142. From Aspiring Lawyer to Award Winning Serial Entrepreneur w/ Dilesh Bhimjiani | DB Worldwide

Episode 142: Amardeep Parmar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amardeepsparmar) from The BAE HQ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-bae-hq) welcomes Dilesh Bhimjiani, Product Director at DB Worldwide.  

This podcast episode features Dilesh Bhimjiani, an executive entrepreneur and founder of Project Tom and product director at DB Worldwide, discussing his journey from university to founding and scaling businesses including LVL. He shares insights on his experiences, the challenges faced, the successes achieved, and his current efforts in bridging the gap between education and the world of work through his initiative.

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Show Notes: 

00:00: Intro 

01:36: Dilesh's childhood aspirations and early influences.

02:27: First exposure to the legal profession and realising it wasn’t for him.

03:48: Upbringing in a business-savvy family and interest in business.

04:51: University experience and life skills learned.

06:32: Starting his first company at university.

07:28: Initial challenges and consulting work.

08:22: Accidental opportunities in his early career.

12:23: Balancing university and business, rapid growth of his firm.

15:01: Highlights from consulting business.

17:06: Work in the Middle East and collaboration with the UAE government.

23:19: Decision to exit LVL and emotional process.

24:26: Post-exit activities, mentoring founders, and education sector work.

26:26: Lessons learned, importance of admitting mistakes, defining success.

28:35: Organisations Dilesh admires and where to find more about him.

30:35: Closing remarks and final words of encouragement.

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