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#110 Global Grit w/ Pankaj Sundrani
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And today, I’m joined by Pankaj Sundrani, the founder of Praise Group Solutions Inc. — a SaaS company helping small and medium businesses simplify how they manage their IT and hardware.
With over 20 years of international business experience across China, Hong Kong, and Dubai, Pankaj moved to Canada in 2021 and, through his own entrepreneurial journey, discovered a real gap in after-sales services.
That challenge became the inspiration for Praise Group Solutions — a platform designed to save businesses time, reduce costs, and bring efficiency to everyday operations.
Pankaj’s story is one of vision, resilience, and practical innovation — turning a problem into a purpose-driven solution for small business owners across Canada.
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Transcript
Introduction to Pankaj Sandrani and Praise Group Solutions
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Find A Way Podcast
Welcome everyone. This is episode 110, Global Grit. And today I'm joined by Pankaj Sandrani, the founder of Praise Group Solutions, a SaaS company helping small and medium businesses simplify how they manage their IT t and hardware.
00:00:46
Find A Way Podcast
With over 20 years of international business experience across China, Hong Kong, and Dubai, Pankaj moved to Canada in 2021 and through his own entrepreneur entrepreneurial journey discovered a real gap in after-sales services.
Inspiration Behind Praise Group Solutions
00:01:00
Find A Way Podcast
That challenge became the inspiration for Praise Group Solutions, a platform designed to save businesses time, reduce costs, and bring efficiency to everyday operations. Pankaj's story is one of vision, resilience, and practical innovation, turning a problem into a purpose-driven solution for small businesses' owners across Canada.
00:01:19
Find A Way Podcast
Welcome, Pankaj!
00:01:21
Pankaj Sundrani
Yeah, thank you, Beatriz, for inviting me here. Yeah, it's a great platform, you know, like, and it's so like, ah right now, as Beatriz mentioned, like, we we are going through our startup, Pre-Scrip Solutions, in which is based on IT solutions.
Functionality of the Platform
00:01:40
Pankaj Sundrani
Through our platform, I would like to give you a small brief of ah our startup that, you know, Our platform is ah helping as SMEs, and you know mid-size and small companies to manage their IT assets in terms of their software, hardware, laptops, desktops, in terms of repairs, and software updates and hardware updates.
00:02:07
Pankaj Sundrani
ah Through our platform, the SMEs can log in, create their account and register their device there. and they can um as as As soon as they like they have some issues with their devices, they can just reissue the
Business Forum Success and Validation
00:02:25
Pankaj Sundrani
ticket.
00:02:25
Pankaj Sundrani
and As soon as they issue the ticket, our team will manage pick up, drop, repairs with real-time updates. And it's all like, ah like ah you know, ah as an IT department, which SMEs cannot afford but because of their complexity and you know high charges.
00:02:45
Pankaj Sundrani
We are working as an IT partners, IT management partners with the SMEs, which is the the most valuable you know requirement for the you know right
Career Beginnings and Challenges
00:02:58
Pankaj Sundrani
now the businesses. for for the businesses yeah So thanks for inviting me again here.
00:03:01
Find A Way Podcast
no that's
00:03:02
Pankaj Sundrani
yeah sir ah yeah so easy
00:03:04
Find A Way Podcast
My pleasure. I'm so happy you're here with us. And, uh, it is a very needed, uh, service for sure. I hate dealing with any of this type of situation, you know, when something breaks, it's just like, Oh no, now I have to reach out to, ah whoever is the service provider to, ah solve this. So this solution is very handy for, um,
00:03:26
Find A Way Podcast
Small and medium enterprises for sure. And I'm sure future, who knows, bigger ones too. So wishing you guys all the luck.
00:03:32
Pankaj Sundrani
Yeah. Yeah, it's also you know like ah ah good to see people. like ah We have done a small business forum event just ah two days back and october on October 29 at Meridian Hall.
00:03:46
Pankaj Sundrani
So we what we were like ah we experienced that the the all the people, they visited our all people our businesses, they visited our booth. They were so excited after learning our platform services. And that's so exciting. you know like ah ah valid get the validation from the businesses, from the you know partners, that's ah that's a real you know inspiration for our startup.
00:04:13
Pankaj Sundrani
So i want I want to go further and you know I want to participate in more kind of you know
00:04:14
Find A Way Podcast
Yes.
00:04:20
Pankaj Sundrani
ah forums and partner partner with you know other founders wherever they need help, something, you know. So sir this is going on right now.
