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Frido challenges comfort norms Women’s right to live on their terms
MUMBAI: This Women’s Day, Frido is challenging the traditional notion of comfort with its bold campaign, ‘Her Terms and Comfort’. Designed to encourage women to prioritise themselves unapologetically, the campaign highlights the right to live without compromise, both at home and in public spaces.
Frido’s exclusive comfort edition packaging for the occasion has turned into a platform for self-expression. Each package features a dedicated space where women can write what freedom means to them, with a pen included to bring their thoughts to life. Women from all walks of life, including students, professionals, and senior citizens, shared their reflections in a variety of languages including Hindi, Marathi, and English.
For many, freedom was embodied in diverse ways—from running and feeling the wind on their face, to dancing without inhibition, reading in peace, or enjoying the solitude of solo travel. The messages spoke to a deeper truth: comfort is not just physical, but about living unapologetically and on one’s own terms.
The campaign extends beyond product packaging, with on-ground activations in Pune, Mumbai, and Delhi. Interactive boards in libraries, cafes, and hostels allowed women to share their thoughts in everyday spaces. The conversation continues online through the hashtag Hertermsandcomfort, where women including influencers, entrepreneurs, and changemakers share their personal stories and views on what freedom and comfort mean to them.
Frido co-founder & CEO Ganesh Sonawane stated, “Women lead with strength and resilience in all areas of life. Her Terms and Comfort is about celebrating their right to choose comfort for themselves. It’s not a luxury; it’s a necessity.”
Co-founder & COO Arif Khan stated, “At Frido, we design products that ease everyday movement. But true comfort goes beyond physical relief it’s about choice, confidence, and the freedom to live without compromise. This Women’s Day, we’re not just offering products; we’re sparking a conversation that we hope inspires lasting change.”
Frido’s campaign is more than just a product promotion it’s a statement. It reminds women that comfort is a right, not a privilege, and encourages them to live and express themselves freely, without compromise.
Brands
Beep App launches Gen-Z career platform, clocks 30,000 plus placements
Pune startup turns scrolling into career action with learn-explore-earn model
PUNE: Beep App has rolled out its newly positioned career-focused app aimed at Gen-Z users, as it looks to bridge what it calls a growing gap between exposure and employability among young Indians.
Formerly known as EventBeep, the platform is built around a simple but timely idea: turning everyday scrolling into meaningful career action. The app targets students and early professionals, offering a unified space to explore career options, learn relevant skills and access internships and job opportunities.
At a time when short-form content dominates screen time, Beep is attempting to flip the script by embedding structured, career-oriented insights within a familiar scroll-based interface. The idea is not to disrupt user behaviour, but to redirect it.
The platform spans a wide range of fields, including artificial intelligence, product management, design and data analytics. It provides users with insights into role expectations, required skills and step-by-step career pathways, supported by inputs from industry practitioners.
At the heart of the offering is a “learn, explore, earn” model that integrates discovery, skill-building and hiring into one ecosystem. The company says this closed-loop approach is already gaining traction, with over 30,000 placements facilitated so far.
“Gen-Z does not lack ambition; what they often lack is structured direction,” said Beep App founder and CEO Saurabh Mangrulkar. “The Beep App is designed to organise that exposure into actionable pathways so users can move from intent to execution with greater confidence.”
The launch comes amid a broader shift in India’s job market towards skills-first hiring, where practical experience and demonstrable capabilities are increasingly valued alongside academic qualifications.
Founded in 2021, Beep App has grown steadily within the student ecosystem, connecting over 6.5 million users with opportunities across more than 1,500 colleges and 7,800 hiring companies.
Looking ahead, the company plans to deepen its content across emerging sectors, expand its hiring network and build more personalised career pathways tailored to user behaviour.
As Gen-Z continues to navigate a complex and fast-evolving job market, platforms that can turn curiosity into clarity may well shape the next wave of career discovery.
