This month we didn’t focus on doing more, but on doing what truly matters: smart strategies, honest conversations, and powerful collaborations.
Whether it was breaking down Zoho tools, unlocking Amazon growth, healing body image, or navigating founder blind spots—each touchpoint offered real insight, shared support, and meaningful progress.
1) HEN Events and Sessions
1.1) Amazon Growth: Teural’s Story, Saheli’s Insights, Your Sales Boost
Key takeaways:
- Demystified Amazon Ads, FBA vs. self-ship
- Deep dive into packaging, A+ content, brand registry
- Real talk: returns, pricing wars & account freezes
- Tools & support through Amazon Saheli & Karigar programs
- Actionable tips for festive sales & store relaunches
1.2) Know Your buyer Nail Your Price
Led by the Vijay Ladha , Business Coach the session was packed with actionable insights on pricing strategies.
Key takeaways:
- Customer-first pricing – know your audience to price right
- Segmentation matters – tailor pricing for different customer groups
- Brand positioning – align pricing with your brand strategy
- Sales smarts – value-adds over discounts, flexible pricing wins
- Members exchanged real-world pricing wins and challenges across industries.
- Session wrapped with practical tips focused on customer value and navigating market dynamics.
1.3) Funding Hygiene for Entrepreneurs
- Structure Matters: Why a Private Limited setup is preferred by investors.
- Funding Journey: From friends & family to angel investors – who to approach and when.
- Cap Table Clarity: Clean capital structure + smart share allocation = funding readiness.
- Advisor Advantage: How strategic advisors boost investor confidence and offer crucial insights.
- Compliance Confidence: Clean books, legal hygiene, and due diligence readiness.
- Networking for Capital: Leverage women-led funds, build investor relationships early.
The session also addressed real startup concerns like government grants, fundraising mistakes, and investor red flags — all through Nisha’s dual lens as both founder and funder.
This Insightful. Practical. Empowering session also equipped founders with the tools to approach fundraising confidently and build for long-term success.
2) HEN Tuesdays & Night Addas
2.1) HEN Tuesday- Day to Day Business Discussion
This #HENTuesday was a dynamic exchange of real talk, smart strategies, and entrepreneurial breakthroughs.
Highlights
- Tackled business restarts, Amazon reviews, and pricing challenges
- Shared lead generation hacks — from WhatsApp marketing to networking wins
- Discussed hiring interns, content strategy building, and website upgrades
- Explored shifting brand messaging for coaches and consultants
- Talked manufacturer partnerships and scaling without losing control
- Reflected on founder fatigue and the importance of personal growth while scaling
2.2) HEN Tuesday- From Challenges to Breakthroughs, Together
Highlights:
- Goal Setting & Accountability – Kickstarted a monthly review system + matched accountability partners
- Power of Partnerships – Explored dynamics of successful business partnerships & alignment
- Funding Unlocked – Alekhya Madiraju shared her journey securing Startup India Seed Fund, breaking down the process
- Sales Wins & Creative Strategies
- Wedding favors as a new market for Avisha Kaushik Bags
- Suruchi Dayalani celebrated for recovering overdue payments with community support
- Launched HEN Exchange – a smart barter system to boost product reviews within the network
- Strategic Deep Dives – From tableware sales to retention tactics and nailing your target audience
2.3) HEN Night Adda - ALl about Zoho
Our latest HEN Night Adda turned into a powerhouse session of learning, sharing, and simplifying Zoho – just the way we like it where new users asked real questions, and experienced members shared hands-on insights that made Zoho feel actually doable.
Key takeaways:
Key takeaways:
- Making Zoho Work for You – From invoicing and inventory to using CRM for smarter customer engagement
- Sales Made Simple – Visual lead tracking, audience segmentation, and automation hacks to streamline follow-ups
The first discussion was so rich, we turned it into a 3-part series:
- Zoho CRM deep dive
- Zoho Books
- Zoho Inventory
3) HEN India Offline and Online Networking Meets
Virtual and in-person Meets provide a platform to build meaningful connections, learn from each other’s experiences, and explore exciting collaborations and these meetings was no different!
