About Guest:
Mr. Aakash Chaudhry is the Co-Promoter and Co-Founder at Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL). He possesses extensive experience in strategic, operating, business and administrative areas and has been responsible for the overall business, management and direction of the company in his last assignment as Managing Director of AESL.
Before commencing his journey at AESL, he worked with top IT companies of India such as Infosys Technologies and Cognizant Technology Solutions. Passionate about addressing the needs of deserving students, he worked dedicatedly towards providing focused and quality education across the nation through effective delivery channels.
Mr. Aakash transformed AESL from a neighbourhood well known coaching centre into an established a large national level corporate test prep brand & company, providing cutting- edge and niche educational services. He established new-age systems, inducted processes and methods for efficient operations, onboarded top talent, developed research & development in academics & training, built technological advancements, introduced automation and effective sales & marketing processes. He ensured that AESL’s classroom, hybrid & digital services continue to evolve as the best ever offering in the industry. Mr. Aakash has been the driving force behind expanding the company's educational services portfolio to include IIT-JEE test preparatory services, Foundation coaching services as well as Hybrid & Digital learning programs.
In 2018, he was recognized as one of the disruptive leaders by Business World and was listed among the coveted "40 Under 40" young leaders list. He is the Founder and Trustee at the Plaksha University (www.plaksha.edu.in). He is also the Founder and Supporter at the Ashoka University (www.ashoka.edu.in).
An alumnus of Harvard Business School, Mr. Aakash is an engineer by profession with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences and an MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad.
Credits:
Recording Date & Location: Propelld Bengaluru Office on 2nd Jan 2024
Host: Shivank Joshi - / shivankjoshi-2001
Editor: Abhishek - / abhishek-tiwari-599546244
Thumbnail Design: Sangeet
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:30 Aakash's childhood memories.
08:10 Power of equilibrium and staying calm in highs and lows.
10:50 Do you fear anything?
12:20 Joining family business and relationship with father.
22:10 Earning respect of team in family business.
23:46 Merits and demerits of having a brand name the same as self-name?
26:51 Replicating the learnings from previous success in the new venture.
30:55 Solving dwindling online course completion rate.
33:45 To become a billionaire you need an army of great people and solving the problem of poaching.
40:46 Design flaw in IIT JEE coaching system.
44:15 People and Culture.
47:25 Difference between a worker, manager and leader.
49:49 Hiring and Numerology.
52:52 Engineering date of birth of my children and house before buying.
53:15 Feedback on the host's energy.
54:00 First impression and progressive impression of Byjys.
1:00:00 The Byjus fiasco!
1:01:27 The billion-dollar deal and learnings from negotiation.
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