Inspiring Stories

  From washing dishes & earning a salary of just Rs 150 a month to starting a food stall with Rs 1000 to making it grow to a Rs 30 cr company, here's how  Prem Ganapathy  left his education to support family & is now the 'Dosa King'. Born in Tamil Nadu, Prem had to give up on his studies to earn for his parents and seven siblings. He headed to Chennai from his village to earn better. But when he landed a job with a  #salary  of just Rs 250 a month, he decided to quit & go back home. • An acquaintance robbed him: While Prem kept looking for opportunities, he decided to move to Mumbai at the age of 17. His decision came in the backdrop of one of his acquaintances promising to help him earn Rs 1200 a month. Instead of helping out with a job, the acquaintance rather  #robbed  Prem, leaving him behind with just Rs 200. Prem faced a tough time & didn't tell his parents about the incident as he wanted to stay back in Mumbai to make a mark. Aft...

  From just Rs 100 in pocket to making millions at the age of 20 to now being the 4th richest man in the world with a net worth of $116 bn, here's how Gautam Adani created his own wealth from scratch. The first instinct of any entrepreneur - drop out of college. That's what Adani did in 2nd year of college to start working. Coming from a humble background, with 7 siblings, he didn't want to join the mainstream textile business where his father was a merchant. At the age of 18, Adani moved to Mumbai & worked as a diamond sorter. With all the knowledge he gathered 2-3 years, he set up a diamond brokerage & became a  #millionaire  at the age of 20!! This was a defining start for him. But something big was just about to come when his brother, Mahasukh Adani, called him back to Ahmedabad to work at a plastic factory which he started. Gautam imported PVC to India in the factory & enjoyed the global  #trade  arena. This is where he learnt the most & use...

  From taking over as a chairman at the age of 28 to making the  Aditya Birla Group , third largest in India, here’s how Kumar Mangalam Birla started up. After the death of his father Aditya Vikram Birla, Kumar took over. In his words, he said, “his death left me with no choice but to grow up fast”. In 1995, under his  #leadership , he managed to grow Aditya Birla Group from $2 bn to $46.3 bn!! • But how did he do all of this at such a young age? Veterans admire him for his composed nature. For ex, on the same day of the funeral, Kumar wanted to meet the CFO of Grasim to set the stage right. And on the same night of his father's funeral, he wrote a  #motivating  page and a half to the key executives at Birla. The very next day of the funeral, Kumar held a meeting with all the directors of their group companies. He was set in his mind to take up this new role of a 'chairman'. It was a tough  #challenge  for Kumar to convince their top executives, twice ...