Sonia Golani
Sonia Golani has a BA (Hons.) in History from Lady Shri Ram College and a Masters degree from the University of Delhi. An entrepreneur, she manages her firm, Management Consultants Group which specializes in recruitment of MBAs, CAs and other qualified professionals for Banking, Financial Services, Insurance and FMCG sectors.
Sonia had the distinction of securing second rank in Rajasthan State in class X Board examination. She completed ISC from Maharani Gayatri Devi Girl’s School, Jaipur and was the school topper. While in college at Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi, she was elected as Treasurer, Students’ Union.
Sonia likes to tell enlivening and inspiring stories from within our milieu and has written 4 non-fiction books which are bestsellers, each on a theme of contemporary significance elucidated through stories of India’s super achievers from diverse domains.
Equipped with a fulfilling career of more than a decade as an entrepreneur in recruitment consulting, Sonia felt there was a paucity of books written in Indian context. She set out to bridge this gap by writing a book on women business leaders in India, the first of its kind. The book is titled Corporate Divas and was published by Penguin to much acclaim in October 2011. Corporate Divas brings forth the stories of 18 women business leaders and offers inspiring insights into what motivates and sustains them. It’s a useful resource for ambitious young professionals, especially women, aspiring for success in the corporate world. It explores what it takes for women to achieve pinnacle of success in their career.
Sonia’s second book My Life, My Rules was published in February 2013 by Amazon-Westland and soon after it was featured in Nielsen’s Bestsellers list. My Life, My Rules endeavours to challenge the idea of degrees & conventional careers as a measure of success and happiness in our society. All the individuals who have been covered in the book have had conventional success but they were missing happiness. That happiness came from doing the work they liked. ‘To do what you like is freedom. To like what you do is happiness’ can be said to be the tagline of the book. This book is an attempt at broadening the way our society thinks. By writing about people who have taken such calls in life, she has showcased their struggles, thought process and success stories which may inspire others who also want to follow such path.
Sonia’s third book, also published by Amazon-Westland, titled Decoding Bollywood is a tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema. Through 15 riveting stories of Bollywood’s masterclass directors, Sonia demystifies the world of Bollywood.
Sonia’s 4th & the latest book, What After Money And Fame, published by Penguin covers 12 distinguished Indians who have achieved dizzying heights of success. Foreword to this book is written by Kumar Mangalam Birla. Through a series of in-depth conversations with them, she has attempted to explore what lies beyond material triumph for them; what is the measure of a life well-lived? What After Money And Fame earned glowing accolades from some of the leading people of our country like Adi Godrej, Amitabh Bachchan, Ashutosh Gowariker, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Naina Lal Kidwai, etc.
When not reading, writing or managing the business, Sonia loves the outdoors, music and golf.
Sonia had the distinction of securing second rank in Rajasthan State in class X Board examination. She completed ISC from Maharani Gayatri Devi Girl’s School, Jaipur and was the school topper. While in college at Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi, she was elected as Treasurer, Students’ Union.
Sonia likes to tell enlivening and inspiring stories from within our milieu and has written 4 non-fiction books which are bestsellers, each on a theme of contemporary significance elucidated through stories of India’s super achievers from diverse domains.
Equipped with a fulfilling career of more than a decade as an entrepreneur in recruitment consulting, Sonia felt there was a paucity of books written in Indian context. She set out to bridge this gap by writing a book on women business leaders in India, the first of its kind. The book is titled Corporate Divas and was published by Penguin to much acclaim in October 2011. Corporate Divas brings forth the stories of 18 women business leaders and offers inspiring insights into what motivates and sustains them. It’s a useful resource for ambitious young professionals, especially women, aspiring for success in the corporate world. It explores what it takes for women to achieve pinnacle of success in their career.
Sonia’s second book My Life, My Rules was published in February 2013 by Amazon-Westland and soon after it was featured in Nielsen’s Bestsellers list. My Life, My Rules endeavours to challenge the idea of degrees & conventional careers as a measure of success and happiness in our society. All the individuals who have been covered in the book have had conventional success but they were missing happiness. That happiness came from doing the work they liked. ‘To do what you like is freedom. To like what you do is happiness’ can be said to be the tagline of the book. This book is an attempt at broadening the way our society thinks. By writing about people who have taken such calls in life, she has showcased their struggles, thought process and success stories which may inspire others who also want to follow such path.
Sonia’s third book, also published by Amazon-Westland, titled Decoding Bollywood is a tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema. Through 15 riveting stories of Bollywood’s masterclass directors, Sonia demystifies the world of Bollywood.
Sonia’s 4th & the latest book, What After Money And Fame, published by Penguin covers 12 distinguished Indians who have achieved dizzying heights of success. Foreword to this book is written by Kumar Mangalam Birla. Through a series of in-depth conversations with them, she has attempted to explore what lies beyond material triumph for them; what is the measure of a life well-lived? What After Money And Fame earned glowing accolades from some of the leading people of our country like Adi Godrej, Amitabh Bachchan, Ashutosh Gowariker, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Naina Lal Kidwai, etc.
When not reading, writing or managing the business, Sonia loves the outdoors, music and golf.
