Success Stories

Our students inspire us with their courage and perseverance and are a reminder that any obstacles can be overcome. Here are some of our beneficiaries` stories to warm your heart

Rahul Jadhav

Rahul’s widowed mother works in a grocery store and Rahul is her only child. Whereas, Rahul dreams of opening his own business one day. To give wings to his dream, we provided him with the right guidance & training through the program. Prosperously, he currently works as a Customer Care Executive in Axis Securities.

Sarthaki Achrekar

Sarthaki’s father works as a third-party collection agent for banks. She has a family of 5 to support including an aged mother and two children. Sarthaki has always shown sincerity and perseverance in academics. She is determined to build a comfortable life for herself and her family. Looking at her efforts, our counselors at TSCFM advised her on a Banking program which she was able to complete successfully. Now, through her sheer determination and hard work, she is placed at Kotak Mahindra Bank in the Outbound Process department. Sarthaki’s commitment to learning and growing is truly inspiring.

Komal Jadhav

Komal has a family of three. Her father lost his job at a restaurant during the pandemic. Her mother works as a domestic helper with a meager salary. As a result, Komal’s family faced various financial constraints. To better the situation, Komal decided to equip herself with the necessary skills to acquire a high-paying job in the banking sector. For this, she approached TSCFM and enrolled herself in its Banking program. This program provided her with adequate knowledge of the finance sector and trained her with good employability skills. Finally, she is now placed at HDFC Securities as a Relationship Manager. Her unwavering determination to achieve her goals and improve her financial condition is impressive 

Tanvi Kulkarni

Tanvi’s father is physically handicapped. He had a small business but lost everything due to the COVID pandemic. Eventually, Tanvi had to take the responsibility of providing for the family. She enrolled in our banking course to be industry-ready. She was able to learn concepts and skills necessary for the finance sector. With all this knowledge, she is successfully working as a Customer Care Executive at Axis Securities. Now, with her income, she is able to support her family and plans to pursue further education.

Shaikh Mohammed Minhaz

Minhaz comes from a family where his single mother works part-time at a local tailor shop to support the house. Minhaz tutors children from his locality and thereby supports himself and his younger brother’s education. He had always wanted to work in the Finance sector and therefore, with this ambition he enrolled in the Banking Course at TSCFM. His determination to his career and the knowledge acquired in the course helped him land the position of Sales Executive at ICICI Prudential. Now, Minhaz is all set to prosper in his career and climb up the social ladder.

Edwyn D’Souza

Edwyn is the son of a rickshaw driver. He always played football as a child and dreamt of pursuing it professionally. Due to already set academic priorities, he completed graduation and enrolled for Diploma in Banking at TSCFM. This course helped him get a high-paying job at Standard Chartered Bank. To his surprise, he is also able to continue with his passion for football by being an official player in the bank’s football team and gets to travel to Liverpool, UK to play a match.

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Dr. Maya Shahani

Chairperson of the SAGE Foundation

Dr. Maya Shahani is the Chairperson of the Shahani Group and the Thadomal Shahani Centre for Management which are synonymous with the promotion of quality education. She is also the Trustee of the HSNC Board, which runs 27 prestigious educational institutes in Mumbai and is the parent body of the HSNC University. 

As the Vice Chairperson of Global Dialogue Foundation (GDF) Dr. Shahani works under the aegis of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations to bring Unity in Diversity through embracing all cultures. Through her efforts, India is recognized as the Global Headquarters of United Civilizations. 

Dr. Shahani is currently working with Dr. Tony Nader  (Leader of the Global Country for World Peace), along with Janet Attwood, to train the students of her various institutes in the technique of Transcendental Meditation for World Peace and to set up a Vedic Village in India.

A recipient of several prestigious awards, she is as comfortable meeting global leaders as she is working in villages and slums. With “Ethical Excellence” as her credo, she fulfills her duties with compassion, love, and commitment.

Dr. Akhil Shahani

Chairperson of the SAGE Foundation

Dr. Akhil Shahani is the Managing Director of The Shahani Group, which runs a franchised range of colleges. His colleges incorporate global, industry-oriented education systems that make their graduates truly employable. With an MBA graduate from the Kellogg School of Management and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Liverpool, Akhil is trying to bring international methods of education to India. He believes that quality education involves academic learning and developing one’s network, personality, and values.

In addition, Akhil serves as the Chairman of Global Discovery Schools, which is a franchised chain of 14 innovative schools. He was previously a venture partner at Kaizen Private Equity, which invests in education. He also mentors young entrepreneurs in his spare time.

Akhil has been listed among the 10 most influential education entrepreneurs and one of the top 50 thought leaders in higher education. He is the recipient of many awards for his work in education, like the Jamnalal Bajaj Award, the Bharat Shiromani Award, PIMR Outstanding Educationist Award, Rex Karamveer Chakra Gold Award, the Bharat Gaurav Award, and the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award, among others.

