From silent disruptors to magnetic storytellers, this list brings forward those who are redefining success in their own language-and shaping the future.
Inspiring entrepreneurs
In a world that glorifies overnight success and polished personas, these entrepreneurs are showing up differently-raw, resilient, and unapologetically real. The 2025 Watchlist isn’t just about numbers or unicorn dreams. It’s about people who are building with intent, leading with clarity, and making a mark that feels personal, purposeful, and powerful. From silent disruptors to magnetic storytellers, this list brings forward those who are redefining success in their own language-and shaping the future while they’re at it.
Sagar Sampat - The Vision Behind Adorn’s Rise as India’s Corporate Gifting Powerhouse
In today’s fast-moving business world, where building trust is everything, Sagar Sampat is quietly making a big mark. He’s the second-generation leader of Adorn, a well-known name in the corporate gifting and merchandising space. While the company was started by his parents, Mr. Jayesh and Mrs. Rashmi Sampat, Sagar has taken it to a whole new level.
Adorn isn’t just about giving gifts, it’s about helping companies create lasting impressions. Sagar has focused on offering curated, high-quality solutions that truly match each client’s brand and values. Whether it’s custom-branded merchandise or premium gifts from top Indian and global brands, Adorn makes it feel thoughtful and personal.
What makes Sagar different is his hands-on approach. He listens closely, values relationships, and ensures every order, big or small and it is delivered with care and precision.
In a space where many companies look the same, Sagar has given Adorn its own identity, one built on trust, consistency, and a deep understanding of what clients really need.
As more companies seek meaningful ways to connect with their people, Sagar Sampat is someone to keep an eye on in 2025. His quiet leadership speaks louder than most.
Naisha Marfatia: Stitching Self-Love into Every Thread
Naisha Marfatia isn’t just building a brand she’s building a movement. At just 22, she launched InnerGlow, a clothing label with a heart. Her idea was simple but powerful: what if fashion could help teenagers feel better about themselves?
Every InnerGlow piece comes with a positive message, reminding young people to love who they are. But what makes Naisha’s journey truly special is how personal it feels. She’s not just selling clothes she’s starting conversations about confidence, mental health, and self-worth.
For every item sold, InnerGlow donates one to women dealing with mental health issues. Even the packaging is meaningfully designed by underprivileged children, giving them a chance to be part of something bigger. Naisha’s growing community of 10,000+ followers on Instagram (@innerglow.clothing) loves her not just for her designs, but for how real she is.
In 2025, as InnerGlow continues to grow, Naisha’s vision remains clear: to use fashion as a daily reminder that everyone has a light within. She’s not chasing trends-she’s creating impact. And that’s why she’s one of our top entrepreneurs to watch this year.
Rahul Gupta: Making Investing Simple and Honest for India
In a world where financial advice often feels overwhelming, Rahul Gupta is quietly bringing back something rare: trust. As the founder of Monkvestor Research Analyst, a SEBI-registered firm, Rahul has made it his mission to simplify investing for everyday Indians offering clear, research-backed recommendations without the noise.
Rahul’s journey wasn’t a straight line. Armed with a background in finance and marketing, he started Monkvestor from scratch, without big names backing him, only a belief that transparency and discipline could win. And it did. Today, Monkvestor is known for its straightforward calls, timely sector insights, and a philosophy that puts long-term growth over short-term hype.
Beyond his stock market research services, Rahul’s YouTube channel Monkvestor is helping thousands of people make sense of the markets in simple, relatable language. His focus for 2025 is clear: to scale Monkvestor’s reach and serve a wider community of investors with the same diligence and clarity that built the foundation.
Through grit, vision, and an unwavering commitment to knowledge, Rahul Gupta is making investing accessible and inspiring a new wave of financially confident Indians.
Imrankhan Nagori: Turning His Success Into Opportunities for Thousands
Imrankhan Nagori is not someone who believes in limits. Over the past few years, he has quietly built a strong foundation across three different industries and he’s only getting started.
As Founder and CEO of MAK International Technologies, Imrankhan has been leading blockchain innovation for over 4.5 years. His focus is not just on trends but on building real solutions that can change how businesses and people use technology.
In 2020, he expanded into real estate with his firm, MAK Developer, delivering projects that focus on trust, quality, and modern living. At the same time, his passion for education led him to create “Investor Skool,” an online platform where he provides free investment education. Through Zoom sessions, he has trained more than 1,000 people, making financial knowledge more accessible to everyone.
Imrankhan’s work doesn’t stop there. With over 100,000 followers on Instagram, he gives free guidance as a Life Coach, Business Mentor, and Motivational Speaker, helping people find their path in business and life.
What makes Imrankhan’s journey special is not just how much he has achieved, but how deeply he cares about sharing his knowledge and building a community.
In a fast-moving world, he stands out by focusing on real impact rather than noise. In 2025, Imrankhan Nagori is a name to watch - a true example of passion, purpose, and leadership coming together.
