Episode 73: Michelle Ranavat Creates A Modern Ayurvedic Skincare Line
Michelle Ranavat founded RANAVAT, a global skincare line inspired by Indian beauty rituals in 2017. The award-winning line is known for its luxurious skin treatments and counts the World's top retailers: Neiman Marcus, Blue Mercury and Credo as partners.
Michelle and RANAVAT have been consistently featured in publications including Allure, Glamour and VOGUE, where Michelle was named one of the "Top 50 Influential Global Indians." This company not only helps take care of our planet, they also give back.
As part of its "Claim Your Crown" platform, RANAVAT has partnered with the Desai Foundation (a non-profit) to provide educational programs to men, women and children in rural India.
She talks about growing up in Wisconsin as a first generation Indian-American and wanting to "belong", how she started embracing her roots more and celebrating our culture, how her 2010 trip to India with her father changed the course of her journey, and why she believes in Ayurvedic ingredients.
We also talk about starting your own business after kids, why it's never too late for anyone to figure out their calling, why failures (many) are so important to experience, how working with her dad growing up was really the best education she received, her favorite RANAVAT products, trolling on social media and why South Asians still can't seem to support each other, and how she's going to take me to Paris Fashion Week one of these days!