Jetu Lalvani

Independent Director

Jetu is a Managing Partner of Kaizenvest, an education focused fund management firm, headquartered in Singapore. He is responsible for driving the firm’s portfolio management, impact assessment and sits on the firm’s investment committee. He is Kaizenvest’s ESG officer and supports portfolio companies in strategy definition, operations execution, hiring, reporting management, and corporate governance.

He has 30 years of experience in investing and building companies from the ground up. Prior to his current role with Kaizenvest, Jetu has helped nurture emerging companies in the fields of engineering and chemicals with world-leading joint ventures in India, such as Saab from Sweden, Dresser Industries & Emerson Electric from the US and Degussa from Germany, among others.

Jetu is also a trained DiSC® profiler under Thomas International for evaluating individuals and teams, a capacity he has used to conduct corporate team analysis for portfolio companies and conducted trainings in multitude areas including creativity, execution, effectiveness and business ethics. He has also provided corporate leadership advice and was the Ethics Officer at Emerson Electric’s Saab Rosemount for the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance.

A life-long learning champion, Jetu has been in the sector for close to three decades. His notable contributions include building village schools, working with student councils and teacher unions as well as holding various administrative and leadership roles at leading education institutions in Mumbai.

Jetu holds a Bachelor’s of Commerce from Sydenham College, Mumbai and an OPM (Owner/President Management) accreditation from the Harvard Business School.

Gaurav Singh

Independent Director

Gaurav Singh is the Founder of Futuristic Wealth Creation Network – a venture-building and scaling platform enabling the legends of tomorrow to support the #RiseOfBharat.

An adept business strategist, start-up mentor, and a growth leader with 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, Gaurav has proven expertise in business planning, growth strategy, and M&A across a wide array of sectors- education, aviation, consumer tech, real estate, manufacturing, healthcare, energy, and leisure. He is a seasoned angel investor backed by a history of building a diverse and
robust global investment portfolio for large single-family offices and the UHNI community.

With a vision to enable entrepreneurs to become global giants, Gaurav has a penchant for impact-driven investments; supporting sustainable startups that are shaping the future. Gaurav has guided and mentored CXOs and Founders of young businesses, based on the fundamentals of geoeconomics, geopolitics, and spiritual economics. He has also set up various industry-leading VC funds and investment ecosystems.

Prior to his entrepreneurial stint, Gaurav has a rich experience in serving businesses from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies such as Thomson Reuters and Refinitv, where he managed a US$ 1 Bn financial intelligence ecosystem.

During his career, Gaurav has received various awards, recognizing his leadership skills and contribution to businesses’ growth achievement, the most recent ones being the ESG Impact Award 2022 for Empowerment of Rural Communities and the Global Visionary Iconic Award 2022 for his contribution to the startup ecosystem and the business world.

Gaurav holds a Masters degree in International Business from Aberdeen Business School and holds Board observer positions in various businesses. He is an Independent Director on the Advisory Board of SAGE Foundation- the foundation arm of the Shahani Group

Mike Handcock

Chairman at CIRCLE of Excellence Group

Mike is a professional conference presenter, expert trainer and business innovation coach. Known as Asia’s leading Edu-trainer, Mike takes a keen personal interest in promoting SAGE. Mike is the Founder of Rock your Life and Conscious Leadership Movement.

 

Landi Jac

Managing Director and Global Business Strategist at Circle of Excellence Group

Landi Jac is the Creator and Founder of The Consultant Code, and works exclusively with Consultants, Coaches, Trainers, and Speakers from all over the world, empowering them. Landi provides innovative solutions for SAGE and is an avid promoter through the Rock Your Life Conscious Leadership Movement.

Elizabeth Coffey

Founder of Spark Leadership

Founder and MD of Spark Leadership, is an internationally recognized consultant, focused on developing CEOs and Board Executives of FTSE 100 and the Global 500 companies. Elizabeth will help SAGE with skills training centres in villages and slums for creating Indian arts and crafts which will be marketed globally.

Janet Attwood

Co Founder of Enlightened Alliances, LLC.

Helps people live the life of their dreams through her Passion Test. Co-Owner of Enlightened Alliances and Co-Founder of The Transformational Leadership Council, Janet is also on the advisory board of Thadomal Shahani Centre for Management, the educational body of SAGE Foundation.

Shazar Robinson

Consultant Advisor at SANKALP Rural Development Society

A Spiritual Activist, Writer and Transformational Educator, works on water sustainability in rural India and as a volunteer at the Shikshangram Shelter for Children supported by SAGE. She has lead Enviro Tours to raise funds through extraordinary journeys of learning, feeling, and giving back while discovering the heart of India.

Peter (Pece) Gorgievski

Chairman & C.E.O at Global Dialogue Foundation

Peter is a humankind enthusiast devoted to humanitarian progress. His greatest passion and focus is creating a culture of peace throughout the world. He is co-founder and Chairperson of Global Dialogue Foundation.

Iliana Schmatelka

Director Consulting Expert at CGI

Deputy Director- General, Global Dialogue Foundation, Vice President – International Leadership Institute, Founder & Managing Director Strategic Consulting, Business Coaching, Interim and change.