1989
Born & raised in the land of the
Arabian sands - Abu Dhabi, UAE.
2004
Got appointed as the school head girl where leading cultural activities and reading the morning prayer served as my initiation into the world of public speaking.
2007
Moved to the city of dreams, Mumbai, to pursue my higher education in Business Management where destiny had something else lined up for me…
2008
Got introduced to the world of live events by a friend and started freelancing as an Event Assistant.
The job title sounds fancy but essentially I would usher celebrities to their greenrooms, iron their clothes, manage food, beverages, and tantrums.
2008
An emergency required me to step in to make a voice-over announcement to an audience of nearly 3000 people in concert which got noticed by the organizer and landed me my first opportunity as an Emcee.
2010
Completed university and decided to focus on growing a career in media and live events. By the end of the year I made my first appearance as a television presenter for CNBC TV18.
2011
I stumbled on a newspaper article that mentioned the field of Image Consulting and decided to pursue formal education in the same.
2012
Traveled and crossed the mark of hosting 100+ live events for renowned brands such as Samsung, Apple, L’Oreal, Adani, Google, and the Reliance group across 4 continents and shared the stage with the likes of Amitabh Bachhan, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Mahender Dhoni, and Donald Trump to name a few.
2013
Completed my certification in Image & Professional Development from London Image Institute and ventured into Learning & Development with my startup venture called, iOpener.
2014
Successfully delivered corporate training programs for organizations such as the Times Network, Nissan, Forever New, Wizcraft, Clean & Clear, and nurtured future leaders in reputed educational institutions such as ISDI Parsons, Mod’Art School of Fashion, EMDI Institute of Media & Communication to build confidence, leadership and communication skills.
2015
Awarded Best Female Emcee/Host in India by the apex live talent recognition platform, Live Quotient Awards.
In the second quarter, got diagnosed with mental illness.
2016
Battled depression.
2017
My tryst with mental health led me deeper onto the path of yoga and I went on to study yogic philosophy and complete 200 hours of Training as a Hatha Yoga Teacher.
2017
Gave my First Motivational Talk at E-Summit, IIT Mumbai and got recognized by City Times for conceptualizing and executing a first-of-its-kind personal development event in Abu Dhabi - The Confidence Weekender.
2018
Married my my best friend.
2019
Got certified as a Professional Coach and restarted my startup venture, iOpener with a mission to help others build life and soft skills that nourish their mental health through the power of coaching.
2020
Gave a TEDx Talk named "The 2 lovers that kill dreams".
2020
Launched the pilot series of my online talk show called, MindShift and got impaneled as a startup mentor coach with Encubay - A female focussed Startup Incubator.
2021
Got credentialed by the International Coaching Federation for excellence in Executive, Leadership & Life coaching and got appointed as Regional Ambassador of PowerMBA, a one-of-a-kind digital business school where you learn from inspiring leaders like the founders of Youtube, Tesla, Netflix and Waze.