3.1) HEN Kolkata Networking Meet
These aren’t just meetings — they’re power circles where ideas ignite, partnerships form, and growth begins. Because when you #belongwithHEN, you discover:
- Trust-based business generation – real connections, real opportunities
- Openness for collaboration – partnerships born from shared vision
- Learning from lived experiences – wisdom from every entrepreneurial journey
- Friends at work – a tribe that truly understands your hustle
3.2) HEN Bangalore Office Hours
What went down:
- Cracked B2B strategies with a deep dive into using LinkedIn for lead generation
- Explored how website + social presence impacts high-ticket B2B deals
- Compared inventory management tools for growing product businesses
- Discussed fair legal retainer pricing for small teams (contracts, docs, compliance)
- Special shoutout to Sunanda Basu for showcasing her sleek NFC-powered business card – one tap, and everything’s at your fingertips!
From strategy to systems, the room was buzzing with actionable insights and genuine support.
3.3) HEN Pune Office Hours
What unfolded:
- Systems for Success – Practical insights on managing leads efficiently
- Meta Ads Case Study by Jiyaa – What makes ad strategies actually convert
- Financial Independence Talk by @parmarneha – Know your numbers, own your power
- Live DMIT Analysis – Thanks to @gauri.vandana & Varsha for the deep dive; Pooja booked hers on the spot!
- Money Bingo – A fun, reflective activity led by Pooja on personal money stories
- Cybersecurity 101 by Meghna – Essentials every entrepreneur must know
- Marketing Insights by Monica – How her team crafts client success
- Thoughtful contributions by @dr.rekhasachdev & @saigalande added depth and dimension to the day
3.3) HEN Virtual Networking Meet
4) HEN Live: 7 Entrepreneur Stories This June
Where HEN Power Circle members come to share their entrepreneurial journey and learnings about their business.
4.1) Beyond the Scale – Healing Your Body Image & Hunger- Instagram Live
4.2) Raising Emotionally Intelligent Kids- Instagram Live
4.3) Caring for the Caregivers : Let’s talk Healing & Support - Instagram Live
Want to witness our next Instagram HEN Live to be inspired!
4.4)Leading with Heart: Unleashing Emotional Intelligence in Business
Host – Ruche M Mittal , Founder – HEN India ( / ruchemmittal )
Guest – Vanitha Choudhari, Founder – RadicalEdge Learning Consultants ( / vanitha-choudhari )
Key Focus:
Vanitha unpacked the transformative role of Emotional Intelligence (EI) in leadership — showing how it strengthens leaders, builds resilient teams, and creates lasting impact.
Highlights:
- Practical strategies to lead with empathy, clarity, and self-awareness
- Real-life examples of using EI to manage transitions and drive growth
- Actionable insights to apply EI in everyday leadership and decision-making
4.5) Healing Is Not a Luxury: The Power of Embracing Your True Self
Host-Gunjan Pai, Founder of Copylove, ( / gunjan-pai-copylove )
Guest- Swapnila Rai, Certified Life Coach & Trauma Healing Expert ( / swapnila-rai )
Key Focus
Swapnila guided us through the transformative power of life coaching, inner child healing, and subconscious reprogramming—offering women a pathway from emotional overwhelm to aligned clarity.
Key Takeaways:
- How life coaching creates space for deep, lasting healing
- The role of subconscious beliefs in shaping our choices—and how to shift them
- Breaking generational patterns and rebuilding self-trust
- Redefining clarity, purpose, and emotional freedom beyond “fixing”
4.6) Nurturing High Performance Teams - Real Stories, Beyond KPIs
Key Focus:
What it truly takes to build teams that not only perform—but thrive.
Key Highlights:
- What separates good teams from great ones
- The role of emotionally intelligent leadership in driving team performance
- Daily habits & rituals that sustain momentum and culture
- Balancing empathy with accountability in real-world team settings
- Busting the myths of “high performance” and redefining success
4.7) The Founders Blind Spot! What you are not tapping into yet
Key Focus
spotlight a startup truth often overlooked: the biggest blind spot isn’t the product, pitch, or plan… it’s the founder.
Key Takeaways:
- The 3 hidden blind spots that quietly stall founder-led businesses
- How to embody executive presence and personal magnetism
- Communication that lands — in pitches, team dynamics, and tough conversations
- The power of deep listening and authentic engagement in building trust
- Why YOU are your startup’s first and forever salesperson
- The shift from running a business to leading people with purpose
Watch these HEN Live to discover how strategic networking, focused on mutual growth and support has evolved their own entrepreneurial journeys and life experiences.
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Looking Back: June Was Built with Intention, One Aligned Step at a Time
June may be over, but the momentum, insight, and energy we built together continues to shape what comes next. Here’s to carrying it forward—with intention, always.
Let’s inspire, uplift, and empower each other.
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Article Contribution by – Sapna Garg