Importance of Career Decision in Life: Rakesh at TEDxTirupati

Rakesh is a futurist, strategist and known for his passion for Business .He is a game for novel Ideas and innovation. At times and in a place where job and job security topped his college mates' priorities, he was one guy who dreamt more and worked the most to make it a reality. As his friends lead the run-of-the-mill college life, he raised the bars and opened up to discover his entrepreneurial streaks.

Asked for his attitude he simply quips "truly entrepreneurial, I believe in delivering capitalistic solutions for the betterment of the world and its people". His innate passion to guide students out of his experiences made him to toy with the idea of delivering career counselling through an initiative'-'Sparkle' . He co-founded Achieve-A Life skills institute to render holistic education to engineering students which reaped fruitful results and helped many students shape their careers in the locale. His love for philanthropy keeps him associated with the community and developing programs. Young calibre is one initiative he experimented on during his college days.

His passions revolve around his adrenaline filled research on Business models, Blue Ocean strategy, value chains and Brand building. He is currently working to build his dream enterprise "The Rocks Group" which aims to unify youth support services under a single umbrella ranging from education services to music to entertainment to lifestyle products.


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