The Leaders Behind BRICS+ Breakout Brands

Proven operators. Clear vision. Market dominance in regions you're not tracking.

15 founders
Global South founders

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Search Founder Resilience Profiles from Russia, China, India, and ASEAN markets. Each one: proven revenue, category expertise, international ambition. Filter by market, generation, and sector to find leaders others overlook.

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Every Founder Resilience Profile documents a verified personal transformation—conviction tested under pressure, crisis navigated, breakthrough earned. Founders without this story remain in our database but don't receive profiles.

15 founders
Khulan Davaadorj
11+ YEARS

Khulan Davaadorj

Founder & CEO

Lhamour Ulaanbaatar
🏆 KEY ACHIEVEMENT
Built Mongolia's first organic skincare brand from kitchen to 50 employees and 10+ countries, pioneering zero-waste beauty

Columbia scholar built Mongolia's first organic skincare brand from eczema crisis, surviving theft and floods to reach 10+ countries

sustainable business development organic cosmetic formulation social entrepreneurship renewable energy policy cross-cultural leadership zero-waste retail innovation
Vineeta Singh
9+ YEARS

Vineeta Singh

Co-founder & CEO

SUGAR Cosmetics Mumbai
🏆 KEY ACHIEVEMENT
Unicorn status achievement in record time

Rejected ₹1 crore after two failures. Third startup reached $500M. Solved what L'Oréal overlooked: makeup for India's diverse skin tones.

digital marketing D2C strategy beauty industry omnichannel retail
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu
19+ YEARS

Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu

Founder & Managing Director

SoleRebels Addis Ababa
🏆 KEY ACHIEVEMENT
First African footwear brand with global retail presence

$6,000 on grandmother's land. 100,000 jobs created. Ethiopia's first global fashion brand. Artisan production as competitive moat.

sustainable manufacturing fair trade artisanal production social enterprise
Andrey Artemov
13+ YEARS

Andrey Artemov

Founder & Creative Director

Walk of Shame Moscow
🏆 KEY ACHIEVEMENT
International fashion brand surviving sanctions

Fashion editor turned founder. Dinner party joke became Harvey Nichols success. Authentic Russian storytelling that sanctions couldn't silence.

fashion design brand strategy cultural storytelling international fashion

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