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Company Name : Katonic India Private Limited Founders Name : Prem Naraindas City : Mumbai Country : India Founded In ( Year) : 2020 Employee Size : 11-50 employees Funding : Self-Funding Business Models : Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C) Business Category : Emerging Tech Website URL : https://katonic.ai LinkedIn URL : https://www.linkedin.com/in/premnaraindas/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-deshpande-8884694/ Company Detail: We are into AI/ML technology area and have built a world-class MLOPs platform How you innovated or reinvented yourself or your business during the pandemic, the economic ups and downs, or other challenges? The company was formed during the pandemic. The engineering spent this time in building a world-class MLOPs platform by integrating 75+ best-of-the-breed open-source tools which manage the entire Data Science Process end to end in an automated manner.. Top Reasons WHY Customers Choose to Do Business with You (1) We are considered as Major Contenders in the latest Everest MLOPs Peak Matrix Report - 2022. Getting into the top 18 MLOPs companies in the world in 2 years is commendable. We are competing with well-known players like Google, Microsoft, AWS, Data Robot, Data Bricks, etc. who are billion-dollar-plus companies. Refer to the link https://www2.everestgrp.com/reportaction/EGR-2022-44-R-5380/Marketing (2) We have won various accolades & awards (like Best Demo Award, Start-up Winners) in some of the most prestigious events in the last 10 months (3) List of clientele (Working with the most prestigious business groups like TATA, Birla, Adani, Godrej, HDFC, etc.) who have evaluated our products and proceeded with the next steps. Future roadmap Our future roadmap is to be top 10 MLOPs companies in the world and No. 1 in the APAC market Founder's experience and background Prem (CEO & Founder) is an experienced Technology Executive and Public Speaker with over 22 years of experience having enterprise-level accomplishments with a passion to drive customer engagements to successful outcomes from start to finish. Through the course of his career with TCS and HPE, Prem has led transformational initiatives for clients in areas such as Application Development & Maintenance, Business Process Outsourcing, Engineering Services, Innovation, Infrastructure, and R&D. Nitin Deshpande (MD) is a Senior IT Executive with more than 36 years of Industry Experience. He has worked in organizations like L&T, Electronic Data Systems (EDS), MphasiS, Genpact, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), and DXC Technology, managed key accounts, and led many Digital Transformation Initiatives.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Sujyothi Prasad: After my employer 'pink-slipped' me for working from home way back in 2015. My joining terms mentioned that I would be working from home and after 3 months of squeezing out all that they wanted, they threw me out like a used napkin due to internal politics. The only one factor they could bring up against me was that I couldn't come to the office everyday as I had a school going toddler. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by MyStyle Communications Pvt Ltd Sujyothi Prasad: We are a Brand Communication company creating content for myriad communication channels for businesses. Our expertise lies in curating quality and marketing-based content just the way you want to ensure good website traffic and engagement rate. We create content for websites, blogs, Social media, brochures and video scripts. Great Companies: What makes MyStyle Communications Pvt Ltd different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Sujyothi Prasad: Our detailed Strategic approach and customization of content. Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Sujyothi Prasad: I leapt into business with the sole purpose of empowering and enabling myself and women like me. So I worked with only women who were on a sabbatical or chose work from home option. Back then WFH was not an option people thought of. But we have been a virtual organisation since inception. I was new to business and had no idea how to handle business. I didn't work for money, but worked with passion to give value and that has been the edifice on which MyStyle stands today. We have garnered loyal customers for the value we have been consistently creating for them. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for MyStyle Communications Pvt Ltd? Sujyothi Prasad: We are on a steady growth plan and we plan to create an in-house team for varied business verticals. We have a strong creative and tech writing team now. We want to be 'go-to' company for content- Think Content, Think MyStyle Communications. Whether it is training, content writing or hiring Content writers, we see ourselves as Global giants in this space. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Sujyothi Prasad: Consistency and honesty. Remember to take your salary from Day 1 and focus on growing the business. Website : https://mystylecommunications.com/ Social Media : Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Kajall R Shah: In 2015, when I quit my full time job in the social sector, i observed that there was clearly a lacuna in agencies doing pure reputation management work hence when i started Tangerine, I decided that my focus would be on reputation management. