URS-AsiaOne has been steadily showcasing inspiring stories of some leaders who had established global business empires. Some prodigious leaders overcame every difficulty and completely transformed the global dais with their ground-breaking ideas, brilliant operations, and game-changing products and services. Their concerted efforts and incredible focus have helped entire nations write inspiring sagas of business and economic growth. These nonpareil leaders have consistently altered established norms and revolutionized their businesses with their groundbreaking ideas and led their companies to get recognized at many global platforms with various acclaimed brand awards and leader awards such as entrepreneur of the year award.

We present a few of the stimulating stories of the success of such coveted greatest leaders.

Pankaj Jain
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Pankaj Jain

Pankaj is a technologist by education and an entrepreneur by passion. He holds a BE degree from Nagpur University and a Diploma in Advanced Computing from CDAC-Pune. In addition, he is a Pega systems Certified Lead System Architect (CLSA), Certified Methodology Black Belt (CMBB), and Certified CPM (Customer Process Management) Architect. With this stellar educational background and over20 years of experience working with global companies and helping them maximize value from their IT investments, Pankaj started Aaseya in 2017 with a vision to implement rapid digital transformation for customer

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Prateek Gattani
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Prateek Gattani

Time and again we have witnessed many leaders and entrepreneurs who defeated all odds and emerged victoriously. Almost all entrepreneurial journeys are rife with trials and turbulences. But, the journey that Mr. Gattani took upon himself is something that comes by far and few in between. RISING FROM THE ASHES IDC Technologies started in the year 2003 in Milpitas, CA. Soon the company started getting buried in debts. When Mr. Gattani took over IDC in 2007, the company was reeling under heavy debts and an uncertain future and was mostly written off. The company was about to be absorbed by

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Adarsh Narahari
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Adarsh Narahari

Primus helps elders reduce the process of ageing by eradicating loneliness and ensuring ‘Zero Falls’. We ensure being proactive than being reactive, a set of assessments are done before on boarding elders so that they can be monitored under a customized care plan by our in-house medical team. Adarsh’s main objective is to improve the quality of life for elders. THE VISIONARY APPROACH Young, passionate, and confident, Adarsh has always believed in the excellence that comes with experience. Thus, when he thought of devoting his time to building a senior care facility, he did not jum

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Dr. Shalya Raj
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Dr. Shalya Raj

Leadership is a trait that many people learn later in life. However, it is inherent when it comes to Dr. Shalya Raj. Her mentorship has been instrumental in the institution’s growth for the past few years. She intends to continue striving for world class education for her students. IMPARTING KNOWLEDGE WITH DEDICATION Dr. Shalya Raj’s tryst with education began long ago. She completed her graduation from the SDM College of Dental Sciences, Dharwad, and then pursued a Master’s in Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics from Subharti Dental College. Over the years, she published

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H.P. Budhia
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H.P. Budhia

A TRUE LEADER Mr. Budhia founded the Patton Group 43 years ago with a small engineering plant in Tinsukia, Assam. Patton has since grown into a leading manufacturer and exporter of iron and steel fittings including precision electrical stampings, industrial fasteners, building hardware, EMT steel electrical fittings, PVC pipes, water storage tanks, and material handling containers. Mr. Budhia is a true leader; he is self-motivated and a determined collaborator, who is looking to bring out the best in each member of his team. While business is an important part of Mr. Budhia’s life, he

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Nehchal Khanna
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Nehchal Khanna

QSR Brands appointed Mr. Khanna to its Board of Directors in March 2020. Thereafter, he was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director in April 2020. The Board chose him for his leadership brilliance, strategic competencies for organisational transformation, and consistent performance in previous roles. His appointment has been a pivotal step for the company, as he has extensive experience building high-performing teams, leading company growth, and improving product value. The visionary leader stood up to the expectations of the Board by covering outstanding financial p

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Dr Harmeek Singh
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Dr Harmeek Singh

The closure of his family business in India brought Harmeek to Dubai in 2003 to seek a job to support his family. 18 years ago, when he first moved to Dubai, he probably had no idea that he would eventually become the CEO and Founder of a homegrown company famed for revolutionising the UAE’s events sector. He managed to land a position in Dubai’s thriving advertising sector in 2003, earning only AED 2,000 per month. In 2004, he started his firm, Plan b Advertising, after working his way up to a monthly salary of AED200,000 in just two years. Harmeek started as Plan b’s one-man army.

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Minhaj Ahmed
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Minhaj Ahmed

Minhaj, through business expansion and diversification, is making a strong impact by promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth, leading to significant employment opportunities in the Food & Beverages sector. As Minhaj states, his father’s persistence and hard work led the company to the pinnacle of success. He learnt the business fundamentals from his father, whom he considers to be his mentor and inspiration. He attributes his success to his father’s upbringing. LEADING THE FMCG INDUSTRY As the head of one of the oldest ventures in Bangladesh’s FMCG industry, Minhaj

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Sreejeet Patnaik
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Sreejeet Patnaik

Mother’s Public School was established thirty one years ago, in Bhubaneswar. A need of the society, the school was the perfect solution to the needs and challenges of working mothers. The institute’s first ever batch had just 14 students aged between 2 and 9 years. Initially, the aim was to provide a day-boarding with meal provisions so that working parents could be assured regarding the care and safety of their children. Since then, Mother’s Public School has grown and branched out to accommodate more academic and co curricular facilities for a wider range of age groups. With the recen

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Poly Patnaik
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Poly Patnaik

Born at Cuttack in Odisha, Ms. Patnaik completed her schooling from Sonabera HAL VSV School in Koraput (Odisha) in 1979 and moved to Bhubaneswar to study Humanities at the BJB College. She also completed Post Graduation in Teacher’s Training from the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) in Bhubaneswar from 1981 to 1985. She chose this course by SCERT to realise her childhood dream of establishing a school some day. Within a few months, Ms. Patnaik got married to a well known Bhubaneshwar-based interior designer and joined Kamala Nehru College in 1987, where she taught

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