I had the privilege and honor of sitting down for an informal chat with the dynamic, charismatic, strong, and very successful businesswoman Nina Reddy in her office at Hotel Savera. Nina is the Joint Managing Director of Hotel Savera, Chennai, India - an iconic landmark in Chennai, the Director of Shyam Group of Restaurants, the Founder of Nivi Group of Restaurants and Farms, the Founder of the Duchess Club, and the Managing Director of O2 Health Studios. Many of these successful businesses are spread across India. Nina talks about her entry into the world of business, restaurants, and the wide array of businesses she founded and currently runs, her special relationship with her late Husband (Vijay Kumar Reddy) and his family, her philosophy on diet and fitness, being bold and expressive with your style, aggressive yet broadminded approach to running large organizations, her views on feminism and a whole range of topics that we managed to get into. Hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did and take away something useful. Cheers and Love. Please support the channel at: theideasandboxpodcast.com 00:00:00 Start 00:01:39 Why did I start the podcast? 00:10:08 How did Nina enter the world of business? 00:17:21 Relationship stereotypes 00:19:31 Nina and Vijay’s story of helping each other grow and evolve 00:21:13 The only fight Nina and her husband ever had 00:28:49 Nina’s Roots of Creativity 00:32:47 Andhra culture of dressing well 00:35:15 Holding your own with style 00:37:42 Duchess Club 00:39:12 Hotel Savera History 00:43:05 Nina’s first business owner 00:47:54 Ambition of running a 100 restaurants 00:48:24 Reddy culture of being a prolific business community 00:49:37 Money shouldn’t be the only driving factor in business 00:52:31 Philosophy of helping each other 00:56:24 Women in business 01:00:45 Inviting ideas from all corners of the organization 01:02:57 Nina’s Health, fitness, and diet philosophy 01:15:18 Nina’s current projects and projects on the horizon 01:21:42 Pursuing your dreams and aspirations 01:25:40 Wrapping up Cheers.