As I was not found qualified to study any other subject, I started studying business as a subject in my plus two. I have been enamoured by business ever since. I started investing in businesses at that time rather than investing in instruments. But due to various reasons, instead of pursuing business, I landed in banking sector, that too in the public sector. During my early days in banking, I discovered that there was a more fascinating business – people – investing in people. Gradually, I started sharpening my ability to identify and invest in people.
Quite unexpectedly, I ended up in BSBS as a co-founder and it has become my life – investing in people has become my creed - as Angel Investor!!
There are many who invest in people. But almost all the investors, right from premier B Schools to others invest only in the best- they select only the best. Investing in the best is passe. It is staid and boring. No challenge! No risk!! No thrill!!! I thrive on investing in rejected, unnoticed, undiscovered, under-performing people – yes! Laxmi Mittal style – pick up shuttered, mothballed steel plants in eastern Europe and get them on to performance powerhouses! – in the same way I pick up deprived rural, small town graduates to invest time, effort, emotion and passionately nurture each investment to produce the returns in multiples of multiples!!! What do I look at in people before investing? Simple- Sincerity, Hard work, Commitment. The higher the level of these qualities, the surer is the outcome!! Failures? My failure rate is below 20%. I found this business to be the riskiest. There are too many uncontrollable variables. That is what arouses my passion for investing in people.
As all colleges know, the UG students undergo confusion & anxiety in the final year as they are at the cross roads as any step would impact their future. They would be most unwilling to share their anxieties with elders. so, I leverage my being a millennial to connect with the student community to understand their aspirations & set clear career objectives.
* I facilitate students to understand their potential & areas of improvement . * I enable students to get clarity on goal through self discovery & practical approach.
I bring the following
I imbibe the rich experiences from the lives of business leaders.
I have intensely interacted with over 3000 students of small towns & villages across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh.
Closely worked with around 200+ students in choosing & molding their corporate careers.
