In this special episode, the tables turn as It’s Preeti Personal host Preeti interviews Krishana Agarwal, founder of Kasa Café & Kasa Connect, about her powerful journey from corporate burnout to entrepreneurship.
Krishana opens up about the emotional and practical realities of leaving a stable job, navigating loneliness, and learning to trust herself while building Kasa — a café and community hub in Fitzrovia, London, designed to bring together founders, creatives, and dreamers.
They discuss manifestation, representation, and the importance of creating spaces where people feel seen and supported. From almost selling the café to turning it into a thriving creative hub, this conversation explores what it really takes to build something meaningful from the ground up.
(00:00) Burnout & leaving corporate life
(00:33) Preeti introduces It’s Preeti Personal
(01:47) Shared experiences & South Asian representation
(02:20) Dreams of opening a café
(02:45) Krishana’s corporate path & Covid impact
(04:24) Manifestation & journaling her new vision
(06:13) Studying entrepreneurship at Imperial College
(07:58) Finding & transforming the Kasa Café location
(09:10) Family influence & early plans in India
(11:15) Barista training, licensing & renovations
(13:20) Team building & leadership lessons
(15:35) Gaining confidence as a solo founder
(17:04) The loneliness of entrepreneurship
(18:23) Early struggles & doubts post-launch
(20:31) Competition & emotional resilience
(22:58) Nearly selling the café
(24:34) Breakthrough: the event that changed everything
(25:15) Manifestation realised through Kasa events
(27:13) Community power & loyal customers
(28:27) Collaboration over competition
(29:43) Overcoming shyness & building confidence
(31:52) Creating Kasa Connect
(33:49) Growing the podcast into a platform
(34:10) Advice to her younger self
(36:14) Separating identity from business
(37:37) Building a home away from home
(38:03) Gratitude & closing thoughts