Sowmya Pelluru
Founder & CEO @ manakii
Sowmya Pelluru is the Founder of manakii, a social and sustainably conscious women's underwear company on a mission to do good. manakii is built off the simple idea that women's time and purchasing power can now be used to uplift themselves and other women.
Their buy one, donate one model allows the dignity of clean products to empower women all women, so women can focus on contributing to the world. It's a lesser-known fact that women's underwear is one of the most needed and least donated products in shelters, making it vital to provide through the company's purpose in supporting all women.
Outside of being an entrepreneur, Sowmya works on Wayfair North America's brand marketing team helping brainstorm, plan, launch, and report on the numerous campaigns every year. Prior to Wayfair, Sowmya worked with southern retail giant Belk in their rotational program where she did a deep dive in buying, product development and inventory planning. Sowmya is currently finishing up her master’s in design management and communications at Georgetown University and will be graduating Fall of 2020.