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.

Amit Gaur
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Amit Gaur

There are entrepreneurs and then there are change-makers. Mr. Gaur belongs to the latter category. After gaining over 22 years of experience in the banking and telecom sector, Mr. Gaur saw a huge gap in the digital payments industry in the African market. He decided to not only tap that but also lead the digital transformation of how Africa transacts online. REALIZING THE OPPORTUNITY Mr. Gaur completed his graduation from India in Commerce and went on to pursue masters in International Marketing and Finance. He then completed his MSc in Finance from the UK. After that, he started a fulf

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Asheesh Chanda
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Asheesh Chanda

Mr. Asheesh Chanda is a postgraduate from IIM Bangalore Batch of 2002 and a Computer Science Engineer from IIT Delhi Batch of 2000. He started his career in the financial services industry in 2002 with organizations such as Citibank India and JP Morgan Chase. In 2014, he ventured into his entrepreneurial journey with his first startup Kris Capital. It was a Singapore based global macro hedge fund. But it is 2 years later with is second venture that Mr. Chanda found his true calling. SPOTTING AN OPPORTUNITY At Kris Capital, Mr. Chanda was dealing with managed investments across multip

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Ashish Khandelwal
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Ashish Khandelwal

It is said that businesses take not only sweat but blood and tears to build – and who is better to share that than family. BL Agro is one such brand that has was started by a visionary but sustained by his children. Mr. Ashish Khandelwal has been efficiently carrying forward the legacy of excellence established by his father, Mr. Ghanshyam Khandelwal, who started this business back in 1985 with a seed funding of Rs 10 lakh. Over the years, BL Agro went on to become a name to reckon with and changed the face of Bareilly – the small town in Uttar Pradesh where the company was started. Mr. K

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Abhishek Agarwal
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Abhishek Agarwal

Everyone knows and raves about the latest technologies, cool startups, and disruptive services but little is known about how these function internally. What goes into the smooth functioning of an IT company to let it disrupt the outside world with its innovations? In the era of online job search, how does one go about recruiting the right talent and retaining employees? These are some crucial questions that can only be addressed by an industry veteran like Mr. Agarwal. He has spent the last 20+ years enabling some of the biggest names in the industry with seamless IT services. Currently wo

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Rabindra Narayan
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Rabindra Narayan

A MULTITALENTED PERSON Mr. Rabindra Narayan is a graduate in English literature, and has completed his diploma in Journalism and Marketing. Theatre has played a significant factor in his life. He has been a popular theatre artist right from his college days, and has shared the stage with several renowned stage personalities. As the General Secretary with the Delhi-based Collegiate Drama Society, he made significant contributions to the field of Punjabi theatre. Mr. Narayan is also a renowned journalist who worked as the Culture Editor with Sunday Mail in the late 80s. He was also the Ac

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Datuk Prakash Chandran
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Datuk Prakash Chandran

As President Director and CEO of PT Siemens Indonesia, Prakash has guided the company with his sharp business acumen since October 2017. The leader brought Siemens’ cutting-edge technology to Malaysia and Indonesia, capturing landmark nation-building projects across the areas of Electrification, Automation, and Digitalization. His ability to develop and implement successful long-term strategies that outperform company expectations is particularly noteworthy. Prakash was born and brought up in Kerala. He earned his Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical Engineering from the Universit

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Prakash Goenka
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Prakash Goenka

Mr. Goenka’s relentless vision and exquisite finesse for detail have earned him the most prominent position in India’s iron and steel business. He holds a B.Com. (Hons.) from St. Xavier’s College in Kolkata, India. As the Managing Director of Devashree Ispat, he is making giant leaps in the sector with great agility, which is evidenced by the company’s 500% growth over the last 15 years. Making Shree Xtra TMT the most trusted brand was a shining moment for Mr. Goenka. The brand is regarded as a premium one, with the biggest market share in Telangana’s secondary steel market. The goa

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Tejas Niranjan
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Tejas Niranjan

After completing his Honor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Liverpool in 2010, Tejas joined his family-owned business Jayalakshmi Group, which has a strong foundation in commercial real estate, warehousing, and renewable energy sector. When he joined the group, they had roughly 50,000 square feet of Commercial assets under management at the outset, with a couple of high-profile IT tenants. Between 2010 and 2014, with his unwavering efforts, Tejas built and added 90,000 sq ft. of assets with clients ranging from Fintech, Data Centers, Medical Research, and E-comme

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Dr. Suma Natarajan
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Dr. Suma Natarajan

Dr. Natarajan started her medical career with a MBBS degree in 1979 from the prestigious Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal. She stayed on at KMC and completed her DGO and MD degrees after which she came to Coimbatore. She took a sabbatical to train herself in laparoscopic surgical techniques at Tuttilingen, Germany in 1995. She returned to India to start her career as a consultant in G. Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore. She eventually took over and spearheaded a busy Obstetrics/Gynecology department at the hospital for almost two decades. During this time, apart from runni

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Pawan K. Sharma
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Pawan K. Sharma

Pawan was born in Faridabad, Haryana to Chaggan Lal Sharma and Kusum Sharma and has 2 elder siblings Poonam Sharma and Rajani Dixit. He is married to Jannat Sharma and has a 9-year-old daughter Menaha Sharma. He has been with Tolaram Group since a very young age. Over the last many years, he has grown along with the company. Owing to his versatility and business acumen, he was entrusted with the responsibility to run West Africa operations for its CPG vertical. Pawan has come across as an embodiment of perseverance whose success story is an inspiration for umpteen aspirers who aim to make a m

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