Wish I Knew . . .

#75 Vijay Eswaran - Entrepreneur / Executive chairman / 15% Promise / 33 days of silence

Season 2 Episode 75

Career Background:

  • Founder and Executive Chairman of QI Group of companies
     
    • HQ's in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur 
    • Operations in over 30 countries 
  • He is diversified with business interests in:
     
    • Real estate 
    • Education 
    • Retail and Hospitality 
    • Also owns a football / soccer club in Malaysia 

 

Highlights

  • Following in his fathers footsteps early with wanting to a lawyer and studying in the UK
  • Impact of Margaret Thatcher on his education
  • Not liking accountancy all that much
  • Picking up Political Science
  • The Knowledge - Driving a taxi in London
  • Training program to the outskirts of Chicago
  • Nice message to University Graduates
  • The buck stops here
  • Loyalty discussion and caring
  • Mercenary vs missionary
  • Backpacking from London to Greece
  • Building up relationships while traveling
  • 33 days of silence
  • Having only one mouth
  • The beauty of the pause
  • Marriage and back to Malaysia
  • The 15% promise that didn't materialize
  • Who works for who?
  • If not now then when?
  • Failure is critical
  • Dare to . . . . 
  • Be grateful
  • Adapt, adjust, accommodate
  • Your value is more than you paycheck

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