Meet our featured beauty with brains, Needa Imran Shaikh, a successful businesswoman and professional based in Sydney, Australia. She is the owner of the popular restaurant Indian Curry Club.
(https://www.facebook.com/indiancurryclubsydney/)
Here is an interview with her.
- Tell us about yourself – what you do, your hobbies, aspirations etc.
I am Needa Imran Shaikh, a Corporate Employee and the Director of Indian Curry Club.
I have been working in the corporate field for more than 10 years and love my work in every way.
Since childhood me and my family have always been food lovers and have tried different varieties of cuisine around the globe. I also hold qualification in Hospitality Management before pursuing Business Management in University. My skills and my passion of cooking lead me to enter the exciting world of food business with a huge support from my family.
My husband and my brother plays a huge part in this business, they provide me with a lot of support and guidance and we together work as a team.
Being an Entrepreneur is a roller coaster ride each day but when we see our customers enjoying our food that’s where our hard work pays off at the same time we are also grateful to have an amazing team of qualified staffs and also our qualified Chefs are renowned for their combination of ingredients and for their creative style of presentation.
In my spare time I like reading with a big cup of black tea and travelling is my other interest.
- You are the owner of a restaurant. Who or what inspired you?
My parents are my inspiration. My mom is a passionate cook and I have learnt a lot from her she is my absolute strength.
My dad is a person who never stopped believing in me. He has been supportive in every decision I took from studying Hospitality Management to Business Management and my dad strongly believes in women power.
Today I feel blessed to implement both skills in my daily life and make my parents proud in every possible way I can.
My husband is my mentor, a person who I can go to anytime for advice or counselling. He has a very strategic approach to life and always encouraged me in every part of our life journey.
�Basically, my family is my inspiration.
- What is your advice to women who want to start their own business but not sure how to?
The most important piece of advice I can give to fellow future female entrepreneurs is to have confidence, take a step-by-step approach, learn to embrace rejection, keep a goal in your mind and move quickly with your ideas. Far too often, females are held back by their fear of failure, especially as it compares to their male counterparts. That mentality can be extremely debilitating.
As women, our brains often tell us we need to have a perfect business plan or product before we ask for help or engage mentors, but the truth of this is our fears have more credibility in our heads than they do in reality.
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