ISANO - Key Persons


Andrea Occipinti

Job Titles:
  • Italy Country Manager, Illuminate

Belal Breaga Bakht - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Founder
Chief Biscuit Buyer and kind of runs things. Entrepreneur and Creative Director with over 35 years experience in hospitality, film, security, design, management consultancy and building startups in the UK, US, HK and India.

Bhoomi Joshi

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, MyFriendsFlat
An art enthusiast who admires nature and its beauty, Bhoomi is an explorer and achiever who loves to climb mountains of life and literally enjoys climbing mountains too. Our youngest member of the MyFriendsFlat Team, she has an attention to detail and that's what also makes her a great artist.

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Elysia Pinto

Job Titles:
  • Legal & Business Operations
Driven, multi-talented and free-spirited, Elysia isn't just a Legal Eagle, she's an Albatross, and she soars. In her role of providing oversight of ISANO's legal obligations, she ensures that we deliver operations safely and efficiently.

Farheen Nahvi

Farheen is our Paris-based young stalwart hailing from the publishing industry, and she handles our Illuminate Retreats vertical and digital content. You'll find her always always reading, creating, and planning out extensive adventures for herself and for our Luminees.

Giulia Pedrotti

Job Titles:
  • Resident Italian Yoga Luminary
Whether it's hatha, vinyasa, pranayama, yin, or restorative yoga; nutritional cooking, Tibetan sound healing, massage, kinesiology, naturopathy, or Quantic Business programs, our multi-skilled partner in Giula offers awesome holistic spiritual and physical therapy in Sicily and across Europe.

Himank Goyal

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, MyFriendsFlat & Codacane
Programmer, part-time engineer and a full-time dreamer, Himank's passion for technology drives him to help manage our MyFriendsFlat vertical and be our man-on-the-ground in Mumbai for Codacane.

Jeevana Sai

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, ISANO & HelpHuddle
With a background in forex-trading and risk management, Jeevana's multiple roles at ISANO encompass HelpHuddle, LifeJam, Conciergica - and more - which makes her our all round go-to-girl.

Joe Corbould - COO

Job Titles:
  • COO
With his exceptional research and coordination skills Joe makes sure all the dots connect so we can seamlessly deliver the best experience possible for Illuminate Retreats and MyFriendsFlat. Just don't ask for help when it's nappy time (kidding).

Kulwinder Kaur - CFO

Job Titles:
  • CFO
  • Chartered Certified Accountant
Looking after the numbers and and our LifeJam vertical is chartered certified accountant Kulwinder. With her boundless energy, you'd never think she had over 25 years of experience. She also provides board support and FD services to our UK-based SME clients.

Meriem Bendahmane

Job Titles:
  • Resident Morocco Yoga Luminary
Savasana Yoga teacher, Certified Marma and Thai yoga massage therapist Meriem has a passion for mindfulness, breathwork, and exploring ways to heal the body and mind. And as our Country Manager in Morocco, she's there to ensure everyone's ride is as smooth as possible.

Mohit Sharma

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, Codacane & Belabreaga
With a background in IT and design, Mohit coordinates for our Belabreaga brand products. He loves a challenge, and indeed thrives on it. Something that's needed when dealing with manufacturing in China and India!

Rajashree Gangam

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, HelpHuddle & Conciergica
Determined and goal-oriented, Rajashree uses her creative flair to manage HelpHuddle operations, allowing us to help more people, something which she is very passionate about.

Tasneem Murtaza

Job Titles:
  • Graphic Designer
Tasneem brings her flair for design and love of fonts to the Illuminate universe of websites, social media and Luminee presentation decks.