Harsh Binani is an Indian entrepreneur and co-founder of Smartworks the largest managed space provider. Harsh Binani started small but always believed in becoming a big success.
Harsh is an alumnus of Northwestern University -Kellogg School of Management, Illinois with an MBA degree in entrepreneurial studies, and an Economics graduate of Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.
He also has an CFP (Centre for Financial Planning) designation in managing risk, investment, and retirement planning.
Harsh Binani began his career through the opportunities that were presented to him to gain experience for the future. With more than seven years of knowledge in property and management consulting, he previously worked for "Mckinsey" the most prestigious consulting firm in the world in Chicago.
Through his five years at Mckinsey He was primarily involved in tactical and operational matters in insurance, infrastructure, as well as healthcare.
He also worked as an Assistant Chief of Staff at Medanta Medicity, spearheading key strategic initiatives for the CEO.
Harsh Binani got exposure to high-tech workspaces during his time in the United States, which made it easy for him to think about potential future career plans.
He took the decision on joining Neetish Sarda, a man who was producing with enthusiasm his latest business, Smartworks.
Harsh Binani joined Smartworks in 2017, bringing in more enthusiasm, ideas and a dazzling people skills to Smartworks' team.
With the addition of Harsh Binani alongside Neetish Sarda Smartworks had an explosive growth which led to new ways to improve the work environment a more enjoyable experience.
At first Smartworks was created as a co working space, however Harsh Binani as well as Neetish Sarda soon realised that to Harsh Binani be a very crowded market that had little to no innovation in terms of products and technology, nor the targeted audience.
After narrowing down to the potential clients, the company that wanted to provide services to Harsh Binani determined to break into big companies which was a challenge in itself.
Massive companies are already established in the traditional office spaces with certain patterns and services.
With initial setbacks in the process and feedback, Harsh Binani returned time and time back to the drawing board Harsh Binani formulating a new concept of What can be the deciding factor to change the mind of the big enterprises.
After many hours of research, changing strategies, and pitching new ideas, it was done! Smartworks won their first contract which has always been a high climb.
Smartworks had an exponential growth in the past 5 years of this adventure, thanks to the outstanding support from the whole team.
Harsh Binani believes it is crucial to ensure that you are a believer in the concept that you are pitching the first, before making any other clients believe in it.
As the story of Harsh Binani clearly points out that in the end, settling in with what everyone is doing will only take you to where everyone else is going.
Success stories are made from the ones who stayed in the direction they believed in no matter what. Harsh Binani is one of them.
Presently, Smartworks is India's largest supplier of flexible workspaces having a footprint of around. 5 million square. feet. over 32 locations in 9 cities in Delhi-NCR (including, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, in addition to Pune) and serves more than 400 organizations in Fortune 500 companies.
The huge number of customers along with the opening of new centers and the footmark in all of the major cities is the testimony of the dedication and hard work completed in by Harsh Binani and Neetish Sarda in their mission.
Harsh Binani is one of the most influential figures of the present, and is paving way for entrepreneurs who are convinced in their vision and desire to leave a mark on the world, seeking to leave a legacy of their own.