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Here’s the inspiring journey of our visionary founder, Mr. Ankkit Jain. From his early beginnings to building a successful business, see how his passion and determination led the way. Stay tuned for more videos in this series of Chit-Chat with Ankkit Jain! . . . . #FounderStory #AnkkitJain #Inspiration #BusinessJourney #SuccessStory

Past few months I have spent building my team at #Shakti, as a result I got a chance to speak to alot of active job seekers and discovered the hot favourite term in the job market is *STRATEGY*. It acts like a magnet 🧲 and can fill your inbox with resumes. Everyone wants to wear the *THINKER* hat to progress in their careers. To sell roles of *EXECUTION* is tough and there are not many takers who are ready to take the challenge, to roll up their sleeves and get down doing stuff. This made me reflect on my own career and to think why I have this affinity towards execution and not strategy... and I realised that a lot of it is because in my formative years my superiors/ bosses gave immense value to the insights I brought from actual consumer interaction than what the excel sheet/ dashboard made by the ones who have never done cold callings/ met real customers was indicating. Not that I am against dashboards, but in an unprecedented situation where there are no benchmarks, trust your person who is on the field trying - learning - improvising with every pitch... there are no shortcuts to this process! For me #Execution will always outweigh #Strategy. #CorporateGyan

Making Decisions Amidst Diverse Opinions About 7 years ago, I faced a pivotal career choice: a high-stakes project in Vijayawada at KPMG required relocating from New Delhi which was home for 24 years of my life. It was an enticing opportunity, but it meant leaving behind a network and a comfortable routine. Seeking advice from friends and mentors, I was met with a spectrum of reactions. Some praised the move as a bold career step, while others questioned if the sacrifices were worth it. Their mixed opinions only amplified my uncertainty. In the end, I chose to seize the opportunity. The opportunity proved to be a major milestone in my career and helped me grow as a person both personally and professionally, but the experience revealed a crucial lesson: no matter what you do, people will judge you. Their assessments are often shaped by their own experiences and perspectives, not by your reality. The real insight? Your decisions should reflect own values and goals, not the varying opinions of others. Embrace your path with confidence, knowing that judgments are inevitable. Trust yourself and stay true to your vision. After all, your journey is uniquely yours to navigate. In the end, trust yourself, stay true to your vision, and let the chips fall where they may.

Life long Learning is key to success & Sustainability at workplace 👍👍👍💥💥💥

You would wonder how can I say this on my every single post - ‘Last week was yet another surreal experience’! But the fact of the matter is - it actually was. Many events occurred last week. However, this one stood out by all cuts. We were at the Mahindra Finance in Mumbai and spent a day there. To share that with you, I’ll have to rewind a little to why… As a company we foresee a lot of headwinds and side winds. With that said a few of us embarked on this journey called #ChangeManagement This has been a ~8 month long journey and has been incredible through and through. It is not all ‘Gyan’. It is not just lessons and projects. It’s sheer application. So we don’t feel an extra work in this as we apply much of what we learn on our live projects. And one of those interventions being with the incredible team of Mahindra Finance. The team bleeds the Mahindra Group values! The team we met and us vibed very well together as we are (looks like) made of the same fabric. The fabric includes - - trust - laughter - but Ofcourse tough times - coupled with camaraderie - an excellent leadership team and - business leaders who speak about employees not like ‘Resources’ but ‘humans!’ - +++ patience to answer 10,000 questions ☺️ Can’t share a lot of what we learnt from there as that would mean you hop on to the change management program with us. Well that would mean, you join Titan Company Limited Now that’s a good start. If you’d like to experience such surreal experiences… then our career page awaits you along with our Talent Companion Bot. Thanks to our super awesome L&D and OD team Gurkirandeep (GD) Singh Ranjana Sen Shikha Lalwani for making this happen. Thanks to the warmth and hospitality to the Mahindra Finance team. Manish Sinha Shantanu Padhye Jyoti Nair Chanpreet Singh Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya Nikhil Kashiappa Prashanth Mysore #immersion #StudyTours #learning #oneDayAtATime #LifeAtTitan

"𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞." — 𝐃𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐧𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 This line sits pretty well with none other than Vicky Hiranandani. Coming from Ahmednagar, Vicky completed his B.Com Honors in Finance and Cost Accounting during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. A period that affected all of us very profoundly, more so the people who were tagged as the 'COVID Batch.' Vicky started looking for jobs with hope and determination in his eyes on various portals. He says, "𝘐 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘐 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘫𝘰𝘣𝘴." Days passed to weeks, and then one fateful day, his mobile screen flashed a number. It was the chance he had been waiting for. "𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨. Charu 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸." Vicky encountered his first corporate lesson during interview with Sushil. "𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘌𝘥𝘨𝘦, 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺, '𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸.' 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯: 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨." After joining ExtraaEdge, Vicky's thirst for knowledge was not yet quenched. He enrolled in a PGDM program at IMDR College. "𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘌𝘥𝘨𝘦. 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴." Commutes from Deccan to Baner became routine as Vicky persisted in his pursuit of education and career. His dedication paid off with academic success. "𝘐 was 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘱 10 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴." Reflecting on his experience working with the founders closely, Vicky emphasizes, "𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺; 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬." He appreciates the distinct leadership styles of Sushil Mundada and Abhishek Ballabh "𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘣𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘬'𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮." Vicky's journey exemplifies the power of hard work, dedication, and resilience. Despite the challenges along the way, his consistency has led to success in all his endeavors. Here's to Vicky's true dedication and hard work! ✨🥂 #employee #employeeappreciation #team #culture #extraaedge

🌟 Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL): One-Page Company Profile! 🌟 I am thrilled to share my first one-page company profile on Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL). This profile includes a quick summary of the company's key financial numbers, ratios, shareholder information, and recent news. A one-page profile is meant to give a clear and easy-to-understand overview of a company. 📝 About HUL: Hindustan Unilever Limited is a British-owned Indian company based in Mumbai. It is part of Unilever and makes products like foods, beverages, cleaning agents, personal care items, water purifiers, and other fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs). Profile Contents: 🔢 Key financial numbers and growth rates 📉Important financial ratios and shareholder details 📰Recent news and management information Big thanks to Parth Verma Sir for mentorship & guidance and for making complex financial concepts easy to understand. 📌 Disclaimer: This report is for educational purposes and learning only. I would greatly appreciate your feedback, suggestions, or corrections to enhance my learning.📈💡 #CompanyProfile #HUL #FirstReport #LearningJourney #InvestmentAnalysis #Finance #LinkedInLearning #CorporateProfile #HULIndia #Report #ContinuousLearning #InvestmentInsights #FinancialAnalysis #ProfessionalDevelopment #financialreport

Hits $100 million in annual revenue run rate by selling meat! The world of startups is thrilling today, with unique ideas and a focus on solving problems in this fast-paced world of building successful stories of businesses. With 73% meat consuming Indians, Bangalore-based Licious has become India’s first company to simplify the process of getting fresh meat delivered to your doorstep. About the founders: Vivek Gupta, Co-founder of Licious, began his career as a Corporate Finance Manager at Tavant Technologies.Vivek holds a BCom degree from Punjab University and is a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA). Abhay Hanjura, also a Co-founder of Licious, is a Kashmiri Pandit and former campus ambassador for Infosys. He started his career as Deputy Manager at India Insure Risk Management Services and went on to be the Head of Business Intelligence and Associate Director at Futurisk Insurance Broking Pvt. Ltd. About the company: Licious, is currently reporting an annual revenue run rate of ₹850 crore. However, this figure represents their projected revenue rate and not the final revenue for FY24, as the company is still in the process of closing its accounts for the fiscal year. It has also made significant progress in reducing its monthly cash burn from ₹22-26 crore to around ₹12 crore (approximately $1.5 million). As a result, the company’s gross margin improved from -5% to 30% in just 18 months. Both Gupta and fellow Co-founder Abhay Hanjura highlighted these developments as key to Licious’ overall growth strategy. #startupstories #successstories #bangalore