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by Tangerine Online Reputation Management Kajall R Shah: Online Reputation Management, Digital Marketing, Social Media Management. Content Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation, Website (Design and Development) Branding, Strategy, Performance Marketing and Analytics Great Companies: What makes Tangerine Online Reputation Management different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Kajall R Shah: Marketing sans involvement or engagement is a passé. The Internet, larger than life, occupies the center-stage and hence engagement with the target audience is imperative. We aim at not only building brands but also brand equity by smartly engaging with the prospective consumers. Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Kajall R Shah: In the beginning, the struggle was to educate brands and individuals on the importance of building reputations, maintaining them online and keeping them refreshed. The other common struggle we faced in carving a niche as a reputation management team, as we used to be perceived as a regular social media agency. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Tangerine Online Reputation Management? Kajall R Shah: We hope to reach across to brands and individuals globally. Besides, we are looking to also working out ways in which we can spread and educate the importance of content that is conversational, engaging and informational. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Kajall R Shah: Take the leap! Website : https://www.tangerineorm.com/ Social Media : Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Ravichandran Venkataraman: eVidyaloka is a not-for-profit social enterprise (80G Trust) that is into education of children in Rural India. We started, what we now see as online education given the pandemic, 11 years ago. Not only did we reach villages online but we also used only volunteers to teach. eVidyaloka was founded by Venkataramanan Sriraman (Venkat) and Satish Vishwanathan (Satish). Both met me at that time to explain the concept and I was completely convinced that this is the way to go. I joined the Trust 8 years ago and am now the Chairperson of the Trust. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by eVidyaloka Trust - Education - (Not for Profit Organization) Ravichandran Venkataraman: We teach children from 5th to 10th Std in village schools in vernacular. We offer 3 distinct programs - (a) Digital Classroom - here we set up digital infrastructure in village schools and our volunteers come live online over our Technology Platform and teach; (b) Digital School - here children learn with content that has been pre-recorded, in vernacular and accessed through the eVidyaloka App. We also give worksheets and doubt clearing sessions; (c) Teach thru Television - here we beam pre-recorded content in vernacular languages via cable TV. Overall, we reach 75 lakh children across 150 districts (600+ villages) in 11 States. We offer education in 6 different language and have close to 55000 volunteers Great Companies: What makes eVidyaloka Trust - Education - (Not for Profit Organization) different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Ravichandran Venkataraman: We are not for profit, we are the pioneers of online education having started this movement over 11 years ago, we teach in 6 different languages and we focus on children in village schools who need access to good quality learning experience. Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Ravichandran Venkataraman: There were many struggles - (a) 11 years ago people did not believe that online education makes sense. There was always a doubt on its efficacy. When we showed them over time as to the significantly better learning outcomes, few accepted it; (b) Funding - we had very few adopters during the first 4 years - it was only after that we started raising CSR Funds; (c) Volunteer based and so scaling was a bit difficult. We had very few volunteers initially but slowly that has picked up over the years; (d) Being a Pioneer - we were pioneers in online education and that too with volunteers. Being a pioneer comes with its own issues as there are no past lessons to learn from. We made mistakes in the model and the model took us 3 years to perfect Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line eVidyaloka Trust - Education - (Not for Profit Organization)? Ravichandran Venkataraman: Our Vision is To create a knowledgeable and empowered rural India through quality education. Over the next few years we hope to cover all the Aspirational Districts. Ultimately, our plan is to have a virtual school in every village, thereby opening a page of education in everyone's life. This can happen only if it is supported by the Community at large and Corporates in particular. Currently, companies like Infosys, LTI (L&T Infotech), CAMS, Broadridge, ANZ, HP, Ujjivan Bank, etc help fund us. This needs to grow substantially as we plan to reach many more millions of children across the country. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Ravichandran Venkataraman: I will limit this to non-profit organizations. The shortage of teachers in this country is close to 1.7 million. This is just the government schools. So, there is a need for thousands of organizations like eVidyaloka that can help this country reap its demographic dividends. We invite all of them to join this movement and participate in this Nation Building exercise driven by passion and powered by Technology and Volunteering. It would be good to focus on outcomes and on the needs of our children. Website : https://www.evidyaloka.org/ Social Media : Facebook | YouTube

