Gaining Peace of Mind With TAB

Gaining Peace of Mind With TAB PRASHANT MAHESHWARI, A TAB INDIA MEMBER SINCE 2017, serves as Director and Head of Business Process Re-engineering at Krishnabeads Industries LLP (KBI) in Mumbai, India. KBI manufactures accessories for leading fashion brands around the world.

Prashant’s father, KG Maheshwari, started the business in the 1980s. Over time, KBI expanded its distribution network, pivoting from beads to fashion jewelry, scarves, bags & footwear. KBI also has a retail presence in India via its own brand, Kiaasa, retailing ethnic wear with more than 25 stores throughout India. GROWING AND yy Managing people and expectations for a strong workforce REMAINING AGILE yy Sharing experiences across industries for better Educated at Manchester University in England, understanding of customer needs Prashant joined the family business in 2012 to manage operations for the scarves division. “Our facilitator makes the TAB process In his present position, he’s responsible for work,” Prashant says. “He ensures that growing the company’s business portfolio through new product lines, business locations every member provides value to the and units. group. We’ve all become good friends in the process.” Internally, Prashant has introduced a variety of platforms to increase “group work and The end result? TAB India represents a place where knowledge management” in the organization. Prashant finds peace of mind in discussing business He also oversees product service operations, challenges and opportunities, as well as identifying customer success management, business new ways to grow the family business and carry on process automation and performance-based his father’s enterprising legacy. solutions. “To me, business is family and family is business,” In other words, Prashant’s a very busy executive. he says. “I greatly enjoy working alongside my father and expanding his vision of success for a “The key to success in our business has been new generation. TAB India has aided in the process maintaining excellent relationships with our immensely, and I’m sure it will be a great help in our customers,” he says. “Success also involves future endeavors.” remaining agile to the changing needs of designers and buyers alike.” What does Prashant say to other business leaders in India considering membership in TAB? GAINING PEACE OF MIND WITH TAB INDIA “Give it a shot! Here’s a place where you can talk with other business people who really understand Prashant first became familiar with TAB through your business. Most importantly, it’s a forum with his work with Ramas Krishnan, TBO Master in guaranteed confidentiality. The information I share India. Though Prashant had been involved in other is protected by the others, and I do the same for peer group organizations in the past, he wasn’t them. This way, we can more effectively look at satisfied with the quality of these groups, both in specific issues and opportunities and get a fresh terms of benefits gained and respect for member perspective on the best ways to move forward.” confidentiality.

All that changed when he joined TAB India.

“Becoming a member has granted me access to a diverse group of talented entrepreneurs whom I would have never known otherwise,” he says. “As they’ve shared their problems and challenges with the group, I’ve realized how similar these issues are. Also, absorbing their insights and feedback on my issues has helped me avoid many costly mistakes.”

Some of the challenges Prashant has grappled with include:

yy Growing the business in a time of constant change yy Overseeing expansion of business operations without internal disruption

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