Soumya Kant is a qualified chartered accountant and a passionate bra seller by profession. As a Co-founder, she scaled Clovia to serve five million women and sells one bra every two seconds. Clovia has given investors one of the most significant cash exits the industry has ever seen. In 2022, Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd., acquired an 89 per cent equity stake in Purple Panda Fashions Pvt. Ltd., which owns and operates the innerwear brand Clovia for Rs. 950 crore. Soumya aims to serve 50 million women and personally drives part of sales at Clovia in both online and offline space. She also acts as a bridge between sales and production for effective merchandising, inventory management and product price proposition put forward for each sales channel.
Passion and Hobbies
I love to read and almost feel sad when a story ends. Recently learnt how to solve a Rubik’s cube and now trying to reduce the solve time to less than a minute. Quite passionate about constant learning and unlearning to grow as an individual. Love meeting new-age entrepreneurs and contributing to the booming start-up ecosystem in India.
Travel
In my head, I am always planning a vacation with full itinerary and research. And then I do take up some of them!
3 Must Watch Movies
Air, Notting Hill and Top Gun
3 Must-Read Books
All three books by J.R. Moehringer – The Tender Bar and his ghost-written books like Open: An Autobiography for Andre Agassi and Phil Knight’s memoir Shoe Dog.
Bucket List
Learning surfing and deep sea diving, running a marathon, taking my parents on a Euro trip.
Define Success
A state of mind! Success is a relative concept and one should find what it means to them rather than chasing the societal definitions of success.
Favourite Car
I currently drive a Tiguan by Volkswagen that performs beautifully!
Favourite Cuisine
I am a foodie by heart and choosing one cuisine is impossible. However, my go-to comfort food is gol gappe and grilled chicken.
One Superpower I Wish I Had
At Clovia, we believe in ‘Happy is my Superpower’ and I truly believe I have it. My constant is a happy state of mind which reflects in all aspects of my being.
Thoughts On AI
With great power comes great responsibility, and with AI, this thought must be at the forefront in all its uses. With all the new technological breakthroughs, there are endless debates about it being good, bad, ugly. However, I firmly believe that it’s for us to make the most of it and make it work constructively.
Advice to Young Professionals
Getting started is the only way to get somewhere. Stop procrastinating, execute that thought, learn from mistakes and move forward.
Thoughts on Work-Life Balance
One must be happy with what they are doing at work to be happy in personal life and vice versa. Choose your happiness on both fronts and that’s the only balance you will ever need.
Life’s Mantra
I find joy in all I do and the only way to live is to constantly grow, evolve and move upward and onward!