Dr. Trishala Kasliwal: Building a Legacy Beyond the Dental Chair
Dr. Trishala Kasliwal isn’t just a name in dentistry, she’s a story of passion, persistence, and purpose. A graduate of the prestigious GDC&H Mumbai, she started her journey over 20 years ago and has since built an extraordinary reputation through her iconic Medismile Dental Studio, located in the heart of the suburbs.
What sets her apart isn’t just the degrees though her Masters in Dental Lasers from Vienna, Fellowship in Cosmetic Dentistry from Apollo, and IAACD accreditation speak volumes. It’s her approach. Every patient is treated with not just expertise but empathy, education, and honest communication.
Dr. Kasliwal’s work has been recognized nationally, with awards like Best Upcoming Cosmetic Dentist and nominations from leading dental bodies. But perhaps her most inspiring work happens outside the clinic organizing dental camps for underprivileged women, empowering communities, and using her skills to bring real change.
Beyond dentistry, she’s an artist, a food blogger, a passionate photographer - someone who believes life is a canvas waiting to be painted with purpose.
In a world chasing titles, Dr. Trishala Kasliwal quietly builds legacies with her hands, her heart, and a hunger to keep learning. And that’s exactly why she’s a name to watch in 2025.
Amit Chhabria: Helping Founders Turn Ideas Into Impactful Words
In a world where everyone’s fighting for attention, Amit Chhabria has quietly built a reputation by helping people say things worth listening to.
As the founder of Emerging Talks, Amit works with entrepreneurs, leaders, and changemakers, not to flood the internet with more content, but to craft messages that actually make people pause. His work lies at the intersection of personal clarity and public communication. Whether it’s a founder struggling to explain their startup without sounding like a copy-paste pitch, or a leader preparing to put themselves out there for the first time, Amit steps in where the words run out.
He’s not a ghostwriter in the traditional sense. He doesn’t just write for people-he writes with them. Speeches, founder letters, personal brand books, LinkedIn thought pieces, high-conviction websites, press features, everything is rooted in who the person truly is, not just what the market expects them to say.
What makes Amit’s approach rare is how personal it is. He brings calm to the chaotic process of putting your story into words. He’s part coach, part strategist, and part editor-in-chief for voices that want to be heard, not just seen.
As content gets louder and algorithms get smarter, it’s entrepreneurs like Amit - those who still believe in the power of well-chosen words, that remind us: connection will always matter more than clicks
Sameer Srivastava: Building the Backbone of India’s Digital Sovereignty
In an age where data is power, there are few minds as deeply trusted and quietly influential as Sameer Srivastava. While many chase visibility, he builds the invisible systems that power India’s digital confidence.
Currently the COO & CISO of Anant Raj Cloud, Sameer is at the helm of India’s largest homegrown hyperscale data center parks. But his journey didn’t begin in a boardroom. It began in public service where he helped architect one of the most ambitious tech infrastructures the world has seen: the Aadhaar Data Center. Supporting over a billion digital identities, the stakes were never just technical-they were national.
Sameer’s unique strength lies in how seamlessly he moves between sectors. A former Associate Director at PwC, he brings the precision of the public sector and the agility of private enterprise into one vision secure, scalable, and sovereign digital infrastructure.
But his impact goes beyond business. As a visiting faculty member at IIT Patna, an instructor on Udemy, and an active contributor to conversations around AI and cloud governance, he’s not just influencing systems he’s shaping minds. His work isn’t loud, but it’s layered, deliberate, and deeply essential to India’s digital independence.
Sameer Srivastava is not just a name on India’s digital blueprint-he is the architect behind it. In 2025, as conversations around data sovereignty heat up, Sameer remains one of the most compelling figures to watch not for the noise he makes, but for the infrastructure he builds.
Shubhangi Sharma: The Woman Behind India’s Most Authentic Voices
Not all leaders walk into a room to take space some walk in to hold space for others to rise. Shubhangi Sharma is one of them.
As the founder of Emerging Talks, Shubhangi has built more than a company she’s created a movement rooted in the power of authenticity. In a world that often rewards noise, she has chosen depth. Her work sits at the intersection of storytelling, clarity, and leadership, quietly helping changemakers show up as who they truly are.
Her strength lies in her ability to see what others miss. Whether she’s in a room full of entrepreneurs or speaking to first-generation leaders, Shubhangi listens not just to words, but to the intent behind them. That rare ability to mirror someone’s truth back to them has made her a confidante to some of India’s most promising minds.
Shubhangi’s journey is also deeply personal. Coming from a humble background, her rise as a powerful voice in India’s leadership narrative wasn’t paved with shortcuts, it was built with quiet conviction, relentless observation, and a deep belief in human potential.
In 2025, as more leaders seek meaning over marketing and depth over display, Shubhangi Sharma stands out not for how loudly she speaks but for how deeply she sees. And that’s exactly why the world is starting to listen.
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