00:04:30
Pankaj Sundrani
And the journey, where I would like to share some you know tips like how I came on this startup idea as a CEO.
00:04:38
Find A Way Podcast
And I'm actually curious to hear about that because um I know it was born, I'm pretty sure it was born out of a real challenge
Conceptualizing the Repair Platform
00:04:45
Find A Way Podcast
you had. So I wanted to know what you experienced and how did you realize that this could become a business?
00:04:51
Pankaj Sundrani
Yeah, as as you mentioned just now that I have 20 plus and years of experience in Hong Kong and China. I'm originally from India, as you know, like it sounds from with my name. So I am originally from India, went went long back to Dubai and started my career as an, you know, indenter between buyer and seller. So it started from right, but right or right right at the beginning.
00:05:17
Pankaj Sundrani
i I started working between buyers and the sellers. Sellers were mostly from the East Asia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, these all countries. So what we we used to see from the right at the beginning that once you ah place the order, once you get the order and place the order to factories and you get the stuff at your place,
00:05:42
Pankaj Sundrani
so If something wrong is wrong wrong with this stuff, as ah especially with the electronic stuff like ah laptops, phones or something like that, printers.
Startup Journey in Canada
00:05:55
Pankaj Sundrani
So there ah there was no solution provider a right away, you know, like we have to send all the stuff back to. the factory and it it takes a long time, like two months, three months and charges and there was long you know but ah conversations and hard times with you know dealing with the buyers and sellers. So it was coming in my mind again and again that why we we should not have any solution where we can you know fix that things right away from your home only.
00:06:26
Pankaj Sundrani
You don't need to go out and just fix it from one platform. so when i came to canada in 2021 i also started with the same you know importing formal format which i used to do because i was having my connections in asia my factories in china you know so i started building networking here which was not easy it's totally you know from starting from zero no network no connections but i did it anyhow i imported the products for first two years
00:06:57
Pankaj Sundrani
and I got it to stuck the in the same situation and one of the situations would like to mention here when i was stuck in a cargo of 200 laptops which I imported from China and there was a software issue and the resume function was not working you know under the software so I had to send back all the stuff back because when I was going to the repair guy here, they were they were charging me more than the laptop because, you know, the China cost laptop is like just half of the price what we are buying here.
00:07:29
Find A Way Podcast
Very, yeah. yeah
00:07:31
Pankaj Sundrani
so So that's a different topic. But but the thing is, like ah then I had this idea in my mind that I should get some platform. So I came to know some of the guys from Israel, some of the guys from Iran. you know We all came together with this idea. And now this platform we are working from last one and a half year.
Comparing Canadian Startups
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Pankaj Sundrani
And We are about to go for the test run the next few weeks and a soft launch in the next month or so. so It's not easy, but yeah I should say that Canada is the country where you know if you have an intention, you have idea solving problems of the other people, other you know entrepreneurs,
00:08:15
Pankaj Sundrani
They just welcome you and the ecosystem is so friendly for the startups. Those are only concentrating to problem solving, tech based, something different than what people are you know doing regularly. So
00:08:37
Find A Way Podcast
For sure.
00:08:38
Pankaj Sundrani
so this is
00:08:38
Find A Way Podcast
And that and that I'm glad you mentioned that because i was going to ask you as well, what has surprised you?
00:08:39
Pankaj Sundrani
yeah
00:08:44
Find A Way Podcast
Because you have worked in multiple um places and what has surprised you the most in about the Canadian startup ecosystem?
00:08:55
Pankaj Sundrani
Yeah, oh the first surprise was that like a Canadian startup is a not the same as you know other parts of the world. Canadian startup is more focused on the tech base right now and the intention on the on the solution what you are coming with.
00:09:13
Pankaj Sundrani
you know like we Our platform is based on SaaS, so we are coming with a service as an you know soft software service as a platform.
00:09:22
Find A Way Podcast
Yes, the solution.
00:09:23
Pankaj Sundrani
so ah for i don't know I don't know much about the whole startup function, like of startup, you know, this... uh other other startups but uh the for as as for my startup uh my experience and uh uh working with my colleagues working with my uh the accelerator and the expert advisors i came to know that you have to start from the zero you ah you don't know anything before reaching here you know like you have an idea but you have to go
00:10:01
Pankaj Sundrani
as per the requirement regulations of the Canadian ecosystem. So that's very important. And that's made totally different from the other other part of the world because their startup means different. You know there there you you have some ideas, idea some you know brand well validation things you can put in another
Expansion Ambitions and Inspirations
00:10:24
Pankaj Sundrani
way. But here you should have innovative idea tabased And I would also mention that the intention to solve the problem, you know, that is the main, you know, key for for the success for the startup in Canada.
