In a latest podcast episode with host Vinamre Kasanaa, Dev Mitra, the Indian-origin founding father of a Canada-based consultancy agency, opened up about his difficult journey from scholar life to entrepreneurship. Mitra, who at present serves as a companion at a enterprise administration consultancy, shared insights into his experiences as a world scholar and the sacrifices he made to pursue his schooling overseas.
Mitra, who left a profitable company job incomes Rs14 LPA, took on a job as a waiter to assist himself whereas learning. “The unhappy actuality of being a scholar learning overseas!” Kasanaa famous whereas sharing a snippet of their dialog. The 2 mentioned Mitra’s transition to life in Canada, the place he has lived for the previous six years, bearing on subjects comparable to security and the challenges of racism confronted by the Indian group.
Within the podcast, Mitra elaborated on the monetary pressures of managing scholar loans whereas balancing work and research. He emphasised the tough selections he made in pursuit of his targets, reflecting on the resilience required to navigate his path.
The podcast has drawn combined reactions from viewers, with some expressing admiration for Mitra’s dedication, whereas others criticized his complaints about working as a waiter, suggesting he was conscious of the challenges earlier than relocating.
One consumer commented, “It has come to move however won’t ever be seen once more. No matter your occupation is, all jobs are value respecting. Folks like you’re the predominant cause that assume one job is above the opposite. All work is well worth the respect! So when you put your ego apart and say I labored arduous and discovered the arduous means that every one jobs are value respecting!”
Opposing the entrepreneur’s response one other consumer commented, “You aren’t the one one my man, there are hundreds with similar tales throughout UK, canada, US and Australia.”
Mitra’s instructional journey started at Bishop Cotton Faculty and Ahlcon Public Faculty, adopted by an LLB from the College of Calcutta and a grasp’s in regulation from UNSW, Australia. He started his profession as a authorized affiliate at CPA World and held varied roles at Huron Consulting Group, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and ByteX earlier than founding Matrix Enterprise Studio, a boutique consulting agency, in 2021.