Driven by their desire to do something of their own, Simran and her husband started a wellness center that has now grown to have several branches.

Simran Sahni is a nutritionist by profession and entrepreneur by passion. She is the co-founder of a chain of wellness centers.

Simran was born and brought up in Ludhiana, Punjab. However, for the past twenty years, she has settled in Lucknow.

Simran shares that her father and brother both were into business. And from the beginning itself, she always wanted to do something of her own which was backed by her father too. Later, after her wedding, she moved to Lucknow with her husband. Her husband, who was an MBA and a marketer with the TOI group, also always wanted to do something of his own. And they both teamed up together to do something that would be in line with each other’s interests, strengths, and skills.

In 1999, Simran and her husband both started a wellness center in Lucknow. Then in 2000, they started another wellness center and also a gym. Thereafter, in 2001, they started a salon too. Today, they have many branches of their wellness centers across Punjab and Lucknow.

Talking about her challenges in life, Simran says that when she started out in the wellness industry there weren’t many females working in the industry, and being a woman herself, she faced some challenges. Besides, she also had to face some challenges with regard to the renewal of lease deeds, etc. She says she had none to guide her. However, she never gave up and faced all her struggles as they came.

Sharing her achievements, Simran says that ninety percent of the staff at her wellness centers is female, and thus being able to empower women in this way, is her biggest accomplishment.

Sharing her learning, Simran says that her biggest learning thus far is that in the service industry people should always focus on retaining their staff as their staff are their biggest assets.

Simran acknowledges that her father has always supported her and taught her a lot of business lessons. Besides, her mother and husband have also been mentors to her. Furthermore, her team members also inspire us, she says.

In her spare time, Simran likes to read spiritual books which also helps her deal with her life challenges. Besides, she also likes to do needlework and embroidery.

Reviewing her COVID experience, Sirman says that the pandemic hit the wellness industry adversely. Owing to that she had to face some financial challenges but she always tried to remain calm. And now when things have started to normalize her business revenues have even surpassed the pre-pandemic figures, she says.

To budding entrepreneurs, Simran advises them to find out what they are really passionate about and to always follow their passions. Besides, she advises them to always follow honesty and integrity to keep going and progressing in life. To women entrepreneurs, she advises them not to compare themselves with their male counterparts as both genders are differently empowered by the Almighty.

Her Life Mantra is to always stay happy as “you only live once”. She always ensures that she stays happy and keeps everyone around her happy too.