Akanksha is a hospitality professional with more than 10 years of experience in the hospitality industry (restaurants, hotels, retail, coffee shops and cafes) and a Masters degree in Hospitality Management from the Cornell School of Hotel Administration.  

During these years, Akanksha has worked on assignments related to pre-opening, organizational structuring, employee empowerment, service blueprinting, standard operating procedures, operational checklists, menu engineering and concept development, product/service enhancement, training and development, scheduling, labor productivity and optimisation, financial management, consumer insight and analytics, brand value and market positioning, marketing strategy and reputation management, process and project management with companies such as the Taj Hotels, Four Seasons, Intercontinental, Saxbys Coffee and Di Bruno Bros.

Her experience allows her to utilize an "experiential" and strategic approach in decision making which has helped her achieve consistent financial success in all her endeavors.