In episode 2 of Emkay Alpha Mavens, listen to Karan Bhagat, the Founder, MD & CEO of IIFL Wealth and Asset Management, as he talks about his journey to entrepreneurship, investment and wealth creation. Karan was initially offered a consulting role in a company based in Spain; but destiny had other plans as he had to join Kotak Securities because his overseas offer got revoked, due to 9/11 and the dot com crash. Owing to his earlier experience in the markets of Calcutta at age of 17 running a travel agency, he had decided, he won’t do a sales job ever. In the hindsight, now he believes that in the making of an entrepreneur the key roles are played by – Luck, Immediate Surroundings, Hard work, Passion, & Perseverance in that order.
Joining him are - Vikaas M Sachdeva, CEO of Emkay Investment Managers Ltd., and Sachin Shah, Fund Manager at Emkay Investment Managers Ltd. Listen to the three for some great insights on the topic.