Recently featured in the Exhibit Magazine under the column ‘Women Who Made It Big Online’, Prachi Garg is set to write another inspirational story for all those with entrepreneurial instincts. A computer science graduate & an MBA, she spent her early corporate life as an avid traveler & writer before becoming an entrepreneur by launching Ghoomophiro.
Ghoomophiro is an online service that organizes corporate tours, solo woman travel and curate review of travel destinations. Prachi came up with Ghoomophiro when as a corporate employee herself she realized how important corporate tours are to improve companies’ environment & employees’ productivity.
Please provide a brief overview of your product/ service.
We help in organizing corporate team events, solo women travel and reviewing hotels and exotic properties
What inspired you to build the above product/ service?
Am an avid traveler, and during my corporate journey , I realised there is a need for organization that can plan the team events for MNCs
What is your life mantra?
We have one life, make it grand.
What was the most challenging part of your journey till now?
Ensuring Quality of Service
Share some details about the investments that you have been able to fetch for the business till now.
I started with my basic savings and have been able to pull off business from there.
According to you, what are the three qualities an individual must have to achieve success?
Never Give Up Attitude, Passion and Focus.
Which online tools/ services/ apps do you use the most and would like to recommend as well?
I feel smartphone is the biggest asset for time management for me. Its basic features helps me to utilize my traveling time.
Share any one habit which you think makes you more productive.
Responding to my emails, queries on go.
Share any one habit which you wish to change in yourself.
Checking my phone after every few sec.
Answer in less than 50 words
Never give up and constantly work towards your dream.
- One mistake you believe every individual must avoid:
Thinking ” It was my destiny”
- One most important lesson that you have learnt till now:
Keep company of positive people.
What are your plans for next 3 years?
Expand more in Solo women traveling and work towards my book on couple entrepreneurship.
If you get a chance to start your career again what would you do differently this time?
I shall be full time writer.
What are your top three getaway destinations?
Leh Ladakh, Andaman & Nicobar and North-East India.
Share a quote that inspires you the most.
Life is an abbreviation of “Live in Full Enthusiasm”