Portrait featuring Mehul Bhatt, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, Bioculture Group

Imagine deciding to climb a 4,500m mountain at just 10 years old.

I tried picturing my own son doing it… and honestly, I couldn’t.

The sheer courage, determination, and resilience it must have taken for that young boy to set the goal of climbing Mount Meru —and then achieve it, despite challenges like getting lost in the middle of the night (!)—is nothing short of extraordinary.

That defining moment set the stage for a life of adventure. This week’s guest didn’t stop at one mountain—he went on to explore the world, working across multiple continents before eventually calling Mauritius home.

Join me in conversation with Mehul Bhatt, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at Bioculture Group and Director at Velogic as we discuss:
🌍 How travel has shaped his life and values;
🇲🇺 Why he chose Mauritius as his base;
🌱 What sustainability means to him;
💡 How Mauritius can become a lab for innovation;
👨‍💼 Tackling the human capital problem;
🤝 The power of collaboration in writing our next success story

Thank you Mehul for sharing your inspiring story. I might even be tempted to climb that mountain one day!

00:00 - Intro

01:48 - Mehul’s childhood

03:10 - Mount Meru

05:23 - To give up or not to give up

07:32 - Getting into medical school

08:44 - Joining Chevron

13:36 - To learn through travel

16:35 - Why Mauritius?

20:44 - Behind the natural beauty of Mauritius

22:18 - Settling in Mauritius

27:07 - Making sustainability, sustainable  

31:25 - Mauritius as a lab for experimentation

32:53 - Tackling the brain drain

35:45 - Mauritius at a crossroads

37:53 - A magic formula for the future

40:52 - Encourage collaboration

43:04 - Hunger for purpose

46:04 - Ingredients for success