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DoIt Talent Ventures appoints Priya Goradia Shah as business head
MUMBAI: DoIt Talent Ventures, a talent management firm, has appointed Priya Goradia Shah as the business head for entertainment and culinary. Led by Darshana Bhalla and Radha Kapoor Khanna, the company marked its entry into the Indian market in April this year.
Shah exclusively told Indiantelevision.com, “Twelve years of spearheading the brand endorsements at MATES has been a very enriching experience for me. Excited to be a part DO IT Talent Ventures where I look forward to managing the entertainment and culinary verticals by bringing value to our talent roster and brands.”
After a one-year stint with PMG Sports, Shah moved to Mates, the entertainment unit of Madison communication in 2005. Having started as an assistant manager, she rose to the position of VP celebrity management and solutions during her 20-year tenure at the company.
Shah joins DoIt Talent Ventures with over 10 years of experience in the celebrity management and solutions business.
She holds a MBA degree in marketing from Narsee Monjee Institute of management studies (NMIMS).
Within a span of three months, DoIt Talent Ventures has already signed a number of personalities across films and TV like Farhan Akhtar, John Abraham, Lara Dutta, Kajal Aggarwal and Neeraj Pandey.
When it comes to sporting talent, the brand now works with Virender Sehwag, Mahesh Bhupathi, Geeta Phogat, Ashwini Ponnappa, Robin Singh, Viren Rasquinha and Aparna Popat.
Dharshana Bhalla is a former CEO of Mates, while Radha Kapoor Khanna is founder and executive director of DoIt creations.
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India’s employability gap persists despite strong hiring intent
Only 1 in 5 institutions achieve 76 to 100 per cent placements within six months of graduation.
MUMBAI: India’s young workforce is ready in numbers, but the real question is whether they are ready for work and senior leaders from industry, academia and policy gathered in Delhi to find practical answers. A closed-door roundtable hosted by Vaishali Nigam Sinha, co-founder of Renew, brought together key voices to discuss actionable solutions for bridging the persistent employability gap. The session highlighted that while job opportunities are expanding, the alignment between education and industry needs remains a critical challenge.
According to Teamlease EdTech’s Career Outlook Report HY1 2026, 73 per cent of employers plan to hire freshers in the first half of 2026, signalling steady recovery in entry-level hiring. However, employers are shifting focus from mere qualifications to demonstrable capability, placing greater value on internships, live projects and proof-of-work.
Teamlease Edtech, founder and CEO Shantanu Rooj emphasised the need for better alignment, “India’s employability challenge is no longer about access alone, but about alignment between education and work. Employers are increasingly relying on demonstrable capability such as internships, projects, and applied learning as indicators of readiness.”
Vaishali Nigam Sinha stressed the importance of execution over intent, “India has both the talent and the opportunity. What is needed now is alignment. We have to move from intent to execution by embedding employability into the system itself.”
Other prominent speakers included Dr Chenraj Roychand, Chancellor of Jain (Deemed-to-be) University, who called for universities to evolve from degree providers to ecosystem enablers, Prof M. Jagadesh Kumar, Chairman of the Board of Governors at IIM Calcutta, who highlighted the need for flexibility and multidisciplinary learning, and Dr T.N. Singh, Director of IIT Patna, who advocated deeper industry engagement through research and experiential learning.
The discussion also drew insights from the book Accelerating Impact. Enabling Dreams – Making India Employable by Shantanu Rooj and co-authors, which features contributions from leaders like Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Dr Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan and Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
During the event, Teamlease Edtech Foundation launched Project SEED, a national initiative aimed at bridging the education-employability gap for underserved youth. The project focuses on early intervention at the school level to guide students towards informed career choices and work-integrated pathways.
With only 16.67 per cent (1 in 5) of institutions achieving 76–100 per cent placements within six months of graduation, the conversation made one thing clear, India’s demographic dividend will deliver real value only when education and employability walk hand in hand. The gathering served as a timely reminder that the future of India’s workforce depends not just on creating more jobs, but on preparing young people far better to seize them.
