Without any doubt, women in the tech industry face immense resistance of gender bias. However, Nisha’s pursuit calls out the hardships of women in business, especially in a male-dominated industry. She recalls having to work twice as hard to be taken seriously in high-stake meetings, negotiations, and decision-making roles within international corporations. In the face of this adversity, she continuously exhibited the essential skills that successful women entrepreneurs in the world have always possessed — industry expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to drive results.

However, she kept facing stereotypes, mostly where clients would assume she wasn’t the principal decision-maker. Investors dealing with women in tech leadership often assume whether they can balance leadership and personal responsibilities. Neither was Nisha immune to it. But the difference she made, like many inspiring women in the world, is by showing immense confidence and perseverance. Building professional networks where key industry players were men proved to be twofold. Nisha had to put in intentional effort and persistence to build a space of her own.

Beyond external challenges, like many self-made women entrepreneurs, she faced internal ones as well. These consisted of the constant need to prove to oneself and the loneliness of being one of the few women in leadership. This, in turn, fueled her, Nisha states, as she perceived it as a need for creating pathways for other women who dream of success. She took it as a personal motto to bring out more opportunities for women in the tech and business world. She now gracefully heads ‘People 10’, where women thrive, breaking barriers and redefining leadership where men traditionally had a monopoly.