The BMI session conducted on 2nd of December’20 was graced by Mr. Suresh Ramanujam, the co-founder and Managing Director of Metis Family Office Services. Mr. Suresh has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry where he has been dealing with family businesses in terms of providing banking credit facilities, managing wealth, structuring JVs, mergers & acquisitions etc.
“In order to flawlessly go about with your doing one must fix your being”. He started off by explaining how focusing on your being is important whether it is in your job or in your personal life. He also elaborated about the different steps to make sure one stays on the turf. “Finding your turf is the most important step and one should always choose a turf that aligns with one’s core nature. One should experiment constantly to understand the right turf to understand yourself but it is important to make sure you have a safety net and that you move away from your comfort zone”. He explained about the importance of self-assessment and introspection both in professional and personal life, after all life is all about learning, unlearning and relearning. “Humans should focus more on doing than on being”. Fixing the Being is the most important ingredient to stay on turf without losing patience. He also talked about how success boosts ones confidence and that helps increase self-esteem which in turn pushes a person to reach higher goals and this cycle continues but the most important step is to first keep a simple goal and taste success. He ended the session by explain that in the end the most important step is to be happy, to accept oneself, to stay balanced and to have a larger purpose.
Priya George
BMI
“With immense joy, I would like to assert the significance of this enlightening session by Mr. Suresh Ramanujam. I sincerely thank the BMI team for hosting this session and also thank Mr. Suresh for this excellent delivery of the content and edifying us about how to create, understand and stay on the turf for a longer time with merriment. He also shared several instances of his real-life experiences which kept us engaged throughout the session, overall, this session was very inspiring and was of great help to me.”
– Rony Shiela S., F20 Batch
“It was a very insightful session by Mr. Suresh, he has given us input on how to bring in a balance in life but at the same time the importance of taking that first step to achieving a goal. His personal story about how he started doing business in a small scale at a very young age was very inspiring. He also explained about the importance of introspection and constant learning which is something I found insightful.”
– Cassandra DSouza, F20 Batch
“Mr. Suresh Ramanujam engaged us on a very interesting session about “Staying on the Turf – Longer, Happier”. We had the opportunity to present our doubts regarding how to run a business and moreover how to choose a career that is optimal for us. There was a lot of logical and straightforward topics that we discussed. He also added some valuable points on how to be a successful entrepreneur which personally has been very useful to me.”
– Akash U., F20 Batch