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Marjory Wildcraft: I was volunteering on a project to get locally grown organic food into a Central Texas elementary school. That project failed miserably and changed my life. The reason it was such a disaster was we found out there were not enough local farmers to provide even part of the vegetables to one small rural elementary school. I knew there are only 4 days of food inventories in the grocery stores and all of our food comes from over 1,500 miles away via a just-in-time trucking system. I could not live with myself seeing the potential horror of what could happen. I did not know anything about backyard food production, but I knew I had to figure it out and teach others. So I sold my successful real estate investing business and started digging up the backyard. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by The Grow Network Marjory Wildcraft: I teach people how to quickly grow lots of food even if they have no experience, are older, or out of shape. I offer this as a free webinar The Grow Network has a huge forums area where more than 100 experienced homesteading volunteers from all over the world are online to help new people learning how to become self-reliant. We have a newsletter that comes out 4x per week and highlights the latest blog posts. We have an Academy full of in-depth courses that take you step by step thought the process of growing, cooking, and preserving lots of delicious food. And we have a store with a variety of kits and products. Great Companies: What makes The Grow Network different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Marjory Wildcraft: Our community of volunteers who are ready to help newcomers 24/7 everywhere on Earth. We often create games and fun challenges. We joke and laugh a lot. And we share resources and hel each other. The Grow Network community is non-politcal, non-denominational, and non-dietary oriented. Just a group of super friendly people focusing on solutions. Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Marjory Wildcraft: Cash flow is a constant problem 😊 We take on a lot of projects that serve the purpose but don’t necessarily make much money. Honestly, I should have been completely bankrupt years ago, but there really is such as thing as divine intervention when you are doing good work. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for The Grow Network? Marjory Wildcraft: Within 5 years we will have exploded by 10X at least. There are many reasons for this Global food production has been down in every country on earth and food shortages are imminent. 18 publishers bid on my book and after reading the proposal, 5 of them said it would be an Amazon / NY Times Bestseller. That kid of exposure transforms a company. Inflation and hyper inflation of the US Dollar will make food unaffordable to even the average person. Food prices have doubled in 2022 alone and much more is coming. People need real solutions that they can implement, and we are here to serve. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Marjory Wildcraft: Do what you love. No matter what you choose to do the chaellenges will be great. When the challenges come, you’ll need to fall back on the truth of you are doing this because you love it.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Ronak Vora: I was always into weight training and into the idea of self-improvement as I had confidence issues while growing up so I had to make myself strong mentally and physically. I had to do it by myself because gym trainers weren't that reliable. I saw around me that a lot of men were struggling to get fit, build a strong mindset, improve confidence and had to overcome laziness but they had no support system or exact guidance. Going to the gym is not going to solve your problems. That's when I decided to build the "men's fitness community" Great Companies: What are the various services provided by your company? Ronak Vora: We're India's best & 1st personal development community for men. We help men in 3 major areas - "Mind, Body & Attitude". That's our patented framework. We are the only holistic coaching service provider for men. Great Companies: What makes your company different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Ronak Vora: Our approach, our accountability & our vision is what makes us different and unique. To be honest, we don't consider there is any competition. We believe in collaboration. Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Ronak Vora: Initial struggles personally was to convince my parents and to start this movement after quitting my job. 2nd challenge was to educate our audience and establish ourselves in the market. As we are entirely boot strapped, finances were our challenges. But, ultimately our clients helped us grow because they saw the results and kept spreading the word. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for your company? Ronak Vora: We are now looking at expanding our services and have every man in India use our service with our easy to buy "MFC Membership Plan" so that he can improve himself and be the role model for his kids & society. We want to make men Strong again. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Ronak Vora: It's going to be messy, have people around you, be a giver of value & love and it will come back to you in multifold. Don't fight the battle alone.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Debjani Das: The entertainment industry hooked me up to do something in this industry. When I saw the cravings of an independent filmmaker for recognition, earnings, and also to create a unique position in the filmmaker community and industry, I came up with landing an idea to launch multi-sided platforms such as those mentioned below. 