Shantanu Deshpande

About Shantanu Deshpande

Shantanu Deshpande is an Indian entrepreneur, founder, author, and one of the most influential voices in the Indian startup and LinkedIn Thought Leaders’ landscape. He can be best remembered as the Founder and CEO of Bombay Shaving Company, which disrupted the personal care space and revolutionized the men’s grooming category in the Indian market through innovation, narrative, and strong brand values.

Shantanu is an alumnus of IIT Bombay and IIM Ahmedabad. After working with some of the world’s leading organizations, Shantanu decided that he wanted to become an entrepreneur. Through Bombay Shaving Company, Shantanu created a direct-to-consumer brand that is known for its focus on quality, trust, and experience, and the company has scaled up as one of the most recognizable new-age consumer brands in India.

Apart from being an entrepreneurship guru, Shantanu has turned out to be an important voice in public discourse on work culture, leadership, ambitions, the startup experience, or overall professional development. His no-holds-barred insights on hustle culture, failure, layoffs, or being a leader have generated many discussions in the Indian business community. He has many followers for his capacity to articulate the feelings related to entrepreneurship in today’s rapidly changing world.

Shantanu is also an author of a bestseller “The Everyday Hero" that deals with ambition, resilience, and entrepreneurial success. Shantanu as a  motivational speaker combines his entrepreneurial experiences and insights, so his speech can easily resonate at an entrepreneurial and business level, as well as at a young audience level.

Organizations and startups; and forums related to leadership engage Shantanu Deshpande for keynote addresses and panel talks on topics like entrepreneurship, leadership, and working culture.