00:10:45
Find A Way Podcast
That's amazing. And if I were to ask you, what is your bigger vision for Praise Group down the line in a few years from now? Where do you see you guys at?
00:10:56
Pankaj Sundrani
i would like to have a you know a I would like to take an example from the movie you know which is based on McDonald's, you know the the founder.
00:11:07
Pankaj Sundrani
So that that movie shows the reason from the small idea to the larger you know global scale. well development of the business which came from one kitchen. So this this problem came from one repair shop where I was sitting with a guy and I was arguing with him, you know, can you just get me on a solution?
00:11:27
Pankaj Sundrani
My 200 laptops are sitting on my head and my customer is on, you know, just poking me every day. what you are you going to do when you either you get it sold or it return my payment, you know, because you are the person here in Canada.
00:11:41
Pankaj Sundrani
So when you have ah when you have this kind of situation, you just go and ah you know have an idea, a concept where you know someone has created similar similar things. So I would like to go first in Canada.
00:11:55
Pankaj Sundrani
We are approaching GTA right now. after this we will covering we will be covering all over ontario cubec bc and all over canada and in next few years if god helps us you know growing faster then we will definitely go to southern america and europe and other countries as well because i we have i will tell you interesting thing that uh when ah when i was an event other day you know three days back one guy came with the is ah his business card and asked me when he saw our platform and ah learned about our pitch, you know, we the pitch we presented for 30 seconds because we all five were so excited, excited all five founders were there. So we were so excited and we were just pitching our project, you know, each and every guy who was coming on the event, on the booth. So excitement is the main key, you know, for the success, by the way. but
00:12:50
Pankaj Sundrani
the the the lesson like the The thing I learned from him that first question he asked me that what was your revenue in first year? So I was clueless what do to reply because
Global Experiences Shaping Business Approach
00:13:04
Pankaj Sundrani
we are just going with the final stages. We know what will be the second year, but first year I was clueless. So his answer came from his question only. The next I was just keep kept silent for two, three seconds.
00:13:16
Pankaj Sundrani
Then he said immediately, It was 5 to 700K? I just say yes. so So it's like a connection which is which is already has the reason after watching our pitch and platform that he's expecting that level of revenue in first year.
00:13:38
Pankaj Sundrani
And also he he proposed that...
00:13:38
Find A Way Podcast
True.
00:13:41
Pankaj Sundrani
If you want to go globally in Dubai and Asia and Southern America, you can just contact me. here We can do collaboration on that. I can help you to go for franchisee even.
00:13:54
Pankaj Sundrani
so So this is the big statement on our project, I should say. I will not say more, but because yeah it will be just so.
00:14:03
Find A Way Podcast
No, this is amazing. And I'm curious because as you you probably know a little, I'm very ah passionate about different cultures and learning about different backgrounds.
00:14:17
Find A Way Podcast
So I'm curious about you, you've lived and worked in places ah she such as China, Hong Kong and Dubai.
00:14:17
Pankaj Sundrani
Yes.
00:14:24
Find A Way Podcast
And now you're in Canada. How does have these different cultures shaped you and the way you see life? Anything that you would take away from each one of them that you collected along the journey and that you maintain it in your day to day?
00:14:40
Pankaj Sundrani
I would say that the personality like the personality I've got right now, it's a result of the you know living in different countries, adopting different cultures. When I was in India, I was speaking in my mother language. Then I went to Dubai.
00:14:52
Pankaj Sundrani
I tried to learn some arab Arabic language, Arabic things, you know, and I tried to participate in their Muslim you know festivals, like, you know,
00:15:07
Pankaj Sundrani
fasting, that all, you know, I've seen that all atmosphere and after that immediately when Dubai is like an economic zone of the world so Dubai was just beginning it in 2000, early 2000s when I was there so by the way the Burj Khalifa that was that was the year I left Dubai they started to build that so I'm talking about 20 years back so
00:15:27
Find A Way Podcast
Thank you.