1. Film Festival Platform 2. Digital Distribution Platform 3. Social Networking Platform, 4. OTT for Independent Films. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by METASAPIENT, INC. Debjani Das: METASAPIENT RESOURCES PVT. LTD has emerged with 3 different platforms exclusively for the filmmakers, entertainment industry, and personnel, with the best services to remove the gap that prevails in the industry for the development of Independent communities and their prosperity throughout the globe. The three platforms are as follows; World Film Communities Network (WFCN), Cult Critic, Formulaboxx, Acid Factory Great Companies: What makes METASAPIENT, INC. different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Debjani Das: Yes few similar providers are providing their services all over the world, but we with our three platforms provide unique digital distribution of independent films, and commercial films with a minimum cost charged so that the Filmmakers could sustain this global entertainment industry and can make his project recognized in the film festivals platforms (WFCN). WFCN is a unique digital platform for film professionals and film lovers to access global opportunities in research, production, co-production, publicity, festival submission, and distribution. It is one of the best and big projects of METASAPIENT RESOURCES PVT. LTD, where the platform is giving an enormous scope to independent filmmakers to showcase their independent art. Our Strategy and vision are Explore, Connect and Earn. Filmmakers make their projects by connecting with festivals submitting them, getting recognition, and distributing their films on different OTT (Acid Factory, Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc). At last, they earn money at their best. Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Debjani Das: In this global market for independent Filmmakers, there is less scope for development but we found a narrow linear gap excel in the global independent film industry, there are different struggles in different countries in their entertainment industry so we came up with a big idea to fill up this gap and generated a scope for the independent film artists to come up with their new project to showcase to different audiences geographically and earnings which gives their passion a boost. In this whole process, the basic struggle that came up is to connect with the filmmakers, and due to the less scope, some of the filmmakers lose hope due to financial conditions proper knowledge, and negligence. To value the impact of the company is to generate the best opportunities and sustainability for filmmakers. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What do 5 years down the line look like for METASAPIENT, INC.? Debjani Das: We as a company are acting as Sailor and steering the whole journey right now, we will be expanding organically all over the globe. From the beginning, we have planned our journey to be: Advertising and marketing communications towards filmmakers should be clear, attractive, and knowledgeable. It will be the main pillar of strength. To bring and collaborate big house film festivals, entertainment houses, and juries under one umbrella. Organic reach and promotions of independent work can bring out good earnings for the Filmmakers. To work in multiple segments wherever we feel the gap for the betterment of the independent art culture. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice for someone just starting out, what would it be? Debjani Das: Research the Market, Find a gap & Opportunity, Fill up with your idea, remove the hurdle, keep hustling and the rest will follow.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Anish Sarkar: Previously I already did a startup called aldegos.com in 2018, it was an online social media platform for restaurants, in that 3 - 4 years of experience I've gained so much knowledge about most things, and also faced multiple problems and pieces of stuff, But still get over 2000+ restaurants onboarded on aldegos.com platform. Right now I'm in 2nd year of my diploma in computer science, I formed Indore Madhya Pradesh. Then some time ago I noticed or faced student finding issues getting internships, freelance work, etc, then I got the idea that let's create a platform for students about this problem. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by Applyers Anish Sarkar: Applyers is an online platform for internships, projects, and freelance work for students/freshmen, So here students can find freelance gigs, internships, and clients. Great Companies: What makes Applyers different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Anish Sarkar: Applyers is already a very astonishing platform, but still it has a very powerful usp which is having a freelance marketplace/internship portal, that one provides in this space! Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Anish Sarkar: In starting, we get multiple challenges, and still we get and also we'll get in future. We faced some times tech issues, PMF(product market fit), and more but still we managed to solve it Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What do 5 years down the line look like for Applyers? Anish Sarkar: We've multiple strategies but one of them is, we plan to give international opportunities for them through our platform in a 2-3 years of span Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice for someone just starting out, what would it be? Anish Sarkar: As an entrepreneur, I'll give a very real peace of advice, Don't always look up to make a perfect product and then launch, But instead of just launching and then getting better - better day by day, through feedback, research, and more.