She was fifteen minutes ahead of our scheduled meeting and was ready to have a go at the questions. We skipped the regular questions for this interview, chatted for almost three hours and walked out being friends. I could see her love for training, development and how she is focused on bringing a change in the…
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Benedict Jebakumar – The Magnet Man
I don’t sell but I get a lot more in return for whatever little action I have been taking. The main benefit I enjoy out of this action is the JOY of Service. – Benny
Peeyush Gupta of Tata Tiscon shares secrets of branding with Tiger
I am in a fix. How should I introduce my next guest on Talk to Tiger? Should I mention his vast experience of handling the branding and marketing of one of the elading brands in the world or should I talk about his strong family values he carries to work and vice versa or his…
Open UP: #113
“I was working as a cloth merchant in Rajasthan for 20 years but couldn’t get enough money to run my family. All the modern malls reduced our margins and it was really becoming difficult to educate my two girls. So I shifted my career and became a factory worker. Five years later I am working…
Open UP: # 109
“I fill air in more than 2000 vehicles everyday. That is almost 7000+ tyres. By the end of the day my back is so painful that I can’t move. Some people give me tips, some don’t and I have to give a cut to some people here. So I am left with very little money….
Open UP: # 102
“This is a 4 ft * 12 ft shop. I work for 12-14 hours every day and sell about 800-1000 cups of tea everyday and equal amount of cigarettes. As the space is small I cannot sit down or rest comfortably in this shop but I make a decent amount of money after paying 8000₹ rent…
Rishabh & Rohini: The young foodpreneurs
When you are hungry you just grab something and munch on it till your body starts supporting you. I was exhausted and wanted to visit the food court at the Comic Con and happened to walk over to RiRo stall which was decked up with simple display board and were greeted by two enthusiastic and…
Open UP: # 77
“At school, I was good in social sciences and art. I was doing okay in maths too. I loved art and pursued it. Today, I pursue my passion of designing apparel. I didn’t let go of maths rather I embraced it. You would see a lot of maths and art in tandem in my work….
Shubhendu Sharma, The Afforestter
I met Shubhendu for the first time in 2012 when we wanted to get some trees planted and I was searching for a genuinely interested team. As he walked in to our office that afternoon, I could see the zing in his step, the excitement in his voice and his sincerity in telling us how serious…
Open UP: # 66
“We were both in very successful IT jobs that pay us well. My husband was getting restless with this idea he has and wanted to venture out and start on his own. We had to compromise on several things, cancel our vacation and stuff. I told him to go live his dream. I will hold…
Open UP: # 61
“We are married for five years now. We are like two completely different people who want to be with each other. She loves tea and has it all the time. I don’t like tea or coffee. She initially tried to lure me in. When I didn’t like it she lets me be. She sips her tea and…
Open UP: # 59
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