Baljeet is also a business coach, startup mentor and active public speaker
Born in a chawl and raised in a mid-income broken family, Baljeet Gujral is a living example of how ordinary people can achieve extraordinary feats in life. From being a modest Mumbai boy, Baljeet has today become “Dreamer, Do’er, Entrepreneur and Storyteller”, not necessarily in the same order!
He chose to turn his dreams into reality by strengthening his foundation at education and eventually becoming an alumnus of Oxford, IIM & Stanford. Quitting his 6 figure salary in his 20’s, he hung his boots as an Investment Banker in 2012 and began his entrepreneurial journey by launching India’s first adventure lifestyle company called “Enfield Riders” www.enfieldriders.com. Despite running brick and mortar businesses so far, he raised venture capital for his start-up and successfully scaled his business globally. Since then, this serial entrepreneur has not looked back and has continued to start multiple ventures during his decade long stint in the business world. His last one being the “Bucket List Experiences” www.bucketlist.co.in which is an experiential travel company helping people create and tick their bucket list.
Apart from being a seasoned entrepreneur, Baljeet is also a business coach, startup mentor and active public speaker. Having mentored thousands of students through their university’s entrepreneurship cells to coaching hundreds of startups who wanted to begin their journey, Baljeet Gujral has been extremely passionate about contributing to creating business leaders of tomorrow. His true love and extreme indulgence in the business world motivated him to write the book “Entrepreneurship Essentials – What they don’t teach you at Business Schools”.
The book has been receiving endorsements and recommendations from industry stalwarts, the CEO fraternity of the corporate world, Partners at Venture Capital firms and senior professors and lecturers from Ivy league colleges across the globe.
Baljeet Gujral says, “It amazes me to see the sheer talent and potential our country has when it comes to budding entrepreneurs. The sad part is straight out of B-Schools or spending a few years in their corporate jobs, these talented individuals take the plunge at Entrepreneurship without understanding the basics”. He adds, “It's great to see their enthusiasm towards getting a sorted business plan, testing the product-market fit and understanding finances. What most lack is having a grip on the essential attributes that one needs to have to begin their journey at entrepreneurship.”
As per Baljeet Gujral, as an author the takeaway he would like his readers to have from this book is "I hope the book is an inspiration for those who are willing to take the road less travelled and are looking to open doors for themselves to the business world. But before they dive into it, having what it takes will, in some way, make the journey for them less painful and more engaging. The tools and frameworks in this book will meet the reader’s expectations, more so when seen from the lens of someone who doesn’t come with any preconceived notions on what entrepreneurship really is”.