00:15:30
Pankaj Sundrani
So and after that, when I came when went to China, China is a totally different country. China is a communist country and they speak in Mandarin. They don't like English people at all. you know Even the English people, whoever I saw, many foreigners there.
00:15:45
Pankaj Sundrani
But first, when they enter in China, they have to go with the Chinese language learning. So it's all about learning the culture, learning the language, learning, you know that is the main key.
00:15:58
Pankaj Sundrani
key object to learn and like first to first of all learn the language and culture of the country and then you can they can you know give you some small part know in their ecosystem in their economy to what you know start working because but if if you go with the mediators, if you go with the interpreters, you know, like ah there's ah there's a whole different...
00:16:24
Pankaj Sundrani
so my gist is like ah after having this all experience of these all countries the main thing is language, culture and the connections what you make in the in the...
00:16:39
Find A Way Podcast
I appreciate it.
00:16:40
Pankaj Sundrani
kind wherever you live so ah As I am in Canada i'm in canada now, I have the last four years experience in Canada.
00:16:51
Pankaj Sundrani
So here here is like totally Western culture, western you know culture North American culture. People are so loving. It's not like other countries because they are they see their interests first and then your interests.
00:17:06
Pankaj Sundrani
every Everyone is friendly. Canada is so great. They are friendly. Canadian government is good. Canadian ecosystem is so, you know, um you can they can they recognize you so fast, you know.
00:17:18
Pankaj Sundrani
you know you know You don't know that where are you standing. But I feel lucky when i came in I came to Canada and I started my business here.
Building a Network in Canada
00:17:26
Pankaj Sundrani
I'm so grateful to Canadian people, yeah.
00:17:29
Find A Way Podcast
No, and I resonate with that. I always joke that I think I'm a Canadian. i was a Canadian in another lifetime. And now I'm just, you know, going back to where I'm supposed to be. I truly love Canada and I love um the Canadian people and the kindness. And I think I learned, I've mentioned it multiple times, that I think the more people in six years that I've been here, I've been able to connect with more people and expand my network way more than I did back in Brazil.
00:18:00
Pankaj Sundrani
Yes.
00:18:00
Find A Way Podcast
So I think I'm more intentional.
00:18:01
Pankaj Sundrani
So i a like I will add one thing here that I know i know LinkedIn from China. It's like long, like 2015, 2014.
00:18:07
Find A Way Podcast
Uh-huh.
00:18:10
Pankaj Sundrani
But I never had the connections to LinkedIn in China, in Hong Kong as fast as I get in Canada.
00:18:20
Find A Way Podcast
and Exactly.
00:18:21
Pankaj Sundrani
they they are They are connecting so fast. They are, you know, like... ecosystem people, startup people and you know some fellow founders they they connect so fast on LinkedIn because there is a one business platform right now so I feel that Canada is the country for connections for your you know ideas and all depends on what your intention is like if you if you're coming with some solutions some great ideas which is helping canadian ecosystem they always welcome new startups anything comes in their you know in attention they will just grab it you so yeah there's a great country for newcomers entrepreneurs to with with the great ideas of course yeah
00:19:03
Find A Way Podcast
No, one for sure.
00:19:09
Find A Way Podcast
No, for sure. um I'm curious. ah Many immigrant founders, they usually talk a lot about reinventing themselves. Would you say you've done that since you've moved to Canada?
00:19:22
Find A Way Podcast
And if so, in which ways have you done that?
Choosing Canada for Business Expansion
00:19:25
Pankaj Sundrani
ah Yes, of course, I have done. i i will i will say like I first of first of first of the first thing that I started from zero, I did not have any connection when I came here.
00:19:37
Pankaj Sundrani
at At the back in Asia, I was having my brand, my company ah like Pryce is my company from last 15, 16 years. I got registered in 2010 in Hong Kong. So it's my old brand Pryce, which I took it to my startup as well. so But ah back there, everyone knows I have the connections. I have my you know position with the people, businesses, everyone knows about me. But here, nobody knew new who is Pankaj, what is Praise Group.
00:20:06
Pankaj Sundrani
So I started all making from scratch. And it was you know and the big lesson for my life, for myself, that starting from zero is like reinventing yourself you know you are you know you don't know who will appreciate you will know who will connect with you or he will refuse connecting with you so so it all uh reinventing definitely done done in uh both the ways in uh in my personal life my kids my family they also didn't have any connections here you know we we had only one friend
00:20:26
Find A Way Podcast
Oh, wow.
