Dr. Maya Pradeep ; The paragon of resilience [Part II]

Journey in business

Dr.Maya Pradeep is the Founder of Haute Couture and a designated partner in Beyond Z Consulting LLP. Haute Couture is a premier Indian apparel company which serves as a ideal and reliable partner for global textile and fashion houses, apparel retailers, wholesalers and designers and gashion boutiques all around the world looking to produce excellent quality and competitively priced apparels from India .

Having worked with the International Textile and Fashion Retail Industry and Brands for the last two decades, Maya successfully promoted India in the global platform as a major sourcing & manufacturing hub for the world. She has worked with international textile Brands from France, Poland, Italy, Spain and also Germany. She has been instrumental in promoting India’s rich textile heritage & weaves and workmanship of local artisans to global fashion stage in the textile and fashion Industries.

In the year 2008, she started her entrepreneurial journey and founded Haute Couture with a mission to elevate Indian textile and crafts by showcasing the countey’s manufacturing capabilities to the world. Her vision was to establish an organisation that is centred on offering transparency, superior quality, competitive pricing and on time deliveries to apparel brands and customers sitting far across various continents and looking to import quality products produced in bulk from India. Haute Couture today collaborates with various International Textile and Apparel Companies and brands globally and cater for their apparel, home furnishing, accessories and leather products requirements.

As a forward-thinking company, Haute Couture is committed to continuous innovation and growth in the Textile and Apparel industries and also embraces sustainable practices not only to meet regulatory requirements but also to appeal to environmentally conscious consumers, thus gaining a competitive edge in the market. For more details on the company, visit www.hautecoutureindia.com. In the year 2021 Maya was awarded the Most Enterprising Women Entrepreneur. She also received the International Sadbahavana Award from the State Governor for her contribution to the civic society.

As a designated partner at Beyond Z Consulting LLP, Maya focuses on various training , consulting and coaching programmes for a wide range of industries such as manufacturing Industry , hospitality & education industries both local and global. For more information on the company visit www.beyondzconsulting.com .

Dr.Maya’s interests, however, extends beyond her business ventures. She has just been appointed the Ambassador for Festac Africa textile and clothing Sector.

She has taken on significant leadership roles in various organizations, serving as the Karnataka President for Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry-Textile Council. Her past role as the Karnataka chairperson of the Women Development Council reflects her unwavering commitment to empowering women and advancing gender equality in various facets of society. She is also the ex working committee member of Department of Handlooms & Textiles for the Government of Karnataka, India.

She started as a model in the fashion field and won various Beauty Pageants, and she leveraged this recognition she received to be a voice of women’s empowerment. She started Bee Chic, a skill centre where uneducated women and widows were trained to be financially independent by providing them various tailoring and garmenting skills. She addressed many forums encouraging women how to start their business .

She also addressed various platforms to talk on women empowerment and Gender Parity. She also believes in Women Participation in the governance of the country and actively participates in political work and social service. She is a speaker at Women Economic Forums and is a social activist.

Maya has received many other awards such as Sri Mantralayam Parimala Prashasthi Award,Abhinava Basavanna Siddaganga Shree Award,• Certificate of Excellence in Establishing Global Peace for the Sustainable Development & Strong Nation Building ,Women Achiever’s Award.