I sat down with Shilpa to speak about not only her personal life and journey but also her professional accomplishments. 
For anyone who thinks they  cannot chart their own path, listen to Shilpa here. There is always a way.
Shilpa has spent over two decades in the textile, craft and lifestyle retail space. After a 12 years innings with Fabindia, building their growth story, she quit in 2010 to live her entrepreneurial dreams and co-founded Jaypore, India’s first online retail portal for exquisite Indian handmade and contemporary design craft products. She handed over the baton to a strategic partner and an able team in 2019,while she looked to paint a new canvas of growth
She is currently mentoring Flourish, a global platform that envisions making ‘conscious consumption’ an accessible lifestyle choice for consumers around the globe, and which upholds values that democratize wealth creation as well as give recognition for creator/producer groups.
She continues to nurture two other ventures, Breakaway (an outcome of her passion for travel, this venture plans and executes bespoke Beyond the Brochure experiential journeys around India) and Mustard, (a delectable blend of a shared love for fine food and exceptional experiences, it offers Bengali and French cuisine and has a presence in Goa and Mumbai) Aside from these, she enjoys her work with FMCG, Creative and Lifestyle businesses as a consultant, mentor, and advisor. She is actively advising founders at Purplle and Bzaar ( a B2B startup catering to wholesale & retail buyers worldwide) on strategy & growth She has recently been appointed as an advisor on the Bain Advisor Network , a global community of Advisors who work with Bain on high-impact projects, adding value through their insights, expertise and connections.