Never outsource your decision
Says Shajan Samuel, Vice-President, Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics, an animation institute of APTech Ltd Yuvraj Akula Please tell us about your schooling and college? 
I did my schooling and college from Kolkata. After finishing my Class XII from St. Thomas College, I did my B.Com from St Xavier's College. Later I pursued a degree in advancement programme from IIM, Kolkata. Tell us about your professional journey? I started my career in Tata press, as a space selling executive. In the last 17 years, I worked with companies like Kelvinator, MRF Tyres, JK Tyres, Manipal University, IKYA, Bengaluru, as an active member of the leadership team of training band, IIJT, AP Tech & Arena Animation regional head, Kerala. Now I am the Vice-President at Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematic. What are your achievements and milestones? At a tender age, I was crowned as the youngest state head at JK tyres. While heading media and entertainment programmes with support from noted Bollywood film maker Subhash Ghai, we launched the first ever MBA programme in Media & Entertainment. Apart from that, I was also instrumental in introducing a course in BSc in animation for which students from 19 states and five countries got enrolled. What lessons did you learn in your career? Sacrifice is an integral part of growing in one's career. Hard work that I had put in the past paid me with rich dividends. Many people fail at the first attempt, when they fail they don't try it again. That attitude won't help. Try and try until you succeed. What are the three main things necessary to build a company? - People as early as you can, money as late as you can. - One should have ability to take risk. - Luck matters a lot while starting a company. Any career advice you would like to give to youngsters? Youngsters should have a clear view about that they want to do in their life. They should stick to their aim and not deviate from the path. Starting out in one job and changing track may not be a good idea as many tend to waste a lot of time in starting from the scratch again. Nowadays many youngsters are materialistic, that should be avoided to succeed in life. When you make a choice, stay focused on it and never outsource your decision. When you succeed in your career, give back something to the society.
I did my schooling and college from Kolkata. After finishing my Class XII from St. Thomas College, I did my B.Com from St Xavier's College. Later I pursued a degree in advancement programme from IIM, Kolkata. Tell us about your professional journey? I started my career in Tata press, as a space selling executive. In the last 17 years, I worked with companies like Kelvinator, MRF Tyres, JK Tyres, Manipal University, IKYA, Bengaluru, as an active member of the leadership team of training band, IIJT, AP Tech & Arena Animation regional head, Kerala. Now I am the Vice-President at Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematic. What are your achievements and milestones? At a tender age, I was crowned as the youngest state head at JK tyres. While heading media and entertainment programmes with support from noted Bollywood film maker Subhash Ghai, we launched the first ever MBA programme in Media & Entertainment. Apart from that, I was also instrumental in introducing a course in BSc in animation for which students from 19 states and five countries got enrolled. What lessons did you learn in your career? Sacrifice is an integral part of growing in one's career. Hard work that I had put in the past paid me with rich dividends. Many people fail at the first attempt, when they fail they don't try it again. That attitude won't help. Try and try until you succeed. What are the three main things necessary to build a company? - People as early as you can, money as late as you can. - One should have ability to take risk. - Luck matters a lot while starting a company. Any career advice you would like to give to youngsters? Youngsters should have a clear view about that they want to do in their life. They should stick to their aim and not deviate from the path. Starting out in one job and changing track may not be a good idea as many tend to waste a lot of time in starting from the scratch again. Nowadays many youngsters are materialistic, that should be avoided to succeed in life. When you make a choice, stay focused on it and never outsource your decision. When you succeed in your career, give back something to the society.Next Story
