Miki Agrawal (born January 26, 1979) is a half-Japanese, half-Indian entrepreneur, author, former investment banker, soccer player and film producer, and current owner and founder of the pizza venue Slice Perfect in the West Village, New York City and THINX, an undergarment company. Career Born and raised in Montreal to an Indian father and Japanese mother, Agrawal went on to attend and graduate from Cornell University where she played Division 1 soccer and was named All-League and one of the “Top 30 Most Influential People at Cornell” out of 18,000 students. After tearing both ACLs on two separate occasions she decided to end her sports career and become a freelance television and film producer. Television and film producer She went on to work her way up in TV production and helped produce national commercials and music videos for clients such as Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Lenny Kravitz, P. Diddy, Mary J. Blige, Seal, Victoria’s Secret and Helen Hunt. Slice Perfect offers customers whole wheat, gluten free, soy cheese and rice cheese pizzas. With Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh, she opened an outlet of Slice Perfect in Las Vegas, Nevada. She has starred in Food Network’s Recipe for Success and ABC’s reality TV show One Ocean View. She has also been featured in The New York Times, New York Magazine, Time Out NY, The Las Vegas Sun, PMQ Magazine, Daily Candy, ABC, CBS, NBC, The Food Network, The Cooking Channel and Fox Business. Personal life Miki Agrawal’s twin sister is Radha Agrawal, founder and owner of Super Sprowtz, a children’s education and entertainment media company. Both attended and graduated from Cornell University, and together with their friend Antonia S. Dunbar have founded a sustainable, leak and stain-resistant underwear line, THINX.<ref name="apbspeakers" /> The two are also partner owners of Slice Perfect.
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