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Sampath Samudrala: I have been in the corporate sector for more than two decades, and I have always found it difficult to provide or accept good tea or coffee, whether as an employee, business partner, or trainer. Never was Happy with the ones brewed by machines and used to always inquire as is it machine made This is the idea behind a nice coffee shop at SEZs and intersections nearby so that all the staff, suppliers, and partners may have the freshly brewed coffee of their choice in front of them. Mobile carts are designed to assist clients with charging while they are on the go rather than to engage in the real estate business of providing seating. Not only that but being in the livelihood industry and engaging with a couple of lakh young people from various backgrounds made it clear that a business model that could create jobs is the choice. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by BASK ASSOCIATES PVT LT - THE BREW TRIBE Sampath Samudrala: We are a mobile coffee shop on the go. We are with an objective of offering a freshly brewed coffee to recharge individuals to keep them charged for entire day. We offer all kinds of Espresso coffees both hot and cold, our menu matches the best possible Caffes of Hyderabad at an affordable price. Of course, we do offer some bakery snacks. Recent times on demand we have opened Cafes as THE BREW TRIBE – RECHARGE STATIONS at two of the SEZ of HYDERABAD. Great Companies: What makes BASK ASSOCIATES PVT LT - THE BREW TRIBE different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Sampath Samudrala: We do not compare with any other service providers as we are different in our approach, we want our customers to be always charged up and hence we want to be in every neighbourhood. Being a mobile coffee shoppe we can move and be available everywhere and anywhere customers want us. With this we are not in a fixed real estate. This helps us to be different from all the caffes and with street vendors as we offer entirely unique experience to customers at an affordable price. Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Sampath Samudrala: Any new business idea needs to weather, and we had similar journey starting from identifying the suitable carts, suitable equipment to give customers the best possible experience in minimum infrastructure facilities. The 18 months journey taught us many a lesson not just in finalising the infrastructure, but markets, positioning, and servicing. Today our Carts are on Mahindra Zorro, they are being high budget vehicles we are still on lookout for economic solutions for the investors who are with small pockets but want to be part of the new coffee revolution of THE BREW TRIBE. Enjoyed educating and convincing the young Baristas to come outdoors to brew and serve coffee on par with the best possible cafe in Hyderabad today we have a band of 20+ Brew Masters who not only enjoy outdoor brewing but engage in healthy conversations with our regular customers who want to enjoy being part of this tribe. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for BASK ASSOCIATES PVT LT - THE BREW TRIBE? Sampath Samudrala: When we started the Brand THE BREW TRIBE it is not just for Hyderabad but for the entire nation, however being a unique concept people think twice accepting to be part of the movement as investors yes, we have grown to a two-digit number and striving towards a 3-digit number. IN Five years, we want to be in NEWS of India in all states and UTs Reach out to a 4-digit number. Any new business idea needs to weather, and we had similar journey starting from identifying the suitable carts, suitable equipment to give customers the best possible experience in minimum infrastructure facilities. The 18 months journey taught us many a lesson not just in finalising the infrastructure, but markets, positioning, and servicing. Today our Carts are on Mahindra Zorro, they are being high budget vehicles we are still on lookout for economic solutions for the investors who want to come forward with small pockets but want to be part of the new coffee revolution of THE BREW TRIBE. Coffee is going to be our prime focus in all avatars, let it be black-brown, hot-old, brewed, or brewing ingredients - equipment’s. Coffee on the Go and Stay Charged on the go being our tag lines we will continue to be on wheels, however wherever possible and wherever we have requests we will not say no to THE BREW TRIBE Recharge stations. Mostly in SEZs and thereafter in Open markets Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Sampath Samudrala: Do not jump into entrepreneurial journey without a stint as an employee. Big or small employment experience gives to try your hand with corrections from seniors’ employment in small companies is ideal if you want to be an entrepreneur in long run. Determine a need in the market you wish to enter and thoroughly understand your audience before doing so. Never undervalue the influence of a strong business plan. Drive-test your concept. before the official launch Accept criticism and learn from your errors. Make sure your funds are in order. Website : http://thebrewtribe.com/ Social : Facebook | Instagram

