Divya Gugnani

Divya serves as the CEO of Send the Trend, which offers curated fashion accessories for women online. She also serves as CEO of Behind the Burner, a culinary media brand focused on tips, tricks and techniques for food, wine, mixology and nutrition. Divya currently advises several startups and established brands with board level roles. She appears regularly on MSNBC: Your Business, NBCWeekend Today and NBC Nonstop. She has also been a guest on FOX & FRIENDS and has been featured in The New York Times, BusinessWeek, TIME Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Deal, Crains, among several other publications. Divya contributes to The Huffington Post, TODAYshow.com, Daily Beast, MSN's Glo, The Nest Magazine and Woman's World. She is the author of the book Sexy Women Eat: Secrets to Eating What You Want and Still Looking Fabulous, published by HarperCollins.

Divya was honored as a 2010 Game Changer by The New York Enterprise Report and will be receiving an award as one of the Top 50 Outstanding Asian Americans in business. Additionally, Divya is on the Board of Directors for New York Entrepreneur Week, a non-profit movement formed around a single belief: entrepreneurs change the world. She also enjoys teaching entrepreneurs at The Founder Institute.

February 2013: What's the most useful business advice you've ever been given?

September 2012: Can entrepreneurship be taught? Why or why not?

June '12: How do you find time to focus on strategic planning?

April '12: What makes a great sales manager?

March '12: What is your most effective interview question?

February 12: Who do you turn to for advice?

December 11/January 12: How will your company approach growth strategies in 2012?

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