath Foundation); Radhika Ghai (Founder of Kindlife and Former Chief Business Officer & Co-founder of ShopClues); Dr Prerna Kohli (Clinical psychologist, social worker and author); Nandini Bhalla (Founder & Editor-In-Chief of The Word Magazine); Akshita M Bhanj Deo (Director at The Belgadia Palace and Mayurbhanj Foundation); Karina Aggarwal (Director at Gigglewater Beverage Concepts); Neeha Nagpal (Founding Partner of NM Law Chambers); Ridhi Khosla Jalan (Founder and Principal Designer at Ridhi Khosla Jalan Studio); Mahua Acharya (Former Managing Director & CEO at Convergence Energy Services of the Government of India); Seema Jajodia (Founder and MD of Nourish Organics); and Kalyani Chawla (Founder of Rezon Silverware and Former Vice President at Christian Dior Couture).
Recently, Ladies Who Lead had also launched a “Curated Content Library” with a vision to offer its members and prospects alike, effortless access to its digital thought leadership platform. The launch of this flagship show is the brand’s effort to make its unique content accessible to a wider audience. It is in alignment with LWL’s overarching objective of fostering women’s professional and personal growth through a platform driven by community, content, and collaboration.
Speaking about the show, Aabha Bakaya, the show host and Founder of Ladies Who Lead said, “The Ladies Who Lead Show is a natural extension of our core thesis as a women-centric members-only platform, where we put shared experiences at the centre of our offerings. We firmly believe in the power of sharing and connecting as a tool to empower and uplift each other. Through this conversational series, we spotlight the resilience, tenacity, and real-life success stories exhibited by some of the most remarkable trailblazers of the country. Our mission is to amplify these stories amongst all the aspiring leaders, exemplifying the potential of women in the workforce.”
Founded in 2021 and backed by Aditya Ghosh (Co-founder – Akasa Air and Founder – Homage Foundation), Ladies Who Lead is currently in its third year of operations and on a steady path of growth and expansion. The brand is eyeing product portfolio expansion over the next 24 months, building a suite of services across three integral pillars: Access (learning and networking events, mentorship programmes); Resource library (content, subscriptions, and partner privileges); and Structured cohort-based learning (curated programmes, peer-to-peer learning).
Over the past year, LWL has doubled its member base to over 1000+. These members include business veterans, founders of unicorns, emerging entrepreneurs, and professionals from 30+ industries. Over the course of the past 12 months, LWL has significantly broadened its geographic reach, expanding from 4 cities (Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Pune) to more than 12+ cities now. This also includes 6 international cities across the globe. LWL derives immense value and advantages for its members from cross-segment strategic partnerships. Its partner portfolio includes reputable brands such as Vertices, TMT, Harappa, Nuvama, Mint, Zen Co-works, and Taj Group Of Hotels.
