Ankur, with a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Delhi, and the exposure of studying and living in Europe for a year on an international student exchange program, decided that neither settling abroad nor striving for another degree without the clarity of the "why" made sense. He worked for the best company in his domain of VLSI design in the world, only to find that his passion did not lie in core engineering, which also meant that he could never do anything extraordinary there. Taru with an MBA degree, used to run the HR department of an Oberoi hotel chain unit. When they got an opportunity to own their own business, what excited them was the possibility of creating financial security for themselves and living life on their own terms doing things they always dreamt of doing. But more importantly they realised that they could mentor many other people to reach the same destination and add value to their lives.
For the past 20+ years, they have been successfully coaching and mentoring people to setup and run their own businesses from home, leveraging the power of technology in e-commerce and communication available at the hands of the common man, in today's world. They have been able to create leaders and build teams across continents, gender, age and profession.
If you are still waiting to be chosen by the right school, the right team, the right company or the right profession, perhaps it's a sign to try something of your own. Ankur and Taru can be reached on guptaworldwide@gmail.com