Yogita Tulsiani: Director & Co-Founder, Ixceed Solutions, UK
When speaking of digital solutions, one cannot help but acknowledge the rapid advancement of the same in various facets of our businesses. The ever-growing digitalization has spurred CEOs and entrepreneurs to conceive novel technologies so as to keep pace with the changing times. In addition to this, there’s a pressing need to harness the tech talent pool through efficient staffing solutions.
Being cognizant of the demands of the times, a few entrepreneurs have come forth with avant-garde ideas for optimizing the talent and digital solutions front. In this article, we’ll be talking about one such illustrious entrepreneur, Yogita Tulsiani, the Director and Co-Founder of Ixceed Solutions, UK.
Yogita’s brand has been at the forefront of several noteworthy paradigm shifts in the Talent, RPO, and digital Solutions Space. In the process, she has inspired countless female entrepreneurs to pursue their dreams.
Accolades and recognitions aside, there are umpteen other elements that constituted Yogita and her brand’s success. We’ll be unraveling these elements for the greater benefit of our entrepreneur readers.
The Seed of Inspiration
Like all successful businesses, Ixceed Solutions was also founded in response to a market deficiency. Yogita was inspired to start her journey in this industry as she observed gaps and issues in it. She realized that technology is reshaping the economy; major players in every industry bank heavily on tech for not only automation but also to introduce process efficiencies and create innovations. There was a massive gap in the technology skill market. People were not getting the right jobs as per their skillset and ability. Witnessing the state of affairs, Yogita decided to create valuable relationships for clients and candidates by providing efficient talent solutions. Thus was born Ixceed Solutions.
Through Ixceed, Yogita sought to fulfil a multitude of aspirations:
- To provide value to the ecosystem, generate employment, and touch people’s lives.
- Become self-sufficient and Work for her own self.
- Achieve creative freedom and explore new things.
- Enjoy the challenges that come with entrepreneurship.
Yogita further says that she had always been intrigued by success stories of established entrepreneurs. She was fascinated by how they built an empire from scratch. It takes tremendous courage, planning, perseverance, team work, along with good strategy & execution skills. This all the more bolstered her entrepreneurial desires.
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Overcoming Struggles as a Woman Entrepreneur
Being a woman entrepreneur, Yogita had to face her fair share of challenges. For starters, she felt that there’s still a low acceptance of women entrepreneurs. According to her, female entrepreneurs are judged to be less competent than their male peers. There’s a perceived bias regarding this within the venture finance community. People with an orthodox mindset believe women possess poor leadership skills. Consequently, she has been judged and criticized for her choices. Women also have an additional responsibility towards their house and kids, and young kids need a lot of attention in their formative years. Juggling career with family feels akin to a “tightrope walk”.
Despite the setbacks, however, Yogita persevered and succeeded in her entrepreneurial venture. Today, her company has carved a niche for itself in the industry, setting new benchmarks for quality & innovation at both national and international levels.
In addition to her strong will, a great part of Ixceed’s success can also be attributed to her company’s stellar service portfolio.
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An Overview of the Company’s Offerings
Ixceed is especially renowned for its multifarious range of innovative offerings. Its portfolio encompasses a broad array of leading-edge solutions & services:
Talent Services: Includes talent sourcing, back-office support, and end-to-end recruitment service.
Managed Talent Solutions: Includes Managed Service Provision (MSP) and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO).
Digital Marketing Services: Features Content Creation, Digital Influencer Campaigns, Strategy Consulting and Designing.
Enterprise Services: Includes Identity & Access Management, Data Management & Analytics, Salesforce and Mobility Solutions, and App Development.
Through its end-to-end Talent and Digital solutions, Ixceed serves the business needs of Fortune 500 companies globally. The founders of the company have decades of industry experience, C level connects and a very successful track record of value creation for their clients.
Ixceed’s Esteemed Clientele
One of the most noteworthy aspects of Yogita’s success is the reputable clientele she has garnered for her company. It spans a multitude of national and international clients, such as:
- Viatris
- Virtusa
- Asentech
- HCL
- Infosys
- NIIT
- ROLTA
- Charlotte Tilbury
- Global Research Council
- ITC
- LnT Infotech
- LnT Technology Services
- Marlabs
- Mindtree
In an effort to consistently serve its clientele, Yogita ensures that Ixceed imbibes state-of-the-art technologies and service practices. For this, she gives special emphasis on constant innovation through market trends research.
Yogita’s Relentless Focus on Innovation
To differentiate Ixceed from other brands, Yogita uses AI and ML-powered talent solutions for her company, which are ushering a revolutionary paradigm-shift in the industry. The company leverages off-shore benefits with total compliance with local laws. The strong local knowledge serves as the bedrock of its success. Also, the RPO solution runs on stringent processes that result in critical business outcomes for its client. Besides this, Ixceed uses an efficient and robust process to develop solutions in the recruitment space. This ensures that the company is at the forefront of the innovation curve.
The company’s approach primarily focuses on these aspects:
- Adapting its solutions to the changes happening in HR Tech space.
- Offering innovative offerings (RPO, etc.) to clients.
- Venturing into different and varied industries.
- Not just the technical but even the human resources area of the company is optimized for maximal efficiency. Yogita has adopted a plethora of measures to ensure the same.
