Otara Gunewardene was recently invited by the Rwandan Government as an honorary guest to name a baby gorilla at the national Kwita Izina naming ceremony. Kwita Izina is a traditional naming ceremony in which new born baby Gorillas are named by conservation, business, sports, fashion and show biz icons from

Otara Gunewardene was recently interviewed on Stand by with Lahiru, on Hari TV. The interview focused on Otara’s career and her entrepreneurial journey, from selling clothes to raise funds for animal welfare, building one of the most successful fashion retail brands, to selling the company to devote her time to

Otara was recently invited to speak at the Sri Lanka Customs Toastmasters Event. The aim of the program was to encourage and inspire members of the Toastmasters Club. In this dynamic Q&A Otara shared her entrepreneurial journey, how she built the Odel brand and handled the challenges that came her

Otara recently formed a partnership with an innovative and talented team to explore more opportunities in expanding the Embark brand in Japan. This was followed by an Embark pop-up stall at the Sri Lanka Festival, Tokyo which aimed to spread the message of Sri Lanka’s Street Dogs. “When I started #Embark over