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Chakshu Vats
Chakshu Vats

Mom of 2, marketer, curious parent, scientist.

Little capital

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She priced a Thai perfume like Chanel & built a ฿500M brand.

Oct 27, 2026

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5 min read

She priced a Thai perfume like Chanel & built a ฿500M brand.

Fah left environmental policy for an ad agency, then built JOURNAL from one Chiang Mai store to 23 branches

Chakshu Vats
Chakshu Vats

South Korea

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She became richest self-made woman in Korea, built a $3B business and nearly lost it all

Sep 25, 2026

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7 min read

She became richest self-made woman in Korea, built a $3B business and nearly lost it all

Sophie Kim and how she introduced a new category in Korea and built one of the biggest investment-led business in Korea as a female founder

Chakshu Vats
Chakshu Vats

business

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Marcia Kilgore: The self-made woman who built and scaled 5, million dollar businesses

Sep 7, 2026

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6 min read

Marcia Kilgore: The self-made woman who built and scaled 5, million dollar businesses

Chakshu Vats
Chakshu Vats
Alice Eduardo: She converted a submerged land into Manila's entertainment city

Aug 12, 2026

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8 min read

Alice Eduardo: She converted a submerged land into Manila's entertainment city

A story about Alice Eduardo and how she built a $200M empire in a field governed by men without co-founders or funding.

Chakshu Vats
Chakshu Vats

Mongolia

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Chantsaldulam Baatar : Her ancestors were murdered, she turned their secret knowledge into a business.

Aug 1, 2026

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4 min read

Chantsaldulam Baatar : Her ancestors were murdered, she turned their secret knowledge into a business.

A story about Chantsaldulam Baatar and how she has become the face of resilience in Mongolia

Chakshu Vats
Chakshu Vats

business

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Government thought it was a brothel but she built a $200M spa franchisee anyway.

Jul 18, 2026

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8 min read

Government thought it was a brothel but she built a $200M spa franchisee anyway.

A story about Melanie Gleeson and how she built a $200M spa empire in Australia that now employs 2000 women.

Chakshu Vats
Chakshu Vats
Her business was illegal in Japan but she built a $2.3B recruitment company

Jul 10, 2026

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7 min read

Her business was illegal in Japan but she built a $2.3B recruitment company

A story about Yoshiko Shinohara and how she built a $2.3B empire despite all the odds

Chakshu Vats
Chakshu Vats

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