00:20:41
Pankaj Sundrani
We moved to Milton first, Milton, Ontario. We had only one friend. she ah My wife's friend, actually, wife's connections, you know, through some Instagram, but she also moved to Calgary.
00:20:53
Pankaj Sundrani
So he had no friends, you know, after a few months.
00:20:53
Find A Way Podcast
ah wow
00:20:56
Find A Way Podcast
Thank you.
00:20:56
Pankaj Sundrani
so But then we gradually we we get got connections and business connections as well. Personal, my kids' friends become, you know, like in the school.
00:21:08
Pankaj Sundrani
So atmosphere is so... friendly and you know likely like likely why likewise people you know the main thing is they are important of canada is like more than 90 population is immigrants so they value your you know say they value you if you are entering canada you are they know your hardships they know your uh uh you know ah the difficulties you will face here when you as as terms of in terms of climate in terms of uh
00:21:36
Find A Way Podcast
True.
00:21:40
Pankaj Sundrani
ah you know, Canadian rules and
Challenges as an Immigrant Entrepreneur
00:21:42
Pankaj Sundrani
regulations, everything. So, there are some, so there there is always someone who can help you, but you it's upon, it's it's all on the person, if he's open to make connections.
00:21:54
Find A Way Podcast
True.
00:21:54
Pankaj Sundrani
If you're making 10 connections, there will be one connection out of 10, which will be always ready to help you.
00:22:01
Find A Way Podcast
No, for sure.
00:22:01
Pankaj Sundrani
or Or not help you you, at least guide you to what to do, you know, in in in the right direction. So, I'm really grateful that I'm in Canada and you know I'm connecting with Canadian people right now.
00:22:14
Pankaj Sundrani
so
00:22:15
Find A Way Podcast
Yeah, no, for sure. And it's funny that my many people when they i always like to ask about, you know, reinvention. And every time I meet ah newcomers and immigrants, because I personally I'm an architect.
00:22:28
Find A Way Podcast
So in Brazil, my business was in construction. Then I was slowly started migrating to tech, more specifically education. um And when I came to Canada, you know bringing one of these businesses to Canada in ed tech, my whole network now, most of it at least, is in the innovation you know ecosystem and this tech ecosystem.
00:22:48
Find A Way Podcast
And when I tell them that I'm an architect and a designer, they're just like, oh, really? I'm like, yeah, that's my background. That's what, you know. So it's funny that we get to...
00:22:55
Pankaj Sundrani
that's that's That's your lead mention. Yeah. That's your lead mention.
00:22:58
Find A Way Podcast
Exactly. It's complete reinvention.
00:22:59
Pankaj Sundrani
Yeah.
00:23:00
Find A Way Podcast
and And I think it's so fascinating because I've seen ah many people, you know, go in different directions and allowing and permitting themselves to try new things because they're and in a new, you know, discovering this new persona of them.
00:23:14
Find A Way Podcast
So it's really fun to to listen to these stories. um i'm I'm curious about some other things. When, as an entrepreneur entrepreneur, as, and personally, I think as an individual, we all carry a why behind, our you know, our our purposes, our stories.
00:23:32
Find A Way Podcast
What is your why, Pankaj? As a complete individual, as Pankaj, the the father, the professional, the, you know, what is Pankaj's why?
00:23:44
Pankaj Sundrani
Yeah, ah my why would be definitely based on, you know, first of all, ah I come from Asia side, right? So Asia side always have, you know,
00:23:57
Pankaj Sundrani
um attraction for the North America because North America has the better life, better you know opportunities, better ecosystem. So there will be always why for Asian people and you know, like ah the people live on the east side rather than west side. So there is always you of why the big why for me.
00:24:18
Pankaj Sundrani
it was to expand my business. you know i am so I was so keen to learn ah because I had some short visits before moving to Canada. I had some short visits to US and Canada as well. So ah when I saw the way businesses were running here, when I saw the a support system of government here in Canada,
00:24:46
Pankaj Sundrani
I was so surprised that why I lose my 20 years back there. Why should I have moved here in 2005? Because the ecosystem, the banks, the government, you know the connections here, businesses, they support you so well to grow 10 times faster than the back home.
00:25:08
Pankaj Sundrani
So this is my big why. and personal, ah you know, as on that's ah that that is the word for the professional one, but the personal one is ah
00:25:10
Find A Way Podcast
Thank you.
00:25:20
Pankaj Sundrani
the the people here in Canada, you know, they are friendly and they don't, in especially in Canada, the this is 100% immigrant friendly country.