My Good Fortune That Ratan Tata Did Not Meet Me Looking at LinkedIn today, every second scroll presents a heartwarming "Ratan Tata changed my life" kind of post, and I’m feeling left out. Everyone seems to have a Ratan Tata encounter worth publishing. So, in the spirit of not being left behind, here’s mine. The year was circa 1992. The location: Delhi (Palam) airport lounge, buzzing with the murmur of excitement. Someone important was in the room, the whispers of 'Ta Ta, Ta Ta' making their rounds. I couldn't help but wonder why people were still talking about goodbyes in the lounge. Aren't the "Tatas" meant to be left at the entry gate or visitors area? But then I saw him—the man himself—Ratan Tata, in the flesh, walking toward me. Ah, the 'Tatas' I was hearing was of welcome, not goodbye. Dressed in a crisp dark blue suit, his presence was everything you'd imagine. Now, as he approached, I had a dilemma. If he sat beside me, what would I say? There I was, clutching a John Grisham novel, hardly a riveting topic for a business magnate. Should I bring up those Tata ads on Doordarshan? “We also make steel…” and all that? Perhaps I could throw in a bit of advertising advice for free (I mean, I was still in college and marketing was one thing you did not need any qualifications and everyone is an expert) But before I could finalise my brilliant icebreaker in my head, he walked right past me, settling down at a spot far from my reach. No meet, no greet. And I went back to reading ‘The Firm’ Today, as I read the endless tributes, I can't help but wonder what could have happened if we’d got to meet and speak that day. Maybe he would have been impressed by my youthful insight and offered me a management trainee job on the spot. Maybe I’d have risen to the top of Tata Steel or gotten an office with a view of the Mumbai skyline.  Or perhaps, more likely, I’d have ended up in Jamshedpur, working my way up through a labyrinth of departments...starting out as a clerk. But none of that happened. And now, as I reflect, I realise it’s for the best. Else, I wouldn’t have met all the amazing people I’ve encountered in my professional and personal life, I wouldn’t have had the good and bad experiences which made me who I’m today, and, I most certainly, wouldn’t be writing this note today. In fact, I’m quite lucky that I never met Ratan Tata. And if I may say so, it’s probably a good thing for Mr. Tata, too. As the popular ‘Lorry’ bumper sticker in India goes Ok. Tata. Bye-bye.

After a decade-long career with FMCG giants like Nestlé and Colgate-Palmolive, I decided it was time to hit the reset button. At that time, the forward-thinking leadership at Nippon India Mutual Fund (back then, Reliance Mutual Fund) was seeking someone who could bring Sales & Distribution expertise to a business that was heavily city-centric. The challenge? I had zero knowledge about mutual funds—my only exposure to the stock market was through NPS! I was upfront about this during my interview with Mr. Saugata Chatterjee fully expecting not to get the role. But life has its surprises. Just a week later, I was in Mumbai for yet another round of interview, and after a few emails, I was on board. What followed was an uphill journey—early mornings, late evenings, weekends spent learning and appearing for NISM XA and XB certifications. Thankfully, I had incredible colleagues like Ranjan Kumar, Bhavesh K, Anant Sharma, Debojyoti Kar, Rohit Maheshwari, and Nitin Khera who supported me along the way, helping me navigate the "out-of-the-curriculum" challenges. Now, almost a decade into this role, I can confidently say to anyone contemplating stepping out of their comfort zone: Take that leap of faith. You’ll make new friends, learn new things, and most importantly, reinvent yourself. #CareerChange #GrowthMindset #Reinvention #LeapOfFaith #NewBeginnings #SalesAndDistribution #MutualFunds #LearningJourney