Devanshi Padsala

About

Hi, I’m Devanshi.

Designer, builder, and the person who hears “I have an idea” and starts mentally designing the website.

My sister keeps reminding me that some things can stay hobbies. I’m working on it.

There have been a few address changes.

  1. IndiaBorn here
  2. DallasGrew up here
  3. ChicagoA new chapter
  4. AustinThe first stay
  5. VirginiaA little detour
  6. AustinHome again

A few cafés, farmers markets, and new friends along the way.

Away from the desk.

A few things I make time for when I close the laptop.

A little more, if you’re curious.

Making things runs in the family.

Growing up around my dad’s printing press meant watching ideas become things you could actually hold.

Years later, after a master’s in tech and a layoff, that interest became Gulabi Mango. Websites came first. Branding, packaging, and a growing team followed.

Empowering women.

Growing up with gender inequality made me care deeply about women having the space and support to build something of their own.

That’s a big part of what Gulabi Mango means to me. A lot of the founders we work with are South Asian women, and helping them turn their ideas into businesses feels personal. As I build my own business, I want to help other women build theirs.

Everyone should get a say.

One thing about being Gen Z and running a business: I have opinions about how work should work.

People deserve time to have a life, explore their own interests, and make things they’re excited about. That time matters. It also gives us more to bring back to our work.

That’s the kind of team I want to build. A place where someone can say, “I’d love to try this,” and we actually listen. Where having a different idea is welcome, including when it’s different from mine.

My journey

  1. 2021

    After my master’s in Information Technology and Systems at UT Dallas and internships at McAfee and startups, the plan was to keep working in tech.

  2. 2022

    A layoff changed those plans. Gulabi Mango began with designing and building websites.

  3. 2023

    Branding became part of our services. I started going to events to meet people.

  4. 2024

    Social media contractors joined us, alongside small photoshoots and early explorations in packaging.

  5. 2025

    Four full-time hires, photoshoots almost every month, and new systems for working as a team and with clients.

  6. 2026

    The team grew to seven and added email marketing. Gulabi Mango Paper Co. and Hurry Printing, including its AI design tool, began taking shape.