SHAPING TOMORROW
Mr. Nirvaan Birla, Managing Director of Birla Open Minds Education Pvt Ltd, is set to revolutionise the education industry by addressing the needs of the 21st century by preparing individuals who are highly skilled and innovative. A forward-thinking entrepreneur, he aims to make quality education accessible.
REVOLUTIONISING EDUCATION
Mr. Nirvaan has a robust educational foundation, holding a Master’s in Management from the University of Westminster in London and a Bachelor of Commerce in Management Studies from Mumbai University. Following his academic journey, he embarked on a career equipped with a solid grasp of business principles, further enriched by diverse professional experiences. He started as a business outreach intern at Birla Wellness, where he played a key role in expanding its franchise network across five Indian states. Mr. Nirvaan then joined the Sales and Marketing team at Newby Teas UK, where he successfully converted prestigious banks and hotels into clients. Additionally, he gained valuable experience in commodities, currency trading, and wealth management through his roles at Sapien Capital Limited and Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. He identified a huge gap in terms of progressive and holistic education. To bridge this gap and to provide the same level of high-quality and accessible education in schools spread across low to high-end tiers of India, he founded Birla Open Minds Education Pvt. Ltd. in 2017. An educational services company that has grown to 200+ schools till now. The school provides services of running and operating K-12 schools and preschools under the franchise model as well as also under the owned-and-operated model. Mr. Nirvaan aims to extend Birla Open Minds to over 1,000 schools across India and achieve more than 1 million users in India, Europe, and America through Birla Brainiacs.
GROWTH STORY
Mr. Nirvaan has consistently upheld his philanthropic values while excelling as a businessman. He has collaborated with the Uttarakhand government and various NGOs, like the Vedanta Foundation, to enhance skills and create employment opportunities for over 10,000 students and young individuals in multiple fields. He has also launched LearnLeap – An Upskilling Academy, an initiative that focuses on enhancing the skills of educators, empowering them to deliver the highest quality education to their students whilst also providing job opportunities to the teachers. Later on in his growth prospect, after successfully running and growing Birla Open Minds, he established Birla Brainiacs in 2019 with the mission to provide effortless learning anywhere, anytime, under expert guidance. The brand has now over 50,000 active users, and under his leadership, the organisations have reached new heights in a relatively short period.
ADVICE TO YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
Mr. Nirvaan has experience working with and among youngsters and believes that today’s generation is intelligent, advanced, and tech-savvy. However, he acknowledges the uncertainties and anxieties newcomers may experience when they step into the real world. He believes that one’s early 20s are a time to explore passions and discover strengths. As Jack Ma once said, “Make mistakes in your early 20s, learn from them, and after that, choose your path and stick to it. By the time you reach your mid-20s, aim to identify your professional path.” Mr. Nirvaan suggests that success does not have a strict formula. The critical key to learning over here should be to stick to your path with consistent efforts and passion and adopt a tunnel vision approach.
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
Mr. Nirvaan has earned multiple accolades for his contributions to the education sector, such as the IDEAFEST 2023 Transformational Leader Award and the Visionary Leader of the Year 2023 at the 8th EduLeaders Summit. He was also honoured with the IDA Awards for Education 2023 in the category of exemplary leadership in K–12 education. Under his guidance, Birla Open Minds was honoured with the title of Most Emerging National Preschool Franchise Brand of the Year in 2023.