How Ixceed Ensures Employee Satisfaction
Ixceed boasts of an employee-centric culture that prioritizes the wellbeing and performance of the workforce. It achieves this through:
- Leveraging latest technology tools to bring in efficiency and increase productivity.
- Providing Equal Opportunities For All.
- Rewards & Growth only on the basis of output/achievements rather than place in hierarchy.
- Robust organizational processes.
- Adherence to policies and fairness.
- Integrity and respect for every thought/idea.
- Adopting an open door policy.
- Focusing on creating a better ecosystem for employees to boost their growth and add value to themselves.
- An approachable leadership that’s connected to grassroot level leadership.
- The holistic employee care fostered by Yogita’s company has helped it consistently scale its performance levels over the years. This is conspicuously evident in its awards and recognitions.
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Noteworthy Achievements of the Company
Thus far, Yogita and Ixceed have won umpteen accolades across several different platforms. Some of the most noteworthy ones are listed below:
The Company’s Awards:
- Ranked first amongst the ‘5 most prominent HR Tech startups that are using technology to transform recruitment’ by CXO Outlook & H25 Media.
- Ranked No.1 amongst hottest HR Tech Startups for implementing extensive usage of Artificial Intelligence & Automated Technology for Hiring by CXO Outlook.
- Featured amongst the ‘Top 5 hottest HR tech startups pacing up the recruitment game using technology’ by H2S.
- Ranked first amongst the ‘Top Hottest HR Tech Startups revolutionizing Hiring Game Using Tech’ by BW Business World.
- Recognized as – ‘The Greatest Brands & Leaders Asia & GCC -2020 -2021 by AsiaOne’.
- Featured amongst the – ‘Top 25 Global Brands by ‘Business Connect’.
- Recognized as – ‘The Most Disruptive Companies at the Forefront of Innovation 2020’ by Business Sight.
- Ranked amongst the ‘Top 10 Most Trusted HR Solution Provider 2020 by Business Connect.
- Placed amongst the ‘Top 20 Most Promising Recruitment Consultants Award 2018’ by Silicon India.
Won the – ‘StarPartner HCL Technologies Award’ in 2014.
Yogita’s Awards:
- Recognized amongst the ‘Top 4 Female Entrepreneurs behind the Startup Ecosystem’ by BW Businessworld.
- Featured amongst the ‘Top 4 Women Entrepreneurs thriving the startup tech industry’ by PinkVilla.
- Awarded – ‘The Black Swan Award for Women Empowerment’ – by Asia One in Dec 2020.
- Recognized as ‘One of the 10 Most Innovative Entrepreneurs of the World in 2020’ by The Leaders Globe.
- In addition to the remarkable achievement record, Yogita is also strong on the CSR front. Her company has promoted a wide range of causes through such activities.
Ixceed’s CSR Activities
The CSR front of Ixceed has been actively involved in the following areas:
- Undertaking initiatives to sponsor education for underprivileged kids in India.
- Donating to charities committed to children’s causes – protecting them from domestic abuse.
- Donating to deaf kids’ charity.
- Donating to many charities for Covid Crisis in India & Europe.
- Contributing towards Super Specialty Ward of KMC (Kota Medical College) in the current pandemic crisis.
Through such activities, Yogita feels she’s able to create a palpable impact on society beyond the realm of business. Going forward, she has some ambitious plans for her company to create a global imprint.
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Vision For The Future
In the next 2 years, Yogita is striving to attain significant geographical as well as developmental growth for Ixceed. This entails:
- Expansion in new geographies – specially US, to enhance the development of new service lines – Technology solutions & Enterprise services.
- Focusing on creating a better ecosystem for employees to boost their growth and add value to themselves.
- Increasing revenue growth by 40% YOY and becoming the employer of choice across Europe & India.
- Creating valuable relationships for businesses & people by providing efficient talent solutions.
- Connecting talent with global opportunities.
- Expansion of footprint in Americas & Asia Pacific. The company has recently started working in South-east Asian and Middle Eastern markets as well.
- Proliferation across varied industries beyond IT per se.
- Expanding workforce in India , Poland , ME & other parts of world.
In conjunction with her business expansion, Yogita aspires to propagate women entrepreneurship across the globe. She shares some strong reasons as to why she’s championing the cause.
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Insights for Women Entrepreneurs
According to Yogita, there’s a dire need for women entrepreneurs to assume leadership in the business world. This is because:
- The more women step into the shoes of businesses, the more value influence is created in the community. Women will thus be encouraged to enter male-dominated sectors like business more often. This shall not only change the mindset of the financial lenders but also add to the economic value of the world.
- Female entrepreneurs can massively support the economy. Females getting into businesses create new jobs for themselves and others and also provide society with different solutions to management, organisation, and business complications. A new value is contrived.
- More women in the business space also leads to better throughput. Females have a tendency to build and maintain long-term relations. They have better operative communicational, organizational and networking skills. On a concluding note, Yogita urges all aspiring female entrepreneurs to believe in the power of their dreams and do whatever it takes to make them a reality. She says that it’s okay to not know everything, as life is a constant learning journey. She emphasizes the uniqueness of each one’s journey by sharing a powerful quote from Rumi, the 13th Century Persian Poet:
Its your road and yours alone , others may walk it with you but no one can walk it for you