What does it take to build a ₹1,200 crore empire from a 1-bedroom home, no formal business training, and a handful of door-to-door sales? In Episode 70 of #DamaniTalks, we go behind the scenes of one of India’s most iconic personal care journeys with Manish Chhabra, Executive Chairman of HRIPL, makers of Super Vasmol, Streax & Streax Professional. At 19, Manish was pulled off a moving train with news of his father's passing. What followed was not just a son stepping into a family business, but a 30-year saga of reinvention, resilience, and radical brand building. From bunk-bed sales tours across the Northeast to launching Streax & & Streax Professional with a salon-first strategy and entering Paris Fashion Week, Manish reveals the unvarnished truths of building a legacy brand without chasing unicorn dreams. Highlights:The story behind Super Vasmol's iconic successWhy salon professionals, not supermarkets, made Streax a hitLessons on boardroom governance, private equity, and succession“Fail fast, fail cheap” – a founder’s true mantraThe power of family-run businesses done right Whether you're a startup founder, D2C brand builder, or legacy business leader, this is an episode that will change how you think about scale, control, and conviction. 🎧 Tune in for raw truths, rare advice, and a refreshingly grounded founder story. Chapters:00:00 – HRIPL: From family roots to leadership4:18 – Joining HRIPL: A family legacy11:08 – Sales journey: A turning point?17:20 – Cracking the northeast market26:25 – 2000s shift: what changed?30:49 – Balancing family and business35:04 – Vasmol’s marketing gamechanger39:49 – How Streax found its spark50:18 – Streax Professional: strategy or gamble?1:01:59 – IIM MDP: classroom to boardroom1:10:58 – When investors join the table1:20:55 – Do boards really add value?1:30:48 – Investor advice you’ll remember1:43:27 – Where’s HRIPL headed next?1:49:56 – Key lessons in 90 seconds1:55:19 – Rapid Fire: unfiltered answers More about our Guest, Manish ChhabraLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/manishkchhabra/?originalSubdomain=in Learn more about your host, Anirudh A. DamaniWebsite: https://www.showmedamani.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/showmedamani/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/showmedamani/X: https://x.com/showmedamaniWhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029ValxvDNChq6Rd5AbUQ3HSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7xtO07c4PfYHX6RhJ1IkA2