Talks OOH

CK Kumaravel, Co-founder & CMD of Naturals Salon & Spa, to deliver keynote address at South India Talks OOH 2025

The third edition of South India Talks OOH, to be held on 30th April 2025 at the Chennai Hilton Hotel under the overarching theme of ‘Beyond Billboards: Re-imagining OOH’, will map evolving new OOH opportunities in the dynamic Southern market of India.

Published

April 23, 2025

M4G Bureau

CK Kumaravel, Co-founder & CMD, Naturals Salon & Spa, will be delivering the keynote address at the upcoming third edition of South India Talks OOH (SITOOH), to be held at Chennai Hilton Hotel on April 30, 2025.

Driven by an unshakable belief in empowerment and entrepreneurship,CK Kumaravel, has always believed in the dictum ’The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their own dreams’.

At SITOOH, Kumaravel will speak on the theme, ‘Lessons from my Entrepreneurial Journey: What I learnt about business success, failure & leadership’.

CK Kumaravel and his wife K Veena founded Naturals Salons in the year 2000 with a humble vision. By 2005, they ventured into franchising—a decision that turned their dream into an iconic success story. Today, Naturals is celebrated as India’s No. 1 salon chain with 800 salons across India and few outside (UAE, Srilanka, Singapore) and over 500 financially independent women entrepreneurs, and 15,000+ direct jobs created.

CK Kumaravel and his wife have now set their sights on an ambitious mission of making Naturals the No. 1 salon chain in the world by 31st December 2029, empowering 1,000 women entrepreneurs, establishing 3,000 salons globally, and creating 50,000 jobs in the beauty and wellness sector.

CK Kumaravel’s contributions to the retail and franchise industries have earned him several accolades, including ‘ClI Emerging Entrepreneur of the year 2015’, ’Business Star Award’ by Nanayam Vikatan- 2016, ‘Franchise Entrepreneur of the year 2020’ by Dhanam business magazine, among others. He is also a regular speaker at renowned forums on entrepreneurship, innovation, and women empowerment.

The third edition of South India Talks OOH, organised by Media4Growth, will drive discussions around the theme, ‘Beyond Billboards: Re-imagining OOH’.

The conference will facilitate industry stakeholders to explore promising new opportunities that go beyond traditional OOH formats, address regulatory challenges and tap the potential of a strategically important consumer market.