A year ago, Jarvis Gracias and Clinton Paul quit their corporate jobs in Mumbai to launch a sneaker care brand. They were close to completing a year of business when the Coronavirus pandemic crashed the party. The outbreak challenged the continuity of many businesses and their fledgling venture was among them. "One of the things that the last year has taught us is to adapt and improvise," says Gracias. In order to keep operations running, they pivoted to making face masks. "Suddenly, we went from creating sneaker protector sprays to non-medical face masks. But, we didn't want it to be just another product." Research, they say, has led to the creation of the two-in-one face mask called Fab Shield that claims to protect the entire face.

Clinton Paul and Jarvis Gracias