Namita Thapar, the executive director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals, has expressed sheer delight on being called the mentee of the founder of Marico Harsh Mariwala

Namita Thapar, the executive director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals, has expressed sheer delight on being called the mentee of the founder of Marico Harsh Mariwala

Thapar, in a post on LinkedIn, revealed that she had watched and admired Mariwala- man behind legendary brands like Saffola & Parachute- from a distance

Thapar, in a post on LinkedIn, revealed that she had watched and admired Mariwala- man behind legendary brands like Saffola & Parachute- from a distance

“One day, 6 years back, I decided to email & cold call him, to invite him as a speaker for my entrepreneurship academy for teens. In true Mr Mariwala style he replied within minutes of my email (till date his response time is the quickest I have ever seen) & accepted the invite without ever having met me or really fully knowing what my academy was all about. Who does that ??!!, “ she wrote

“One day, 6 years back, I decided to email & cold call him, to invite him as a speaker for my entrepreneurship academy for teens. In true Mr Mariwala style he replied within minutes of my email (till date his response time is the quickest I have ever seen) & accepted the invite without ever having met me or really fully knowing what my academy was all about. Who does that ??!!, “ she wrote

She also revealed about Mariwala’s passion for supporting entrepreneurs is 200% and he has supported her academy as a speaker, mentor, judge, field trip host, numerous ways so selflessly

She also revealed about Mariwala’s passion for supporting entrepreneurs is 200% and he has supported her academy as a speaker, mentor, judge, field trip host, numerous ways so selflessly

“What has really made me respect him much more than others is his selfless need to give back to society. People get so caught up in ebidta & valuation & of course their new jet that they delegate the giving back part to a CSR head. Rarely do you find a leader giving so much personal time, energy, intellect to causes that have a strong social impact,” she wrote

“What has really made me respect him much more than others is his selfless need to give back to society. People get so caught up in ebidta & valuation & of course their new jet that they delegate the giving back part to a CSR head. Rarely do you find a leader giving so much personal time, energy, intellect to causes that have a strong social impact,” she wrote

“ He effortlessly straddles multiple roles, leading Marico along with giving time to Ascent (initiative for entrepreneurs), Marico Innovation Fund, Marico Mental Health Initiative, Sharrp Ventures, not to mention numerous speaker & jury roles he takes on. All this while never missing his fitness routine, esp his Sundays that are sacrosanct & committed to his golf ! Who does that ??!!” she added

“ He effortlessly straddles multiple roles, leading Marico along with giving time to Ascent (initiative for entrepreneurs), Marico Innovation Fund, Marico Mental Health Initiative, Sharrp Ventures, not to mention numerous speaker & jury roles he takes on. All this while never missing his fitness routine, esp his Sundays that are sacrosanct & committed to his golf ! Who does that ??!!” she added

She also revealed how she learns from punctuality, structured agenda, no nonsense straight talk he brings to organizational meetings and also revealed how he has genereously helped entrepreneurs including her

She also revealed how she learns from punctuality, structured agenda, no nonsense straight talk he brings to organizational meetings and also revealed how he has genereously helped entrepreneurs including her

“He has so generously given me & my team time whenever we have needed guidance on consumer launch or board governance. He routinely does this for numerous entrepreneurs who always walk away with enormous learning & inspiration,” she wrote

“He has so generously given me & my team time whenever we have needed guidance on consumer launch or board governance. He routinely does this for numerous entrepreneurs who always walk away with enormous learning & inspiration,” she wrote

“ He goes out on a limb for you if he believes in you. One of many examples of this - when a known publisher rejected my book without even reading it or meeting me, he went all out & connected me to Penguin, guided me & helped me publish my book. Who does that ??” she added

“ He goes out on a limb for you if he believes in you. One of many examples of this - when a known publisher rejected my book without even reading it or meeting me, he went all out & connected me to Penguin, guided me & helped me publish my book. Who does that ??” she added

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