Akshara is a promising entrepreneur. She is smart and clear about her goals and knows what she wants for life, all at the age of 25 which makes her exceptional.
“I intended to do something of my own ever since my college days and thus happened — Truly Essential — my dream company of essential fragrant oils,” says Akshara, talking of her nearly a-year-old firm.
Akshara Kumar, daughter of entrepreneur Ashok Kumar form Mysore, is a second generation entrepreneur who has set up her own aromatic essential oils firm in the Heritage City.
A determined and dedicated woman, Akshara has chosen an aromatic oil industry not only for the sake of pursuing her dreams but also for she believes essential oils are wonderful products about which every person should not just have the knowledge but also utilise them for they are full of benefits.
But Akshara has done none of these without prior planning. She comes with about two years of experience at an established employee engagement company from Bangalore where she went to gain some working knowledge before heading towards setting up her firm. “That was my dream job too,” recalls Akshara saying, “I thoroughly enjoyed doing the employee engagement service though my educational background is something all together different,” who is an engineering graduate from a city based college.
“I admire and thank my parents completely for what I am today as it is only because of their support that I am doing what I dreamt of. Though I come from an engineering background, they never forced me to work as an engineer but let me follow my heart and chase my dreams.”
Currently manufactured at the Truly Essential are about 28 varieties of mesmerising natural fragrant oils, each of which are not just proven to be rejuvenating but are also essential and useful for the well-being of one’s mind and body. Here, one can find oils such as those of citrus, herbs, flowers, resins and roots, trees and woods and spices to name a few, each of which are renowned for the wonders they play on the human body.
“And since these products are applied onto the skin directly, we at our firm ensures that the quality of these oils is perfect,” explains Akshara in whose factory the oils are subjected to a Gas Liquid Chromatography (GLC) test to ensure purity and quality of oils.
Further, the youngster plans to take Truly Essential global, which has already been marketing its products to various places across the nation and a few places abroad currently. However, she regrets not many; especially in the city of Mysore know the meaning of aromatic oils and aroma therapy which is a setback, “and when I say set back, I do not mean it is for my company but for the people themselves as most of them have absolutely no clue about the beautiful benefits of these essential oils,” asserts Akshara. But having said so, the smart one isn’t keeping quite. She is doing her best to educate people about the uses and the wonders these oils and fragrances can play on one’s mind and body through her blogs. “I post something about every essential oil, its source and uses of its by-products regularly.” She says.
As the knowledge about natural oils is quite less among people, she acknowledges that the demand for them is still quite less. But when it comes to advising other youngsters about starting a business, Akshara says, “Once we start a firm of our own, our responsibilities doubly increase. Unlike the push that you receive from someone experienced and senior behind you when you are employed by somebody, things are much different when in your own firm. You need to motivate yourself every minute without getting lethargic, which is no easy job.”
Akshara is the daughter of industrialist Ashok Kumar and advocate Vimala Kumar.
To learn more about Akshara Kumar’s dream firm, visit: www.trulyessential.in—AN
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / January 19th, 2014