Mumbai Chapter

Benaisha Kharas – Chapter President   Benaisha Kharas is an Image Enhancer, Mental Health & Inspirational Speaker, and Fashion Style Expert. She is passionate about helping her clients project an influential, charismatic, and stylish image in their personal and professional lives. She is the absolute expert in the art and science of personal style and image management. In fact, she is the “go-to Image Builder” for women, young adults, corporates, and fashion houses. At IMPA (Image Management Professionals Association), Benaisha is the only youngest senior Image Consultant to facilitate expert classes across India. Fashion Magnet Anita Dongre highly endorses Benaisha’s expertise and has got her entire sales staff sell fashion and luxury, ‘The Benaisha Way’. She is India’s youngest internationally certified Image Consultant since 2012, and a three-time winner of the Global Excellence Leadership award by IMPA. Benaisha has inspired and trained more than 5000+ people to be Style, Image, and Fashion conscious. She has provided personal consulting to more than 300 HNI clients across the United States, the UAE and India to present themselves with more poise and polish. She graduated with double majors in sociology and entrepreneurship. After receiving a standing ovation for her Tedx Talk, she again inspired thousands at ‘Kaggaz’ a forum for the youth and shared her vision of India’s Young Image. Education Times invited Benaisha to speak and motivate their audience on image and career. Gulf Times has appreciated her work done with Qatar Airways and Indian Women’s Association of Doha. Benaisha also made her presence felt on India’s first Image Management TV show ‘Image Banani Hein’ on Zoom TV. Benaisha helps her clients on color, style, wardrobe editing, personal shopping and dressing for those tricky events like weddings, interviews and dating. She also advises fashion houses on creating delightful customer experiences, artistically sell fashion and luxury, and effortlessly convert walk-ins into shoppers. Corporate Clients like BMW, Qatar Airways, Deloitte, Jeena & Co, and many more count on Benaisha for transforming their executives to be their Brand Ambassadors with effective communication, personal image and influence skills. She is deeply interested in working with differently abled children to inspire them to lead meaningful lives. She has also helped children who suffer from attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity, and down syndrome to regain their confidence and enhance their self-image. Benaisha, an avid lover of books, travel, and fashion; lives in Mumbai India. Travels often to the Middle East for work and consults clients globally.

Vahista is a People and Behavioural skills Facili-Trainer; Out-Bound Training Practitioner and an Image Enhancer by profession. She’s a Diploma holder in Speech and Drama from Trinity College of London; and is a Level 5 (DALF C1) certified professional in French.  She enjoys being in the limelight and is passionate about adding value to people’s lives- it is thus that she found her ikigai in the Learning and Development space.  At IMPA, she aims to create an impact, one life at a time;  by curating meaningful and insight events and programs for all sections of the society.  She aspires to make a change and leave the world in a slightly better place than how she found it, one step at a time.”

Falguni is a people’s person and her forte lies in connecting with people across age groups.Being a sociology graduate and her tryst with body language and etiquette since childhood led her down the path of Image Consulting & Soft Skills Training. Her clients vary from being shy teenagers to young adults, homemakers and teachers. She loves creating trousseaus for brides and allowing them to begin their new life with immense confidence. Falguni has been awarded the prestigious Dr Sarojini Naidu International Award for Women 2020 and has been featured as one of the most promising Image Consultant by Consultants Review Magazine. Her signature workshops are Dress for Success, Emotional Intelligence for Teachers are a few that allow her to connect with her audience and truly play a role in transforming their lives. She strongly puts forth the idea that the best version of you is yet to come and that a change is always welcome. Her focus is on the importance of Personal Appearance, Behaviour and Communication Skills for everyone, be it an individual or a professional.

Hemali Shah is a facili-trainer who specializes in providing soft skills training for corporates and individuals. Her focus areas include team building, effective communication, nonverbal communication through body language, and the power of dressing. She likes helping people because it gives her a sense of purpose & fulfilment, keeps her going and expands her knowledge too. She strongly believes that it is our duty to give back to society hence she extends her assistance to those seeking help in uplifting their self-image. At IMPA, Hemali is dedicated to giving back to her community by ideating and planning events that encourage personal growth and learning opportunities. With a bachelor’s degree from Mumbai University and work experience at JP Morgan as well as teaching English proficiency, Hemali has always been determined to create her own identity as an entrepreneur.