00:25:33
Pankaj Sundrani
So there is no other country in the world where you get such a welcome you know uh atmosphere for the immigrants so this is the only place uh where a new entrepreneur a businessman a ideal you know startup or something you know something uh they have in their uh like uh in some some aim in their life if they have they they can come here and achieve it so that's my why
00:25:42
Find A Way Podcast
true
00:26:04
Find A Way Podcast
not No, that's that's beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with us. um we We always have this thing that we ask questions from our previous guest.
00:26:15
Find A Way Podcast
um the The question that was left for you was, everyone says immigrants make good entrepreneurs. Do you feel that way?
00:26:27
Pankaj Sundrani
I also, read yeah, I can feel that way because immigrants have ah different backgrounds. and different cultures and they come and they when they when they arrive in Canada and start their entrepreneur journey, they always feel some gaps with their well previous you know experience and that that the ecosystem that you know the system is in Canada is different. So it's whole ah
00:27:00
Pankaj Sundrani
whole change process where you have to adopt the the entrepreneur entrepreneurship of Canada so it's it's totally yeah it's I agree on that it changed me a lot as an entrepreneur here and Yeah, I'm learning
Personal Insights and Reflections
00:27:19
Pankaj Sundrani
every day. i and I'm curious to learn more things ah for the rest of my life in Canada.
00:27:26
Pankaj Sundrani
So yeah, definitely changed me, changed my entrepreneurship as an immigrant.
00:27:31
Find A Way Podcast
No, for sure. Me too. Me too. ah Now we're stepping into some more personal questions as well, Pankaj. If you could have dinner with any person, alive or dead, who would that be?
00:27:44
Pankaj Sundrani
With my wife.
00:27:49
Find A Way Podcast
That's good. That's a great answer.
00:27:53
Find A Way Podcast
but joyce Good choice. Good choice. um And if you could choose a superpower, what would it be and why?
00:28:04
Pankaj Sundrani
superpower would be you know I will choose the you know ah right to ah change some decisions where you know where you feel some people are offending you you know some people are putting putting hurdles in your way where you're trying to explain you are trying to make their life you know easier with some solutions but when they come up with the you know obstacles like What happens if if this happens in that way?
00:28:36
Pankaj Sundrani
you know So i should ah i will will ah will i I would like to have that superpower to clean their questions from their brain and make them friendly and listen you know what in and in their favor.
00:28:50
Find A Way Podcast
That's a different, I've never seen that superpower. That's interesting. Thank you for sharing.
00:28:55
Pankaj Sundrani
It's all all ah psychological. I would say the psychological superpower, I would call it.
00:29:00
Find A Way Podcast
Psychological convincing of people and showing them the right thing.
00:29:01
Pankaj Sundrani
don't think there.
00:29:04
Find A Way Podcast
i think many people in government would benefit from
Rapid-Fire Questions
00:29:07
Find A Way Podcast
that. Interesting.
00:29:07
Pankaj Sundrani
Of course, yeah, that's that's more or less AI like we are doing on our platform. So it's a different way different kind of AI.
00:29:13
Find A Way Podcast
but
00:29:16
Find A Way Podcast
Yeah, ah that's interesting.
00:29:16
Pankaj Sundrani
Works with the brains.
00:29:19
Find A Way Podcast
i like that one. um And I'm going to jump into some rapid fire questions. So I'm going to give you two options. You choose whatever resonates best. OK. um Work from home or office vibe.
00:29:34
Pankaj Sundrani
I would prefer hybrid because like I love to work from home, but all the and the same time after a few hours I get bored. So I would like to go out and have some time in office.
00:29:46
Pankaj Sundrani
So I would prefer 80 20 80 percent home and 20 percent office.
00:29:51
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Okay. ah Road trip or flight?
00:29:54
Pankaj Sundrani
Road trip definitely.
00:29:56
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Chocolate or chips?
00:29:58
Pankaj Sundrani
Chips.
00:30:00
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Karaoke or trivia night?
00:30:02
Pankaj Sundrani
Karaoke.
00:30:04
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I wish i I mean, I love karaoke, but everybody around me hates me when I sing, so. But it's fun. um and if you could summarize in one phrase.
00:30:16
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What is success to Pankaj?
00:30:20
Pankaj Sundrani
Success is ah ah for for me. It's like ah learning the difficulties of, you know, the goals to achieve some targets for my business by the journey which I had till now.
