Suucess Story of Shwetha Sivaraman
Shwetha Sivaraman is the Founder of Being Meraklis, a wellness brand in Bangalore, India that helps ambitious professionals find peace and fulfilment, without compromising their career success. Through one-on-one coaching services, yoga and meditation workshops, a podcast and a self-help book, Shwetha enables her clients to transform their lives. Still, even coaches need support, which is why she joined our Mentoring Women in Business programme. Together with her mentor, Abhish Nair, who works in Strategy, Operations and Partnerships at PayPal in Singapore, Shwetha formalized her business processes, hired a team, and developed a sales pitch that took her business to the next level.
“I did my MBA at one of India’s top business schools, specialising in finance and marketing. Afterwards I went to work for India’s largest conglomerates. My life looked great on paper and I’d often have people tell me they’d love to be where I am, but for some reason, the success felt empty. I wanted to do something more fulfilling with my life, but I wasn’t sure what.
I noticed that many people in my network, fellow MBAs, were quitting their jobs and running away to the Himalayas to find some sort of enlightenment or inner peace. That didn’t sit well with me, because they had so many talents to contribute to society, but they felt they had to leave in order to find meaning. I realised that there must be a way for people like us, ambitious professionals, to feel fulfilled and at peace while having successful careers. I asked myself “Can there be both success and peace?” That, to me, would be a life lived well.