E131 - Pioneering Brand Building in India w/WOW Skin Sciences’ Manish Chowdhary

Indian Silicon Valley with Jivraj Singh Sachar

In this Episode, I (⁠⁠@Jivraj Singh Sachar⁠⁠) speak with Manish Chowdhary , Co-Founder of WOW.

Manish is one of the OG Consumer Founders in the country, having built a very purposeful consumer brand in and from India, pioneering many of the brand building concepts that many Indian companies now follow. WOW has become a leader in the space, not just nationally but also internationally - proving the potential of homegrown consumer brands in global markets.

Breaking down the journey through this episode was absolutely insightful, we discovered how Manish has built WOW, going deep into the brand building process, including global expansion, new product development and focus areas for brands. This is an absolute gem of an episode, stay tuned till the end for some very actionable learnings. Before we get started, here is a quick word on our sponsor for the episode:

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