Shahnaz Husain

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Shahnaz Husain, the Founder, Chairperson & Managing Director of the Shahnaz Husain Group of Companies, has received unprecedented international acclaim for pioneering the herbal beauty care movement and taking the Indian herbal heritage of Ayurveda worldwide. Today, she heads the largest organization of its kind in the world with a global network of franchise salons, spas, beauty training academies, retail outlets, as well as 375 formulations for beauty and health care. The world renowned Ayurvedic formulations contain herb, flower and fruit extracts, essential oils, precious metals and gems.

Known for product innovation, Shahnaz Husain has formulated therapeutic products for specific skin and hair problems, as well as premium ranges, like 24 Carat Gold, Oxygen, Diamond, Pearl, Plant Stem Cells and Platinum Range, which have taken international markets by storm. Shahnaz Herbal is the only Indian cosmetic company to be selling at Selfridges, the famous London store. The Shahnaz Husain franchise is at the core of the success of the Shahnaz Husain brand. Apart from strong branding, the franchise offers an established business model with proven success rate of over four decades.

Shahnaz is also known for unique marketing strategies. She was invited by Harvard Business School to speak on how she established an international brand without commercial advertising and became a Harvard Case Study. Now she is a Subject and part of the curriculum at Harvard Business School. She has also lectured to students at MIT, University of Oxford and London School of Economics. Shahnaz has also represented India at President Barack Obama’s World Summit for Entrepreneurs. She has walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival and spoken at the House of Lords and House of Commons in the prestigious British Parliament.

Shahnaz Husain has received several prestigious international awards, including the World’s Greatest Woman Entrepreneur Award from Success, the U.S. based Business Magazine, the “Outstanding Ayurvedic Innovation Award” in the British Parliament and the Golden Peacock Award in London from Theresa May. She was also conferred the Padma Shri Award by the Government of India for exceptional service towards the country and distinguished achievement in her chosen field.

The Shahnaz Husain online store at www.shahnaz.in is the official e-commerce site and has already become the favourite online destination for quality cosmetics and herbal beauty solutions. Check out Shahnaz Husain’s Beauty Blog at http://www.shahnaz.in/index.php/beauty_blog

Shahnaz Husain is also known for her immense contribution to Corporate Social Responsibility. Woman empowerment and humanitarian activities are close to her heart. She has empowered the physically challenged through her free beauty training courses for the speech, hearing and visually impaired. She has also written a beauty book, which has been put into Braille. Shahnaz has tied up with Government skill development projects in beauty and wellness. Her beauty academy has trained and certified over 40,000 under-privileged women, distributing Tool Kits for home-based businesses.

Over the last four decades, the Shahnaz Husain brand name has gone from strength to strength and become synonymous with the finest beauty care. Today, Shahnaz Husain is a legend in her own lifetime, while her achievements are a magnificent expression of her dreams, hopes and aspirations.