Beyond Nuts & Bolts: The Journey of Preeti Tripathi
A story of resilience, discipline, and balance, from the elevator industry to the judo arena.
Brief Snapshot
Preeti Tripathi, Manager – EI Sales at Schindler India, exemplifies resilience and versatility. From experimenting across back office, sales, product, and service maintenance to becoming a two-time Commonwealth Judo Champion and National Referee, she has broken barriers with discipline and determination. Today, she inspires colleagues and her daughter, proving that success extends far beyond work.
Preeti Tripathi’s journey is a story of resilience, balance, and quiet defiance of convention. With a background in commerce and finance, she stepped into the highly technical elevator industry, a space rarely chosen by non-engineers. What defines her journey is not just entry into the industry, but her constant willingness to evolve within it.
She began in 2010 as an EI Back Office Executive, building a strong foundation in operations before moving into customer-facing roles as Account Executive and later Account Manager. What followed was not a linear climb, but a deliberate exploration. From estimation to product to service functions, each transition added depth to her understanding of the business.
From Assistant Manager, Estimation, to Area Manager, Mumbai & Thane/KDMC, and later Business Development Manager – NI Sales, South Delhi, she consistently stepped into unfamiliar territory. Today, as Manager – EI Sales, backed by her experience as Service Commercial Manager, she brings a rare, full-spectrum view of the business, one that cuts across sales, product, and service.
Yet, her professional journey is only one part of the story. Her discipline reveals itself most clearly outside the workplace. Starting her days early, she committed herself to judo, balancing rigorous training with a demanding career and motherhood. In 2018 and 2019, she achieved what very few manage, winning the Commonwealth Judo Championship twice while being a full-time professional and raising a young daughter.
Today, her journey in the sport continues with equal intensity. As a National Judo Referee, and now working towards becoming an International Referee, she demonstrates that excellence is not a milestone, but a continuous process of showing up, learning, and pushing forward.
At home, that same spirit is quietly taking root in the next generation. Her daughter has already begun her own journey, training in swimming and mallakhamb, and winning medals at a young age. It adds another layer to Preeti’s story, one where she is not only breaking barriers herself, but shaping a mindset that will carry forward.
Preeti’s journey stands as a reminder that success does not have to be singular. It can exist across roles, across passions, and across generations. It asks a simple question to every working professional, what if you did not have to choose between responsibility and passion, and instead chose to pursue both with equal conviction.