Company Name : Target Publications Private Limited Founders Name : Dilip Gangaramani City : Mumbai Country : India Founded In ( Year) : 2006 Employee Size : > 200 employees Funding : Self-Funding Business Models : Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C) Business Category : Education Publishing Website URL : www.targetpublications.org LinkedIn URL : https://in.linkedin.com/company/target-publications-pvt.-ltd. Company Detail Target Publications is a long-standing educational content publishing enterprise that has remained an indispensable part of the education industry for over 16 years. With more than 800+ reliable titles to our name, our product portfolio consists of an array of books ranging from children books, schools books, college books, books for competitive exams and stationery. How you innovated or reinvented yourself or your business during the pandemic, the economic ups and downs, or other challenges? While we were traditional book publishers, we realized that we had to deliver our content in some form to students during the pandemic since schools, colleges & bookstores were closed. So, we developed our own mobile app called Quill - The Padhai App through which we made e-books available to students during the pandemic. It helped us stay afloat & retain our customers. Top Reasons WHY Customers Choose to Do Business with You : 1) Accuracy & quality of our content 2) The speed & dependability of our delivery 3) Surety of innovative approach towards developing content Future roadmap At present, we publish 500 titles ranging from pre-primary to competitive exams. Our operations too are mainly restricted to the state of Maharashtra. In the future, we plan to increase our number of titles & also spread out to other states in the country. Founder's experience and background The company's founder is a science graduate who started his career as a administrator with a coaching institute while he was studying. He worked there for more than a decade and rose through the ranks. He started Target Publications in 2006 with a view to provide quality study material to a large audience. Dilip started Target as a one-man army & has built the company grounds up to what it is today.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Shaik Fazil Saleem: Tracing the timeline to 2012, when the journey commenced to establish an entity which was into corporate trainings, workshops, seminars and conferences at a micro level, I was intrigued by the fact that these knowledge sharing sessions lacked soul & energy and it was only executed for the purpose of a routine exercise, a tickmark on the KPI's and not actually tapping the hidden potential amongst the talents. As a young & vibrant team we were able to bring the much needed transformation solely attributing to our core values and ethos. 2 years down the line, I was able to gauge the pulse of the market by exploring its dynamics and meeting people from all walks and talks of life, mentored school & college students with whom I spent considerable amount of time assessing the need of the hour and this is where my aspiration tilted towards serving the Higher Education Domain in the UAE, GCC & MENA Regions. The motivation stemmed out of the necessity of offering skill & knowledge based courses backed with globally accredited qualifications at one fifth of the cost without compromising on the quality & learning experience. From 2014 onwards, we were hellbent on the fact that the academia & industry interface needs to be bridged and with our collaborations at the regional & international front with many reputed organizations, we were able to achieve this objective partially and the mission is still ON and we are striving to make Education Borderless, Accessible, Affordable, Impactful, Inspiring & Thought-Provoking. If Education revolves only around fancy certifications & exorbitant qualifications without any tangible benefit to our people & our community, then it becomes mundane and futile. It will not happen over night but we are taking our babysteps in impacting the lives of our learners from 15+ countries in a positive way. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by MAVERICK Business Academy London UK & UAE Shaik Fazil Saleem: As an organization pioneering in the field of Transnational Education Domain, our forte includes: Transnational Education offering universally recognized qualifications from High School Diploma, Bachelors, Masters, PhD, DBA & EPD from 8 Different Prestigious Universities belonging to Switzerland, UK, USA, Germany, Cyprus & Togo. Articulation & Validation, Edutainment, Satellite Campus Establishment & University Franchising. Great Companies: What makes MAVERICK Business Academy London UK & UAE different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Shaik Fazil Saleem: To summarize in a simple line '' We are more Human & Compassionate". Transparency, Delivering Service Excellence, Happy & Conducive Learning Ecosystem, Focused on our ASK (Attitude, Skills, & Knowledge) Teaching Mechanisms, Emotional Intelligence Enabled Courses & their ROI has been 150% on the amount invested interms of career prospects, skill upgrade and knowledge gain. Choosing MAVERICK as your learning partner gives you a wider reach in terms of creating opportunities, broadening your horizons and skill proof yourselves in this disruptive era which can be sensed from the following: Affordable Euro Tri City & Dual City Study & Settle Abroad Programs Accredited WES, UK NARIC, NZQA, MARA Approved Dual Degrees & Diplomas from UK, USA, EU, & ASIA in the fields of Business Management, IT, Healthcare, Education, & Psychology Borderless Education blended with Passion – Online, Onsite & Hybrid Credit Transfer & Credit Mapping Expertise Fly-In Faculty from UK, SWISS & SINGAPORE Business Networking Customized Corporate Trainings & Workshops Open, Integrated & Peer to Peer Learning delivered by Modular Specialist Faculty Projects & Presentation Based Assignments International Conferences & Seminars Bridging Academia Industry Interface Through our Accredited European Professional Doctorate Business Qualifications. Alumni Meet with Business Boot Camps in Europe & GCC Eccentric Young Student Support Team Inclusive, Happy & Conducive Workplace Comprehensive Academic Guidance, Personal Coaching & Mentored Learning Building ASK (ATTITUDE, SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE) in our Students & Staffs Student Exchange Programs Summer work Internships Our core ethos has been TBL which is the Triple Bottom Line laying emphasis on the order of PPP (People, Planet & Profit) Formula and deploying our DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) Metrics across all our verticals and deliverables made us to reinforce the belief in our roots and staying people centric in challenging times . Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Shaik Fazil Saleem: When you start your entrepreneurial journey at the age of 22, you are bound to face insurmountable challenges and it continues till date, the reason I say till date is, such scenarios bring out the best in you as we are heavily reliant on delivering service excellence to our clients, partners, associates & staffs alike. Initial days, my mindset used to be to sustain the business with limited resources and ensure cashflow by following ethical business practices which reflects in our decade of existence. With Almighty's grace I never allowed temptation to get the best of me by seeking Bank Loans or Investors or any sort of inheritance from family, it was purely my blood sweat equity which till date is the driving force. Thankful to all the failures and accepting them with a sense of gratitude played a major role in shaping our institution steadily with grit and determination. Finetuning your mind on a daily basis, shutting the chaos outside & inside, being empathetic with your clientele & network, serve your family & society, being curious like a kid and adapting to the needs and transforming gradually allowed me to wither the storm and I can do it all day all night long without any regrets and complaints. I owe this little earned success to my Family, Team, Partners & Associates, Soil of UAE & its Visionary Leaders & our ever growing global community of learners who have invested their Trust in us. Their Trust is Our Capital :) Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for MAVERICK Business Academy London UK & UAE? Shaik Fazil Saleem: To have MAVERICK International University registered in Poland & USA by 2024 and to be known as the most reliable and revered brand in the Transnational Education Sector by bridging the academia and industry interface and create a community of Learners, Thinkers & Doers. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Shaik Fazil Saleem: Embrace Failures & Change by being bold and do not focus too much on stats and numbers, they can perish any day, its important to keep your head low and be a catalyst for other's growth be it your team, your clients, your family. What matters most is addressing a key issue in any business sector with panache, passion, patience & persistence, got to do business with an emotional drive not just a purpose. Believe & Constantly Invest in yourself and keep reinventing by travelling. Do not fall prey to the theory of BIG IS BETTER, remember its the tiny ANCHOR that holds the Ship at the Shore. You Grow & Attain a Zone of Happiness When You Help Others Grow around You, as simple as that. Hitting Million Dollars should not be the only objective rather Impacting Millions of Lives through your innovative ideas and solutions, trust me A Smile from your People who you serve will catapult you a long way than the sms which cites amount credited. work towards that! Website : www.mbalondon.org.uk

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Darshan Thakkar: Childhood only, there was an ambition to do business. After visiting the success story of successful entrepreneur and grabbing a potential confidence on the work in educated field. It has been decided to commence an own business. Brief is : I came up with an idea to commence a business while entering a diploma engineering 2004. After successful completion of diploma engineering with distinction, I entered in to bachelors of engineering in 2007 and completed the same in 2011 with distinction. After completion of successful engineering, I appointed as a trainee engineer in one of leading engineering industries. As year goes, I learned various engineering and managerial activity, which I have studied in my engineering tenure. After turning the various face of designation like , Production engineer, QC engineer, Design engineer, and project engineer, achieved 5 years of rich experience in the corporate word in same industry. After having such potential experience thought to commence own business with partnership. In which I utilize my engineering expertise and other partner will take care of commercial activity. Did partnership business around 1.5 years. During this partnership tenure I learned lots techno-commercial activity as an entrepreneur and met with numbers of successful entrepreneurs and start-up. After having such potential experience got a confidence and thought to commence own private limited organization. Henceforth came up with the GMDT in 2017. