The Wheeler Institute for Business and Development, in collaboration with the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital at LBS, invites you to a very special event taking place on Monday, September 15 at 18.30 at London Business School.
Join us for an evening with Sharan Pasricha, Founder & Co-CEO of Ennismore. Sharan will share insights from his remarkable journey—from his formative years at London Business School to building one of the world’s most innovative hospitality and lifestyle collectives. Under his leadership, Ennismore has expanded hotels globally, revitalised heritage destinations, and pioneered concepts in co-working, membership, and experiential venues. His approach blends entrepreneurship, creativity with a strong sense of purpose, redefining how spaces bring people together.
The conversation will be moderated by Rajesh Chandy, Professor of Marketing, Tony and Maureen Wheeler Chair in Entrepreneurship and Co-Academic Director of the Wheeler Institute at LBS.
This event is part of the Journeys series, which shines a spotlight on the personal and professional paths of exceptional individuals, from entrepreneurs to change-makers, offering our audiences a chance to learn from their experiences and be inspired by impact-driven careers.
Speakers
Sharan Pasricha is the Founder & Co-CEO of Ennismore, a global collective of entrepreneurial and founder-built brands with creativity & purpose at their heart. Pasricha founded Ennismore in 2011, and under his leadership, it saw exponential growth, including the global expansion of The Hoxton, a global series of open-house hotels; the reinvention of the iconic Gleneagles, the glorious playground in Scotland’s The Ochil Hills and Gleneagles Townhouse hotel and members’ club in Edinburgh, and the creation of Working From, a shared community workspace. Sharan founded Maison Estelle, the private members club in Mayfair, London, and Estelle Manor, the country club and hotel in Oxfordshire. During this time, Ennismore was included in Fast Company’s World Most Innovative Companies in 2020 and 2021 and the Financial Times’ Future 100.
In 2021, Sharan and Accor entered a joint venture, creating the world’s fastest-growing lifestyle and leisure hospitality company. Today, Ennismore brings together an unrivalled lifestyle collective of 13 brands rooted in culture and community, including 25hours, Hyde, Mama Shelter, Mondrian, and SLS; Immersive Resorts creating havens for escapism and entertainment with Our Habitas and Rixos; and a collection of Iconic Luxury Venues pioneering the art of exclusive culinary destinations with Rikas and Paris Society.
Sharan has been included in Conde Nast Traveller’s ‘50 People Changing The Way We Travel’ and The Caterer’s Top 100 Most Powerful People in Hospitality. He was also awarded the Alumni GOLD (Graduate of the Last Decade) by his alma mater, London Business School, in 2018 – where he obtained his MBA, and The Cateys 2024 International Outstanding Achievement Award. Sharan was awarded an MBE in The Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2022.
Rajesh Chandy is Professor of Marketing and the Tony and Maureen Wheeler Chair in Entrepreneurship at London Business School, where he is also the Co-Academic Director of the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development. Rajesh’s current research lies at the intersection of business and development. His recent projects have covered the impact of business skills among micro-entrepreneurs in South Africa, novel financing approaches in Ghana, property rights in slums in Egypt, innovation among farmers in India, highways and private education expenditures in India, and using big data for development outcomes.
Rajesh is a member of the advisory board of the Journal of Marketing and a Co-Editor of the journal’s special issue on “Better Marketing for a Better World”. He is also co-editor of the Management Science special issue on “Business and Climate Change,” and previously served as an Area Editor for the Entrepreneurship and Innovation area at Management Science. His research and publications have received several awards, including the Mahajan Award for Lifetime Contributions to Marketing Strategy Research.