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'''Mini Menon''' is an Indian journalist, author, and co-founder of [https://www.peepultree.world/ Peepul Tree World]. She was also the co-founder and editor of Live History India (now [https://www.peepultree.world/livehistoryindia Peepul Tree Stories]).

Menon was formerly the Executive Editor of [[Bloomberg TV India]], where she was in charge of news and feature shows.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianwomanpower.com/2016/01/27/mini-menon/|title=Mini Menon|last=Mohan|first=Rohini|date=27 January 2016|website=Indian Woman Power|access-date=12 February 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216183721/http://indianwomanpower.com/2016/01/27/mini-menon/|archive-date=16 February 2016}}</ref> She has also reported on political, economic, and business news.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2015/07/bloomberg-tv-india-to-launch-deal-street-series/|title = Bloomberg TV India to Launch Deal Street Series|date = 16 July 2015|work = Best Media Info|access-date = 12 February 2016}}</ref> She has won awards for her work as a news anchor and journalist. In 2013, ''Impact'' magazine<ref>{{cite web |date=2013 |title=Impact Magazine |url=http://www.impactonnet.com/images/50women.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317035543/http://www.impactonnet.com/images/50women.pdf |archive-date=17 March 2015 |access-date=12 February 2016 |publisher=Colors Viacom 18}}</ref> named Menon of the 10 most influential women in Indian marketing, advertising, and media.

== Biography ==
Menon was born in [[Jammu]]. Her father was in the army, so her early years were spent across India as her father (the late Lt. Gen. P. E. Menon) was posted in different parts of the country.

Menon graduated from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St Stephen’s College, Delhi]], with a degree in History. She did her Masters in Communication Studies at the [[Savitribai Phule Pune University|University of Pune]]. In 1996, she won the [[Femina Miss India]] Asia Pacific title after her second year in college.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 May 2010 |title=Mini Menon-Profile |url=http://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/photoshow/7883149.cms?curpg=15 |access-date=12 February 2016 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> In 2001, she won the [[Chevening Scholarship|Chevening scholarship]] and went to study broadcast journalism in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.spencerstuart.com/sswebsite/pdf/lib/WLF2_web.pdf|title=SpencerStuart.com}}</ref>

=== Career ===
Menon is co-founder of [https://www.peepultree.world/ Peepul Tree World], an e-commerce company focused on Indian artisanal hand-crafted products for the home. Before that, she co-founded Live History India, a digital media company focusing on stories from Indian history (now [https://www.peepultree.world/livehistoryindia Peepul Tree Stories]).

Menon first started working at TVi and then moved on to Star TV Network.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} She was the news anchor for Goodlife on [[CNBC]] TV18 in 2004.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/09/29/stories/2004092901030100.htm|title = This Anchor's Firmly Rooted|date = 29 September 2004|work = [[The Hindu]]|access-date = 12 February 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

At [[Bloomberg TV India]], Menon presented popular series, "Inside India's Best Known Companies", where she interviewed India's leading businessmen and CEOs. She also led feature programming and was responsible for creating cutting-edge shows like "The Pitch" and "Assignment" and award-winning documentaries like "In Focus".

In 2013, Menon published ''Riding the Wave,'' a book on seven of India's leading businessmen. The book covers how these businessmen took advantage of the opening up of the Indian economy to build businesses and shape their industries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url = http://indiannerve.com/riding-the-wave-by-mini-menon-book-review-5935-13042/|title = 'Riding The Wave' – By Mini Menon {{!}} Book Review|last = Katdare|first = Ankita|date = 6 December 2013|work = Indian Nerve|access-date = 12 February 2016}}</ref>

In 2019 and 2020 Mini also edited the Quirky History series which was published by HarperCollins.

=== Awards and recognition ===
In 2008–2009, Menon was named ''Best Business News'' ''Anchor'' by the Indian Broadcast Federation. She also received the Zee Astitva Award for Journalism, the Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence as a Young Achiever, and the 1996 Miss India Asia Pacific.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Crown winners' Not-so-Glamorous careers |url=https://www.femina.in/beauty-pageants/miss-india/crown-winners-not-so-glamorous-careers/eventshow/39043759.cms |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=www.femina.in |language=en}}</ref>

=== Initiatives and associations ===
2012: invited to be a member of CII’s National Committee on Marketing; 2014: took over as the Regional Chairperson of CII's Indian Women Network, IWN.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.fnbnews.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=33840&sectionid=19|title = CII–BCG Report, 'Winning With Uncertainty' Released At CII Retail Meet|date = 13 June 2013|access-date = 12 February 2016|website = FnB News}}</ref>

In 2014, Menon joined the National Advisory Board of Enactus.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.enactusindia.org/national_advisory_board.html|title = National Advisory Board|access-date = 12 February 2016|website = Enactus|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160215130829/http://www.enactusindia.org/national_advisory_board.html|archive-date = 15 February 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref>

2022: Menon paired with Anish Williams to launch Peepultree.world, an e-commerce company focused on hand-crafted artisanal products from India.

==References==
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==External links==
* https://web.archive.org/web/20130503093104/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13333.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20140529155143/http://www.nasscom.in/sites/default/files/Speakers/Mini%20Menon-%20Final.pdf
* http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k4/cnbc_team.htm
* https://web.archive.org/web/20130916191617/http://harpercollins.co.in/author.asp?Author_Code=2454

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