00:30:38
Pankaj Sundrani
I would definitely say that learning the difficulties and coming ah coming out from those difficulties with the help of you know, the the the friends, family, or, you know, businesses where where we where um wherever I'm connecting. So that's the main, I would say like biggest, you know, challenge of the of anyone, any new entrepreneur, new startup eventer, you know, founder in Canada. so So coming out from those challenges are the greatest thing, you know, when when you get, when you learn how to,
00:31:09
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Yeah.
00:31:19
Pankaj Sundrani
handle this that
Closing Thoughts and Recommendations
00:31:20
Pankaj Sundrani
situation and finding the solution which is not easy you have to keep patience you have to polite for you know to others whoever you know somebody's offensing you then you have to polite and find out the way where you get the solution yeah so this is the best way
00:31:33
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yeah
00:31:41
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For sure. And if you could recommend one or two books for an audience, which books would that be?
00:31:48
Pankaj Sundrani
As I said, I'm not fond of the books, but the movie would ah would be better, which I suggest here. The Founder, ah which is about McDonald's, ah which reminds the reason and consistency can turn small ideas into global success stories.
00:31:57
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The Founder.
00:32:07
Pankaj Sundrani
So, yeah.
00:32:07
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For sure.
00:32:09
Find A Way Podcast
No, it's a good, I saw the the the movie, the documentary, it was super interesting. And it's, it's, it's funny to see how, how little it started and how incredibly huge McDonald's is today. And it all starts from somewhere, right? So, and before we close the episode, Pankaj, what question would you like to leave for the next guest?
00:32:33
Pankaj Sundrani
I would like to ask ah what's one belief or mindset you had to change after moving to Canada that helped you grow as an entrepreneur?
00:32:45
Pankaj Sundrani
Because for many of us, success here often starts with unlearning and adapting.
00:32:52
Pankaj Sundrani
So that's the thing like I would like to ask the next guest.
00:32:53
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I agree.
00:32:54
Pankaj Sundrani
Yeah.
00:32:55
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Okay. What beliefs and mindsets did you have to change to become successful? Is that it?
00:33:02
Pankaj Sundrani
Yes.
00:33:03
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Okay. No, amazing. Well, we'll tune in next episode to see what they answer. But that's a great one. Thank you so much, Pankaj, for telling your story. Thank you for your time.
00:33:15
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I know it's very valuable and I truly appreciate for having
00:33:17
Pankaj Sundrani
Thank you. Thank you for inviting me. Like it was a great ah opportunity for me to, ah you know, ah but but showcase some of my personal, and but like my professional, my startup and my personal, you know, experiences which I had till now.
00:33:34
Pankaj Sundrani
And i'm I'm like also grateful, in you know, to to the startup community, startup ecosystem, which is, you know, giving giving us so much encouragement, you know, every time where we are keep
00:33:34
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Yes.
00:33:50
Pankaj Sundrani
keep keeping our our focus to develop and achieve some target for for for for you know for ah in terms of startup success, personal ah you know um progress, everything you know comes in that.
Invitation to Connect and Closing Remarks
00:34:13
Pankaj Sundrani
so really helpful for for me and my startup to for inviting me on this podcast.
00:34:20
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Yeah.
00:34:21
Pankaj Sundrani
Thank you very much.
00:34:22
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Thank you for spending your time and being here with us. um This was an enormous pleasure. um if Is there anything you'd like to say, anything else ah before we close?
00:34:32
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Any other remarks that you'd like to make? Any notes?
00:34:34
Pankaj Sundrani
Yes, I would definitely like to mention that if someone related related to my story and running through same ah you know process or journey, I am happy to you know connect with them through my LinkedIn.
00:34:49
Pankaj Sundrani
My name is Pankas Sunrani. My LinkedIn is everywhere. like You can just search Pankas Sunrani. the the our ah startup website also which is praisegroup.com and I'm open to collaborate you know share my ideas or if anyone would like to ah learn something because I have learned from last two years from so a startup journey through my startup journey so if anyone has some questions, comments ready to collaborate, ready to you know join yeah thank you very much
00:34:59
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Perfect.
00:35:23
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Amazing. Thank you so much, Pankaj. This was our episode number 110, Global Grit with Pankaj Sundrani. We'd like to thank all of our listeners and would like to remind you that we will be posting one episode bi-weekly, always with a different guest.
00:35:38
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