In his own words — and the world's
Talks, TV interviews, press features and the awards that recognise three decades of skilling India.
Talks & interviews
A selection of Mahesh's talks, keynotes and television interviews.
The future of skilling in India
Keynote · The future of skilling in India
Building Speakwell through crisis
Television interview
Why drones are India's next big opportunity
Talk · Drones & India's next opportunity
Press & features
English Sikhega India: how Speakwell skills India's youth for jobs
YourStory's feature on Speakwell — the journey, the mission, and Mahesh Joshi on building one of India's largest spoken-English networks.
Read article → CrunchbaseMahesh Joshi — Founder & Director, Speakwell Enterprises
Verified founder profile covering his role and ventures across India's skilling ecosystem.
View profile → Gray Matters CapitalSpeakwell — an impact-investor portfolio company
Speakwell is backed by US impact investor Gray Matters Capital, recognising its role in skilling and employability.
See portfolio → TracxnSpeakwell — funding, investors & profile
Independent startup-intelligence profile: Series-A backing from Mumbai Angels & Gray Matters Capital, NSDC partner status, 70+ skilling centres.
View profile → SpeakwellThe Speakwell story & founding team
Official company history — how Mahesh Joshi built one of India's largest spoken-English skilling networks.
Read more →Featured across leading Mumbai newspapers and Marathi television channels.
Awards & honours
Honoured for three decades of skill development and women's empowerment across India.
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Moments & milestones
A guest who delivers stories and substance
35 years of building India's skilling story — told with candour, data and the odd Mumbai street-smart one-liner. Audiences from age 15 to 70 walk away inspired and informed.
Host-ready bio (60 seconds)
Mahesh Anant Joshi is a first-generation education entrepreneur who has trained 4,00,000+ Indians over 35 years. He founded Speakwell — one of India's largest spoken-English networks — built S-Tek IT and Speakwell Overseas, founded the ADTA drone academy, pioneered the Mompreneur women's movement, and — aligned with Skill India — works to empower entrepreneurs across Maharashtra as Chairman of the Education Division (Shiv Sena). From the dot-com crash to COVID, his story is one of reinvention and impact.
Speaking topics
Skilling India · spotting the next big skill · the drone economy.
Founder's journey
Building & scaling through two downturns; franchise growth.
Social impact
Women & Mompreneurs · English-for-jobs · inclusive education.
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