From migrant to multi-award winner: the secrets to success with Sunita Kumar

Season #1 Episode #54

Want to know the secrets behind one of the most successful minds in the hospitality business? In this episode of The Happiness Hive, Catherine chats to Sunita Kumar about what it was like growing up and moving across her home country of India, to migrating to Australia and pursuing a lifelong dream.

As the owner of a multi-award-winning Canberra-based hospitality business, Daana, Sunita Kumar has honed strategic thinking, leadership, and problem-solving skills. She has transformed her business from a small food popup in 2015 into Australia's Best Indian Restaurant in 2022 awarded by the Restaurant & Catering Association of Australia.

In this episode you'll also hear:

- how Sunita's early aspirations to be a chef cultivated in a lifelong dream being achieved here in Australia
- what Sunita learnt from being highly accomplished in the corporate world
- how the culture shock in communication styles shaped Sunita's leadership talent
- why Sunita believes in the power of the universe
- the turning point of her pop-up food shop... and so much more!

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Connect with Sunita Kumar here:

LinkedIn - @sunitakumar1
www.daana.com.au

This podcast is produced by Nikki Voxx from Quintessential Being