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= Shubha Joshi = Shubha Joshi (pronounced /ˈʃuː.bʰə ˈd͡ʒoː.ʃiː/ born on 13 November 1983 is an Image Consultant and Corporate Trainer. One of the highly certified and well-known Image Consultants in India, she has received accolades, including one of the most prestigious global awards in Image Consulting ‘Rising Star' in the year 2020-21, nominated under the ‘Best Mentor category and ‘Best service provider’ category at the 9th National Small Business Awards in 2020, and the Indian Women Excellence Award in the field of Image Consulting in 2021. She has been featured by CEO Insights, Radio Mirchi, Amar Ujala, Channel 24 News, The Lucknow Tribune, Women Shine and AICI Global Magazine. Shubha was the first ever India speaker at the AICI Global Conference of Image Consultants worldwide in the year 2021

Joshi is the Director and Chief Image Consultant at The Image Launchpad, an Image Consulting Firm catering to both national and International clients through a two tier manner- One on one Image Makeovers and Corporate Training workshops.

She is also in the Global Board of Directors of AICI (Association of Image Consultants International, headquartered in Florida, USA) serving a Global VP Marketing.

Early life and education
Shubha was born in Allahabad, now called Prayaraj in a Hindu Kumaon family. She lost her father at the age of two and a half years old. Her elder sister is a Medical doctor who lives in the USA. She did schooling from St. Mary’s Convent Inter College, Allahabad and her graduation in B.Com.(Bachelors in Commerce) from University of Allahabad. Shubha started working pretty early. Soon after completing her high school in the year 2001, she did a 6 month internship at ICICI Bank and then joined HDFC Bank pursuing her graduation in Commerce, paying for her university fee at the age of 18.

Alongside job and college, Shubha also joined Mime and theater and practiced her skills in dramatics performing in several plays. Later in 2017, she Co-founder the Lucknow Chapter of Toastmasters International, the famous Public Speaking Club. Shubha did her Post Graduation in Business Administration (PGDBA) in Human Resources and Dual specialization in Operations from SCDL (Symbiosis Distance Learning program, Pune) while she was working. Later she also earned her Masters(MA) degree in English from Indira Gandhi Open University. She is also Level 1 certified in Wines by WSET London.

In Banking/ Operations/ Sales/ Training
Shubha started her career with ICICI Bank as an Intern thereafter moving to HDFC Bank Ltd and then joined India’s biggest media conglomerate The Times Group (Bennett Coleman and Co.Ltd) in 2006. Shubha continued to serve The Times of India in the Response Department (Space Selling/ Revenue  generation / Advertisement) for 11 years.

Image Consulting Businesss and association with AICI
Joshi went to the USA in the year 2016 while being on a sabbatical leave to learn and get certified in Image Consulting at London Image Institute at their headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She was closely trained by two CIMs (Certified Image Masters) Lynne Marks and Sarah Hathron.

She quit her job after one year of returning back to India and founded The Image Launchpad in 2017. The firm was registered in 2018 with its initial operations in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

Joshi also joined AICI India Delhi Chapter in the year 2018, quickly moving to the position of General Secretary and Treasurer in the Delhi Chapter’s Board of Directors. While her business expanded, she also gained her AICI CIC Certification in 2020.

The pandemic did affect the business adversely but she launched the Online Courses during that time which became a big hit.

Shubha moved to Gurgaon and then Delhi in the year 2022 to stretch her business territories. Currently, The Image Launchpad operates from Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Delhi/NCR.

In 2023, she was awarded the AICI CIP ( Certified Image Professional) title making her one of the only 3 Certified Image Professionals In India.

Youtube
Shubha also started her Youtube Channel on Styling, Communication and Behaviour focussing on Corporate professionals, especially men. The channel got monetised within 1 year’s time and currently has 6.8K followers.

Awards and accolades

 * Attainment of CIC in 2020 and CIP in 2023.
 * First-ever Indian speaker at the AICI Global Conference in 2021.
 * Awarded Rising Star 2019-2020 for accelerated business growth and AICI participation.
 * AICI Chapter Member of the Year 2020.
 * Recognized in the Best Mentor and Professional Service Provider category at the prestigious 9th National Small Business Awards in 2020 (non-AICI).
 * Received the Indian Women Excellence Award 2021 (non-AICI).
 * Attainment of AICI CIP title in 2023.