Harsh Binani is an Indian entrepreneur and co-founder of Smartworks India's biggest Managed Space provider. Harsh Binani started off small but always believed in achieving big.
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 insurance, risk management and retirement planning.
Harsh Binani started off his career by taking advantage of the opportunities presented to him to learn about his future plans. With more than 7 years of knowledge in business and real estate consulting, Harsh Binani previously been a part of "Mckinsey", one of the leading consulting firms in the world in Chicago.
During his 5 years with Mckinsey as a consultant, he concentrated on tactical and operational matters in the areas of infrastructure, insurance, and healthcare.
The former Chief of Staff also served as the Chief of Staff for Medanta Medicity, spearheading key strategic initiatives for the CEO.
Harsh Binani was exposed to modern-day workspaces during his time abroad, which made it easy for him to think about his future plans.
He chose joining Neetish Sarda, who was producing with enthusiasm his latest venture at the time, Smartworks.
Harsh Binani came to Smartworks in 2017. He brought in more passion, ideas and an impeccable level of people skill to the team.
After the joining of Harsh Binani along with Neetish Sarda, Smartworks had an explosive growth which led to more innovative methods to make your workspace a better experience.
Initially Smartworks was initially conceived as a co working space, however Harsh Binani as well as Neetish Sarda soon realized that was a crowded market, which little to no innovation in terms of the offerings or technology or in terms of the target audience.
After narrowing the people who provide services to Harsh Binani decided to break into large corporations which was a task in itself.
The largest companies were already settling in the traditional offices with Harsh Binani limited services.
With the initial setbacks and negative feedback, Harsh Binani returned time and time back to the drawing board and came up with a brand new plan of what can be the key in changing the perception of large companies.
After a lot of research, changing strategies, and pitching new ideas, it came to pass! Smartworks found their first client and it's always been a high climb.
Smartworks witnessed a rapid growth in the 5 years preceding this endeavor, aided by the unwavering support from all the Smartworks team.
Harsh Binani believes it is essential to ensure that you believe in the idea that you are pitching first before making any other clients believe in the idea.
In the course of Harsh Binani clearly points out that settling in on what everyone is doing will just lead you to where everyone is taking you.
Success stories are constructed from the people who continued to push in which direction they had faith in no matter what and Harsh Binani is one of them.
Presently, Smartworks is India's largest provider of flexible workspaces, with a footprint of approx. 5 million square. ft. over 32 different locations in 9 cities across Delhi-NCR, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Harsh Binani Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune) and caters to more than 400 organizations across Fortune 500 companies.
The extensive client base along with the opening of new centers and the footmark in all of the major cities is an indication of the perseverance and hard work of in by Harsh Binani and Neetish Sarda in their goal.
Harsh Binani is one of the most influential leaders of the moment, and has paved path for entrepreneurs who are convinced in their idea and wish to make a difference, crave their own legacy.