From a student who had to drop out of his military training due to an injury, to starting his first job as a field recruiter and the journey that he took to becoming the Head of Supply Chain HR at Delhivery (India’s leading fulfilment platform for digital commerce). Here is Pranay Prakash’s success story captured through a candid interview on The Spotlight.

Here are the key takeaways from this episode:

• How young graduates & freshers can shape their careers
• Using technology as an enabler to empower existing workforce & systems
• Insights into logistics operations as a career path
• Two key soft skills required to excel in the logistics industry.
• Bringing equality & breaking stereotypes in recruitment

A 1st generation serial entrepreneur, Piyush Suri is the CEO & Chief Storyteller at 5BY7 a premium corporate gifting & promotional products company. In this episode of The Spotlight, we sit down for a chat with Piyush to explore career paths in the branding & merchandising space.

Here are the key takeaways from our conversation with him:

• Exploring opportunities to find the most suitable career path
• How to create brand engagement through merchandising
• How to bootstrap and grow your startup
• How to ensure that you have a predictable pipeline of customers
• Future of branding & brand extensions

Nakul Kumar is the Co-founder of Cashify, a re-commerce leader in India with a focus on smartphones. Nakul is an MDI Gurgaon graduate and a serial entrepreneur. His first business was in the waste management domain where Nakul successfully started and managed the operations of a waste management plant and made gold from garbage.

Today Cashify is the official buyback partner for top brands in smartphones such as Apple, Samsung & Xiaomi to name a few. Apart from buyback they also sell refurbished smartphones, smartphone accessories & smartphone repairs. Originated in 2013 Cashify now has over 15 Lakh customers & over 1 Million App Downloads.

In this episode of The Spotlight, Nakul talks about starting a business as a freshly graduated student without a clear business plan or any funding options. Nakul’s power-packed story is guaranteed to inspire many to set upon their own entrepreneurial journey.

Key takeaways from the show:

• How to start a business without a concrete business plan or funding.
• How to build credibility as a domain expert when you are just a fresh graduate.
• How to raise VC Funding through networking events.
• Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs on coming up with new business ideas.