Jimmy Mistry and Ritika Kothari talk about scaling up a business, diversifying and finding inspiration in the design realm.

Jimmy Mistry is a Designer, Hotelier, Serial Entrepreneur, Adventurer, & Developer. He founded Della Group in 1991 with a core belief that anything he designs or creates should be unique, inspirational, path-breaking and should improve the lives of as many people as possible. Under the Della Group umbrella, he has launched 6 business verticals:Della Adventure, Della Resorts, DATA, Della Villas , Della by Jimmy Mistry and DellaTalks.For more than 2 decades he has been at the forefront of the Indian Design industry and has a reputation for unique designs.Jimmy has got himself instant recognition in the Indian Hospitality industry by conceptualizing, designing and operating India’s largest Adventure Park and ExperientialHospitality Resorts. He is acclaimed as a pioneer in Adventure parks in India, which has been selected as a case study for the prestigious New York Stern School of Business.Through the past 2 decades Jimmy has been awarded multiple prestigious awards from the design and business fraternity, such as the VMRD Retail design award and Young Achiever award by the Indo-American Society and was nominated for the Ernst & Young entrepreneur of the year award.