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by GMDT Marine & Industrial Engineering Pvt. Ltd Darshan Thakkar: GMDT Marine & Industrial Engineering Pvt. Ltd is the leading power solution provider for Marine and Industrial segment custom built engineering applications. We offer complete engineering from tendering to commissioning with in time frame and client requirement. The Customer are increasingly demanding a reliable and competent partner operating as a full-service provider and system integrator of tailor made and innovative technology solutions. Henceforth, GMDT- Represents several reputed products for Marine & Industrial Segments. Diesel Generators Electrical Power & Control Panels UPS – Uninterrupted Power Supply Servo Controlled Voltage Stabilizers Transformers Power & Control Cables With tight quality control standards meeting major Marine & Industrial classification society requirements. Each project is given due importance and is customized as per requirements of the owners. Our major strength is in how we design and configure these manufactured products to produce a complete custom solution for customer’s unique project. Great Companies: What makes GMDT Marine & Industrial Engineering Pvt. Ltd different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Darshan Thakkar: We, GMDT, as a progressive company, are very well organized to support our clients as a partner in business and a single source of quality products at most competitive pricing. Our huge capacity of Manufacturing to hold stocks and well-organized logistics and distribution centers ensure quickest possible deliveries of all standard products. Personal involvement and commitment to quality and service has helped us to be one of the leading names representing reputed manufacturers and a reliable supplier in our line of business. With GMDT, client can be assured of product and service excellence with access to the most extensive range of high-quality products. We specialize in bringing to you leading brands of quality products, from around the world. Our knowledge of market trends and emerging product innovations enables us to address the unique challenges presented by the Construction, Oil & Gas, Telecommunication, Marine & Shipping, Energy and Manufacturing industries, to name a few. Our team of dedicated and highly trained sales specialists can help client to make well informed procurement decisions. We remain committed to providing our customers with the right product, at the right price, at the right time for the right application. We have an extensive in-house potentiality in R&D, Design, Manufacturing, Quality Control, after sales etc. The team has qualified and experienced engineers for various functions viz. Sales & Marketing, Design & Engineering, Supply Chain Management & Outsourcing, Manufacturing & QC and After Sales Service. Service our engineering support provided to customers throughout execution of projects ensures smooth execution. Operating from headquarters in Ahmedabad, India and supported by a worldwide network of offices and agents, we provide innovative state-of-the-art system solutions and products designed to meet the most exacting requirements of Clients. We have maintained our profile as a professional partner and supplier to our clients within the marine and industrial segment by constantly updating and improving our systems and products with the help of a competent and experienced team of engineers and technicians who help us achieve our mission of providing the superior quality equipment and customer satisfaction through prompt and efficient service. Thus, we are different from hundreds of other similar service providers. Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Darshan Thakkar: As journey started with two thousand rupees only, had to suffer numbers of phases. As a new comer in the market, we couldn’t show credentials as well as satisfactory clients. Due to this, some clients were objecting to give an order. Same way supplier was also asking for an advance payment. Following are the challenges I had to cross: Government Regulations. Federal Income Taxes. The Economy. Tax Compliance. Cash Flow. Staying Passionate. Not Diversifying Client Bases. Growth vs. Quality Hiring New Employees etc. As a small business owner, realizing this one insight is essential for maintaining a calm head: our competitors face the same problems as i do. All of us, regardless of the industry we’re in, are essentially in the same boat. How i respond to these challenges will change the “game” – as i became more successful, thereby leaving our rivals by the wayside. It’s important to remember that these challenges are just that – challenges and we do overcome them. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for GMDT Marine & Industrial Engineering Pvt. Ltd? Darshan Thakkar: We aspire to become India’s largest power solutions supplier in India and Overseas market in the Marine and Industrial segment custom build engineering products and will cross 100 Cr. Business in couples of years. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Darshan Thakkar: Self Confidence. And understanding what customers want. Being flexible to adapt quickly when things don't go as planned. Relying on yourself for decision-making and seeking out mentors and advisors who have been successful entrepreneurs before — may offer valuable insights into how they built their company from scratch. Website : http://www.gmdtengineering.com/ Social Media : Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter