Name : Rakesh Godhwani
Designation : Head
Company Name : IIM Bangalore Alumni Association
Keynote Topic: Plunnge Reinvention for the New Generation
Abstract: Rakesh published his first book in July 2011 called “Plunnge – Reinvention for the New Generationâ€. The book is for those who wake up every morning feeling totally lost, or frustrated, or trapped in boring, repetitive jobs and just want to run away. They want to do something worthwhile, or something that they have always wanted to do that would make them happy but fear of the unknown or financial constraints prevent them from taking the 'plunnge'. The book contains a collection of 15 stories of ordinary people who took that leap of faith to pursue something they always wanted to do. They took the 'plunnge' and now lead happy lives. More details are on www.plunnge.com or www.facebook.com/plunnge.The book is also available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle edition. It turns out the publisher of the book,Plunnge Reinvention for the New Generation
BIO:
Rakesh Godhwani calls himself a nobody. After spending amazing formative years in great organizations in the High-Tech space like Wipro, Intel and Qualcomm, doing different roles in sales, product marketing and business development, Rakesh realized that his passion is to make other's reach their maximum potential and help fulfill their dreams. Nothing gives him more satisfaction than shaping the young minds and learning from them. Teaching has been his passion over the last 12 years. Rakesh’s goal is to create a fun filled learning environment and create effective communicators, and sales/marketing professionals. Rakesh is an alumnus of KREC (now NITK) Surathkal, Class of 1997 and of IIM Bangalore PGSEM Class of 2004. He enjoys reading and indulges in food with the company of his family and friends. Rakesh currently heads IIM Bangalore Alumni Association, coaches entrepreneurs in the hi-tech space, is an adjunct professor at IIM Bangalore, IIM Trichy, IIIT Bangalore and SDMIMD Mysore, does yoga, cycles his way to work, earns a fraction of what he used to but lives a million times better.