In this very special episode, we have a recording of our first live event in the series: South Asian Entrepreneur Stories.  We hosted a panel of three fantastic guests who share their experience of launching their business and the challenges that come along with scaling their business.   In this episode we talk through:  How they got their business started  The challenges they faced in the business validation stage  How they went about growing and scaling their business  And finally discussing where the business is today and what plans they have for the future &n ..read more

In today’s episode we speak to Omar Choudhry, Founder of Feedsauce, a platform that customises and builds product photoshoots in minutes, shot by expert photographers. Feedsauce has worked with brands such as Burberry and Adidas, and has been featured in The New York Times, Vogue & GQ.   Omar is a serial entrepreneur and was intrigued by the world of content and design from his school days. Omar’s other projects have included Flavr, a full-service content creation, brand strategy and social media management agency, as well as designing apps which have reached number 1 on the app store ..read more

In today’s episode, we speak to award winning Parm Bhangal - Founder of Bhangal’s Construction Consultants which started in 2010 providing quantity surveying, estimating and project management services. Parm quickly recognised a second gap in the market which led him to opening his second business, My Build Estimate, providing online estimating services to private clients, builders merchants and professionals in the construction industry. Parm has won fourteen awards through various organisations including Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2019 in the SME National Business Awards and Small Bus ..read more

In today’s episode we’re speaking to Ganesh Iyer, founder and CEO of Dotin. Dotin is a B2B AI talent analytics platform that helps in sourcing, screening and engaging talent in real-time, without asking any questions but using concepts such as Colour Theory and Natural Language Processing. Dotin has said to increase hiring efficiency by 60 percent and significantly increase productivity by 2.5x. Dotin has been internationally recognised in many awards and initiatives including being a SalesForce Demo Jam Finalist and being included as a Top 25 Disruptive HR solutions company by CIO review maga ..read more

In today’s episode we have Srikanth Velamakanni, Co-founder, Group Chief Executive & Vice-Chairman of Fractal Analytics, a multinational analytics and AI company serving the largest businesses across the globe. Having graduated from both IIT and IIM, Srikanth started his career in Investment Banking, before collectively deciding with friends that entrepreneurship was their true calling. Not having a business idea or concept in mind, Srikanth went back to his passion of mathematics and human behaviour to develop the idea of using data to make better informed decisions. Founded in 2000, Frac ..read more

In today’s episode we are speaking to Gursevak Shergil, also known as Tony, who is the CEO of BritAsia TV. BritAsia TV is a popular TV channel, targeting the young Asian demographic, broadcasting on Sky and FreeView in the UK, as well as expanding to India, Canada, Europe and Africa. Tony’s first foray into the world of TV and Media came when he launched Sikh Channel, the first TV channel dedicated to Sikhs in the world. He then held various senior roles at broadcasting organisations including Sikh TV before wanting to explore TV from a cultural perspective which led him to bid for and success ..read more

In this episode, we speak to Sonia Nagpal, CEO and Co-Founder of DissDash, a South-Asian Media Content site aiming to provide features, multi-platform content and thought-provoking articles. Sonia has built a global following which has led to partnerships with industry giants such as Sony Music, LinkedIn and Toyota. As well as DissDash, Sonia also runs a HR Software training consultancy as her day job and discusses in this episode how she manages to find time for both. Being a strong proponent for manifestation and positive thinking, Sonia shares some incredible stories and examples of how she ..read more

In this episode, we speak to Shermin Lakha, Managing Attorney and CEO of LVLUP Legal, a law firm based in New York City, USA. Shermin discusses her experience as a lawyer at Freshfields, how she actually decided to start her own firm, the challenges she faces as a business owner and, rather impressively, how she has built her business whilst spending zero on advertising.    LVLUP Legal provides services to businesses and digital companies, start-ups, entrepreneurs and social media influencers. Shermin is a strong believer of using your network, community and social media to grow your ..read more

In this episode, we speak to Prasanna Kannan, co-founder of Native Finance, an award winning technology platform for institutional real estate finance.  After obtaining a Masters in Engineering from University of Oxford and a Masters in Management from University of Cambridge, Prasanna started his career at Goldman Sachs in Fixed Income Hedge Fund Sales.  He then worked as a Portfolio Manager at Elton John AIDS Foundation, where he launched the first HIV Social Impact Bond in the world. Guest Resources - Native Finance: https://www.nativefinance.co.uk Business Over Chai Resources Our ..read more

In this episode, we speak to Someit Sidhu, founder of Izana Bioscience. Someit studied Medicine at the University of Oxford, and trained as a Medical Doctor at University Hospital Birmingham. Being commercially curious, Someit took up a position as an Associate at McKinsey & Company. He then amalgamated his experiences and co-found Izana Bioscience, a biopharmaceutical company focused on bringing innovative science to market through the development of namilumab for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. More recently Someit has been investigating the use of namilumab in the treatment of Co ..read more