Talk CXO Life

In this episode of TalkCXOLife, we have with us the swift, agile and moderately risk-averse (well, he's an insurer!) Sanjeev Mantri, Executive Director, ICICI Lombard in conversation with Sunayana Nair. Sanjeev is a seasoned banker, spearheading the marketing initiatives of the retail division at the largest private general insurance company and is credited with the very many innovative solutions and strategies introduced especially in the SME and also the rural banking markets over his two-decade-plus experience in the BFSI sector and the ICICI group. 

He is equally known for his obsessive penchant for running and playing tennis. His mercurial wit had us in splits as he conversed about his lively, simple idea of his firm belief that he is a part of the design than being its creator!

Now, let’s sprint away!

In this episode of TalkCXOLife, we have with us the swift, agile and moderately risk-averse (well, he's an insurer!) Sanjeev Mantri, Executive Director, ICICI Lombard in conversation with Sunayana Nair. Sanjeev is a seasoned banker, spearheading the marketing initiatives of the retail division at the largest private general insurance company and is credited with the very many innovative solutions and strategies introduced especially in the SME and also the rural banking markets over his two-decade-plus experience in the BFSI sector and the ICICI group.

He is equally known for his obsessive penchant for running and playing tennis, in spite of the very many injuries that consistently plague this sports freak. Equally interesting is his journey with tennis which he took up at 31 years but played it with the spirit of an elite player since day one, never quitting even when the losses and injuries kept stacking up!

Now, let’s sprint away!

In this episode of TalkCXOLife, we have with us the swift, agile and moderately risk-averse (well, he's an insurer!) Sanjeev Mantri, Executive Director, ICICI Lombard in conversation with Sunayana Nair. Sanjeev is a seasoned banker, spearheading the marketing initiatives of the retail division at the largest private general insurance company and is credited with the very many innovative solutions and strategies introduced especially in the SME and also the rural banking markets over his two-decade-plus experience in the BFSI sector and the ICICI group.

He is equally known for his obsessive penchant for running and playing tennis, in spite of the very many injuries that consistently plague this sports freak who loves to be on the go. An interesting point which stayed with us was when Sanjeev revealed how he bettered his time at half marathons when he targeted the full marathon and how that taught him that setting a substantially higher benchmark can often help one achieve the next step faster if that next/immediate step/goal eludes you! 

Now, let’s sprint away!

In this episode of TalkCXOLife, we have with us the swift, agile and moderately risk-averse (well, he's an insurer!) Sanjeev Mantri, Executive Director, ICICI Lombard in conversation with Sunayana Nair. 

Sanjeev is a seasoned banker, spearheading the marketing initiatives of the retail division at the largest private general insurance company and is credited with the very many innovative solutions and strategies introduced especially in the SME and also the rural banking markets over his two-decade-plus experience in the BFSI sector and the ICICI group. mercurial wit had us in splits as he conversed about his lively, simple and bit of a notorious childhood spent just on the outskirts of the ancient city Ujjain, his move to Mumbai, the funny anecdotes about his childhood, especially his relationship with his mother who, as he puts it, ‘had to be within his diameter. 

Now, let’s sprint away!

In this episode of TalkCXOLife, we have with us the swift, agile and moderately risk-averse (well, he's an insurer!) Sanjeev Mantri, Executive Director, ICICI Lombard in conversation with Sunayana Nair. Sanjeev is a seasoned banker, spearheading the marketing initiatives of the retail division at the largest private general insurance company and is credited with the very many innovative solutions and strategies introduced especially in the SME and also the rural banking markets over his two-decade-plus experience in the BFSI sector and the ICICI group.

He is equally known for his obsessive penchant for running and playing tennis, in spite of the very many injuries that consistently plague this sports freak who loves to be on the go, can laugh and cry easily and whose mercurial wit had us in splits as he conversed about his lively, simple and bit of a notorious childhood spent just on the outskirts of the ancient city Ujjain, his move to Mumbai, how he loves to run and talk, how his biggest worries often revolve around choosing between running and tennis the next morning and his firm belief that he is a part of the design than being its creator!

Let’s listen to Jitendra joshi, Co-founder of Sportzconsult whose decade plus efforts saw the unfurling of this grand sporting celebration called Mumbai Games. With nearly 16 different sports to participate from including badminton, table tennis, chess, judo, skating, squash, tennis, basketball and even carrom, it is touted to be the world’s first city level franchise-based, multi-sport, multi-age sports extravaganza.

 

Jitendra along with his team wove together this fantastic initiative to get every Mumbaikar out to play a real game and ditch that smartphone.  In this episode, you'll listen to Jitendra talk about his own passions, which apart from sports of course, is also music and how Mumbai Games is fundamentally about embracing a sport and having fun for life.

Loved a sport and stopped playing it as a teen or as a college goer when studies hounded you? Well, there were several 1000s who took up their sport last year and are already gearing up for the next Mumbai Games - a multi-sport extravaganza - in December!

Let’s listen to Jitendra Joshi, Co-founder of Sportzconsult whose decade plus efforts saw the unfurling of this grand sporting celebration called Mumbai Games. Jitendra takes us through what inspired him to set up Mumbai Games and how he plans to scale it up in the future.

Let’s listen to Jitendra Joshi, Co-founder of Sportzconsult whose decade plus efforts saw the unfurling of this grand sporting celebration called Mumbai Games. With nearly 16 different sports to participate from including badminton, table tennis, chess, judo, skating, squash, tennis, basketball and carrom, it is touted to be the world’s first city level franchise-based, multi-sport, multi-age sports extravaganza. Jitendra along with his team wove together this fantastic initiative to get every Mumbaikar out to play a real game and ditch that smartphone. Jitendra speaks about the importance of planning and forming critical affiliations and sports marketing in this segment.

This episode segment is dedicated to entice that sports-lover in you to get that ball kick it around or invest in that sports gear and prepare for the next Mumbai Games coming up in December! Loved a sport and stopped playing it as a teen or as a college goer when studies hounded you? 

Listen to Jitendra Joshi, Co-founder of Sportzconsult whose decade plus efforts saw the unfurling of this grand sporting celebration called Mumbai Games. With nearly 16 different sports to participate from including badminton, table tennis, chess, judo, skating, squash, tennis, basketball and featuring the favourite of even our friendly neighbourhood bhai - Munnabhai – carrom, it is touted to be the world’s first city level franchise-based, multi-sport, multi-age sports extravaganza.

Children formed a major part of the 10,000-plus registrations Mumbai Games saw. In this episode Jitendra speaks about parenting workshops introduced by Mumbai Games, why it is critical we imbibe the habit of playing a sport while young and how Mumbai Games is about adopting a sport for life while having fun!

This is the keep it alive series segment by TalkCXOLife. Listen to Jitendra Joshi, Co-founder of Sportzconsult whose decade plus efforts saw the unfurling of this grand sporting celebration called Mumbai Games. With nearly 16 different sports to participate from including badminton, table tennis, chess, judo, skating, squash, tennis, basketball and carrom, it is touted to be the world’s first city level franchise-based, multi-sport, multi-age sports extravaganza.

Jitendra along with his team wove together this fantastic initiative to get every Mumbaikar - from a child to a senior citizen - out to play a real game and ditch that smartphone. He takes us through how  amateurs and professionals can both enjoy this event without feeling intimidated or unchallenged.