As an Indian entrepreneur, photographer, and motivational speaker, Sandeep Maheshwari is very popular among youngsters. His life journey is that of many dreams, struggles, failures, and successes. It was his tenacity to follow through on his goals that led him to become one of the highest influential speakers in India. His talks are highly insightful and leave a deep impression on youngsters who are looking for a way to change their methods for success in life.
Life before fame:
Mr. Maheshwari comes from a business family in the Aluminum sector. As the business failed, he tried his best to spring back up. He tried all his available options ranging from multi-level marketing to manufacturing household products. He then dropped out of his B.Com. degree and started a new journey in the field of modeling. By the time he was 21, he had already published a book on marketing.
Walk into the limelight:
The next year after publishing his book, Sandeep then performed a feat no one had achieved before him. He took more than 10,000 shots of 122 models over a span of just 10 hours and 45 minutes. He then marched up to start ImagesBazar, a stock image site with more than a million images of Indian models. With a record and a huge image library, along with influencing the modeling world for the changes in terms of exploitation and harassment faced by the models, Mr. Maheswari has achieved milestone after milestone.
Awards received:
- Creative Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 – Entrepreneur India Summit
- India’s Most Promising Entrepreneurs – “Business World”
- Star Youth Achiever Award instituted – Global Youth Marketing Forum
- Young Creative Entrepreneur Award – British Council, British High Commission
- Pioneer of Tomorrow Award – “ET Now”