Sreelakshmi Suresh, born in 1998 is a web designer from Kozhikode, Kerala, India who had developed a website on her own at the tender age of 6.
That is not all. She became one of the world’s youngest CEOs for her own company named eDesign Technologies at the age of 10.
According to her father, Suresh Menon (lawyer, Calicut Bar Council) and mother Viju Suresh, she started using computers at the age of 3. She was designing by the age of 4 and had designed a website by 6. Sreelakshmi Suresh attends Presentation High Secondary School and designed her school’s website, which was inaugurated by Binoy Viswam, Forest Minister, Government of Kerala, on 15 January 2007. Her own startup, eDesign launched in 2009.
She is the recipient of many prestigious awards such as the Golden Web Award presented by The Association of American Webmasters and National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement instituted by the government of India.
She credits her success to her hardwork and passion for what she is doing.
“I don’t have any habit that brings to success. I spend time designing websites only because I love this. The experience I gained over the years might have given me the potential to move ahead,” she said.
While throwing light on her entrepreneurial journey, she said, “I get new challenges every day. Every project is different from one another. So I have to work hard to bring uniqueness in every project. This is indeed interesting and challenging at the same time. Above all, it helps learn new trends in technology.”
While talking about her future plans, she said, “It’s my dream and aim to make my company one of the leading in this sector and I want to be a part in the decisive factor of world IT sector.”
This girl has a valuable message to share with budding entrepreneurs – “if you are confident that you are competent and prepared to work hard, you can achieve anything”.