Jyotsna Angara
Brand Communication Consultant
India
A PR and Brand Communication consultant with experience in IT, Nutraceuticals, Retail, Sports, Healthcare and Social Enterprises, Jyotsna has had a successful professional journey. Known to be thirsty for knowledge, she is ever willing to learn and upscale her capabilities and evolve as life traverses different stages in the journeys. In the last decade and over my professional life has been focused on the social enterprise sector holding many leadership positions. She is currently on the Board as an ID with EMIL, EC member with SCSC, Govt. of TS and as Director with two NFP’s and has been a Governing Body Member at FICCI FLO since 2021.
I have had the good fortune to have it all – loved, cherished, respected, opportunities, freedom to dream, freedom to aspire and wings to fly to realize my dreams. My work ethics, ideals and inspiration come from family values, people who I’ve interacted with, worked alongside or associated with and the many influencing experiences in life. I am known to bring immense faith in people along with unbridled optimism to workplace and believes that any process needs to be creative & innovative that catches the attention of people. It is her belief that, leadership at organisations is about the larger impact of initiatives and its people that takes any organisation on an unprecedented growth trajectory.
Coming from socially committed and intellectual family of Scientists, Academicians, Venture Capitalists and Corporate professionals, I was taught early in life by parents & teachers that life-fulfilling work & success is not about wealth or high position, but one’s success is assessed by the contribution & impact you bring to the wellbeing of society. With a strong passion for creative education, communication, advertising & PR, socially relevant & beneficial causes, I’ve actively engaged in wide ranging activities from being PR & Communication head of the country’s best communication agency, pre-school teacher, Trustee of Riwaayat to promote Indian Classical Music, Member at FICCI FLO, Board member at NFP Foundation, Executive Council Member at Cyberabad Security Council, SCSC Govt. of Telangana, and Governing Council & Board Member of Sharada Vidyalaya, 100 year old NFP managed by my family that runs educational institutions (KG to PG) for under-privileged community.
A Psychology graduate, Jyotsna is a multi-faceted lady who is a trained Pilot (PPL), Para-Jumper, Glider Pilot and state-level sports person in Table Tennis, Badminton and Tennis. Jyotsna considers herself to be lucky to have had the freedom and opportunity to look beyond convention to take leaps that were game changing in her life. Her passion for Art & Culture, her intrinsic feel for a brand, her commitment to society have been instrumental in her focus towards Social Enterprises. While starting her career she took a conscious decision to make a paradigm shift by moving away from the family expectations and chose to be a part of the corporate world, which gave her opportunities and unparalleled exposure to learn about business strategy, Brand Mgnt. impact measurement and outcome assessments that improve performance & create sustainable businesses. Though she started her career at a well-known PR agency, family and personal life demanded many intermittent breaks in career. She took a decision to become an independent consultant supporting client’s PR, Brand Communication and CSR efforts. Challenges that caused hiccups in her life have not necessarily deterred her, but have paved the way for her to continue to study and hone her knowledge attending regular seminars, workshops, online learning courses by world’s best universities and teachers. Her husband, children family and friends have been ardent supporters and guiding force in all her endeavors. She believes, that to be successful is to follow dreams and keep going even when the going gets tough, work with integrity, diligence and perseverance to create an impact and build a legacy.