At 37, Shagufta Patel turned her life around. After breaking free from a troubled marriage of 17 years, she launched Renaé. "Convincing the family that I would be okay, able to emotionally support my teenage kids, step out and find a job in a market with younger and better-qualified people than me, was tough," she says.

Over the years, she has learnt the tricks that are required for anyone who wishes to move from one level to the next—be it a parent, a student, an executive or a CEO. "I now offer the lessons I learnt as solutions to anyone looking to make a change in a particular aspect of their lives."