My Inspiration and Jet-Fuel

Come August 2010, Vani and I would have been married for 20 years. 


Apart from being a fantastic mum to our 3 kids, Vani has been the silent force and a fabulous sounding board in all my hair-brained ideas, some of which became ventures.

Apart from being my business adviser, she is my best friend. We fight, of course. It is not smooth all the time but, that is part of our relationship. Two strong willed people with strong minds - not easy but it works when you share the same values. The values we share is at the core of our relationship. 

When I first announced to her that I wanted to be an entrepreneur about 18 years ago, she did not flinch. She was, I suspect rather amused.

At that time she was building a career as an up and coming accountant in a big multi-national accounting firm.


When she heard about my intentions of starting a boutique consulting firm which we tag-lined "an entrepreneurial business services firm" even then, she gave up her own ambition bought into my scheme, agreed to sell our small flat and also borrow some money from her uncle to venture into the unknown..

"What do you know about business? We are not business people..young married couples buy house, buy car and start a family. Not sell everything to start a business" her parents said, looking gravely worried.


Only one person encouraged the idea, Vani's uncle. He said "..if you must, start now when you are young since you've already gotten some working experience. Cut your umbilical cord with working life - if you fail, you can get back to work or start all over again. But do it, don't deliberate too long", he said.


The uncle is a Senior Partner of an multi-national accounting firm.


The rest is history. 


Thank you Vani for always being there for me and for most of the time staying back or staying behind so that I can pursue my dreams. Thank you and I love you a lot.


(Readers, sorry for this soap opera here, but without Vani by my side, I could not have come this far..)