MAUDE ABRAHAM, GET GORGEOUS

“Starting a business isn’t as glamorous as it seems. You have to put in the hard yards and if even it’s a no – don’t accept it.” Meet Maude Georgia Abraham founder of Get Gorgeous, a beauty bar set up in 2015 with an aim to fast track the nascent nail art market in Bangalore.

Surrounded by strong, broad-minded and self-made women during her formative years, it came as no surprise when Maude decided to set up a business of her own. It meant taking some bold decisions like quitting a job in Singapore, starting out with limited financial resources, working from home and then leaving the safety net of a tiny, rent-free space and setting up Get Gorgeous at a prime location in Bangalore – Maude powered through it all with sheer grit and a big dose of self-belief.

An important lesson that Maude tries not to forget, now that she is her own boss, is that no task is too big or too small and she learned it while working with global brands overseas (when she was pursuing her Masters in Fashion and Textiles in RMIT, Melbourne). The experience taught her the importance of dignity of labour and that all types of jobs are equally respectable!

Having started out as a complete business-novice to now having understood what it takes to establish a successful venture, Maude’s advice to those reading this is to “figure out what you want to achieve, make a plan and get a mentor to vet it!” She signs off by saying, “There is still so much gender inequality in the world we live in – we MUST stand together and support other women instead of picking at their flaws.”