Creating A World of Possibilities
for Children with Special Needs
#WingsToFly
I'm Kavitha
Founder & Managing Director
Kavitha George is an evangelist for impactful social change, with over fifteen years of leadership experience in diverse sectors.
As the Founder and Managing Director of Communicare Education, her mission focuses on promoting inclusive education, expanding Communicare to touch the lives of children with special needs, their parents and raising awareness about early diagnosis and intervention.
Kavitha champions alternative therapies such as music, dance, art, somatic, aquatic, and play therapy, organizing workshops and camps for children with special needs and their neurotypical peers.
In her previous role as Vice President at Hyson Restaurants Pvt Ltd (KFC franchisee), Kavitha was the first woman manager to establish and oversee operations in Chennai, expanding the business from three to seven restaurants in two years. She also developed training programs for a team of 170 employees and introduced the concept of ‘branded service’ to enhance customer experience.
Earlier, she worked at Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training, where she streamlined operations nationwide as a Business Training and Center Manager.
Kavitha holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai and is a certified Personal Counsellor, School Counsellor, and Adolescent Counsellor.
Her extensive certifications include a Diploma in Learning Disorder Management, Child Psychology from Singapore, and various specialized training in autism and movement therapy.
Passionate about dance, she is trained in Bharatanatyam, Mohiniattam, Latin American and Indian folk dance.
She is an avid fitness enthusiast and movement therapy practitioner.
In her avatar as Vice President at Hyson Restaurant Pvt Ltd. (Franchisee Partners of Yum International for KFC), Kavitha was the first woman manager to set up and lead the overall operations, sales and manage P&L for Yum! ground up in Chennai.
Here, she developed and implemented in-house training programs for the team of 170 employees and expanded the business from the existing three restaurants to seven restaurants in two years. She aso Initiated and implemented the concept of ‘branded service’ to optimize customer experience at KFC restaurants.
Prior to this, Kavitha worked with Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training both as Business Training manager and centre manager.
In her role, she streamlined operations and processes across their centers all over the country.
Kavitha has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai and is also a certified Personal Counsellor (Based on Robert Carkhuff Model of Counseling) and also a certified School Counselor and Adolescent Counselor.
She has numerous certifications which include Diploma in Learning Disorder Management and Child Psychology (College of Allied Educators, Singapore), Certification in HANDLE Introductory Courses, Level 1 & 2 conducted by Compassionate Therapy & Training Centre (Australia) conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Certificate for participating in the Glen Doman One week Intensive Training Program for Parents conducted by IAHP in Delhi (What To Do program for a Brain Injured Child),Certification in Adapted Yoga (Spiral Praxis, Toronto),Certification Course on Autism and Certification in Autism Movement Therapy, Level II
Kavitha is passionate about dance and has formal training in Bharatanatyam and Mohiniattam styles of classical dancing, Latin American dance and Indian folk. She lives in Mumbai with her husband and three children.
I'm Joji
Co-Founder and Head of Strategy
Joji is a seasoned business leader with over 15 years of experience in media, broadcasting, sports, brand management, entertainment, digital and live events, globally.
He has worked with companies like MTV Asia, Astro, Yahoo!, Percept Sports & Entertainment, Sony Music, UBM (Informa Markets) and WWE India, before being a consultant to leading media entities in developing new revenue models.
As head of WWE India, he fast tracked the growth of WWE in the Indian subcontinent through live events, television shows, digital and social media, WWE Network and consumer products business to make WWE the preferred choice of sports entertainment for Indian youth.
As Managing Director of UBM India, Joji was responsible for building a powerful business intelligent B2B events and digital company, comprising of exhibitions, conferences, business intelligence, digital media and publications. Prior to this, he was Chief Executive Officer of Percept Sports and Entertainment, India’s leading Sports and Entertainment Company. He led the programme and management of the Indian International Film Festival, in association with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. Joji was the Executive Vice President at the Global Brand Forum, a global strategic advisory, specializing in positioning and profiling countries, governments and corporations using brands as a powerful tool for organizational transformation.
I'm Anish
Co-Founder
He has contributed to Industry Development through his past involvement with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), where he was a member of the National Renewable Energy Council, the Maharashtra State MSME Council, and the CII State Council of Maharashtra. He has also served on the Governing Council of the Industry Affiliate Program at the National Centre for Photovoltaic Research & Education (NCPRE) at IIT Bombay.
He is one of the founding members of YPO Mumbai Connect, a Chapter of the global Young Presidents’ Organization, an International Network of Chief Executives, Entrepreneurs, and Business Leaders. He is the Founder Director and Past Chairman of the United States Importers Council (USIIC).
Anish holds an MBA from the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB), a B.Tech from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum, and is a graduate of the prestigious Owner President Program at Harvard Business School. He is also a Certified Independent Director from the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs. He is also a member of MENSA, the high IQ Society representing the top two percent of the population globally.
Outside of Work, Anish is passionate about all things tech and sport. He’s an avid gamer – whether its board games or video games – and loves to travel, read, and play racquet games.
The mission of Communicare Foundation is to creatively open the doors of minds of children with special needs all over the world, by providing best global practices in the field of education, so that they reach their fullest potential and are ready to be included in society, without any discrimination.
As an organization we will be caring in our relationships, progressive in our outlook, respectful in our interactions, empowering in providing the best services to children and caregivers, dynamic in our approach and bold in our dreams for the child.
I'm Joji
Co - Founder
Joji is a business leader with over 25 years of experience in Media & Entertainment, Broadcasting, Sports, Brand management, Digital and Live Events, globally.
He has worked at senior leadership positions with companies like Sony Music , MTV Asia in Singapore, Astro Multimedia based in Malaysia and Yahoo! Asia. He has been CEO of Percept Sports & Entertainment, Managing Director of UBM (currently called Informa Markets) and Country Head of World Wrestling Entertainment India.
Joji graduated with a distinction in economics. He is a Fellow of Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania and has an ADP (accelerated development program) from the University of Chicago- Booth School of Business.
