From Rock Bottom to Resilience | Kirtan Shah | TEDxJai Hind College

Personal Journey & Career Path - The speaker initially struggled academically, scoring 48% in PCM (Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics) in 12th standard [1] - Despite academic setbacks, the speaker pursued Aeronautical Engineering but failed in the first semester [1] - A turning point occurred when the speaker's father's words motivated them to become self-reliant and buy their own bike [1] - The speaker worked at a call center while pursuing a BSc in Mathematics, earning a salary of 27,000 (currency unspecified) compared to a friend's 15,000 after clearing CA [1] - The speaker became the youngest Executive Director of a listed NBFC (Non-Banking Financial Company) within five years after specializing in finance [1] - At 25 years old, the speaker was let go from the NBFC and ventured into entrepreneurship [1] - The speaker started a financial planning business but had to shut it down after eight months due to lack of demand for paid financial planning services in India [1] - Subsequently, the speaker launched an HR solutions company called Ambition in HR, which was also shut down after a year [1] - The speaker faced bankruptcy a month before getting married due to trading losses [1] - Currently, the speaker runs two businesses, employs over 150 people, and has a combined turnover of 50 crore (500 million, currency unspecified) [1]