The founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Dipali Goenka of Welspun Living on their business partnership, tiding over tough times, grouse against the hybrid model and learnings over the years
American businesswoman and culinary icon Martha Stewart was in India recently to take a tour of Welspun’s manufacturing facility in Gujarat’s Anjar. The Indian home textiles company has been producing Martha Stewart Living-branded products for beds and baths since 2019.
Popularly known as the queen of the domestic arts, 82-year-old Stewart is the founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, a media organisation that she built from scratch. Her 70-year-old career history includes being a model, institutional stockbroker, starting her empire through a catering business, publishing 99 successful cookbooks, and more. Stewart caught up with Forbes India for a candid chat, along with Dipali Goenka, CEO and managing director of Welspun Living, to talk about branching out manufacturing away from China, takeaways from the tough times [when she was convicted on felony charges], her take on the hybrid work model, and more. Edited excerpts: