Naina Shah from Chennai has been an active mentor at BYST for the past 15 years and she is the Chairman of the South Chapter. Along with mentoring in business development arenas, she is also a strategic committee member for BYST. Naina pursued her higher education in Pune and also completed a certificate course in French from the University of Pune. That is not the end of the excellence for her. She did certificate courses on Interior Designing from Abhinav Kala and on Baking and Confectionary from Indian Institute of Food Technology.

Dr. Minakshi Battashe is one of the oldest mentors in BYST and has been working with the team for over 15 years now. She is an extremely enthusiastic and soulful person who spreads joy through all that she does. She has been actively counselling and mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs all these years. She is also a member of committees in the organisation through which she brings about constant change and upliftment. Dr. Battashe helped Abhishek in making sure that his small business of producing agarbattis (incense sticks) carves its own niche in the market. From just a small business venture to one which sells over 70 varieties of products, Abhishek’s business bloomed under the guidance of Dr. Battashe. Her mentoring also included special advice on how to make the most out of the leftovers from the agarbattis to produce other things in order to ensure the sustainability quotient of the business.