Hello leaders,
There’s a reason why I choose to work closely with small business owners, MSME founders, and leaders who are still building their journey.
This reason is not found in any book. It comes from my own life, my home, and my childhood.
I was born in a house where business was not a choice… it was a lifestyle. My father runs a food business, and I have grown up watching him handle everything—customers, workers, problems, and growth.
I’ve seen the good side of business… And I’ve also seen the hard side.
I saw my father keep people with him for 15, 18, even 20 years. That’s not normal. Especially in worker-level jobs, people usually leave after 1-2 years. But not in my father’s business.
Why? Because he knew how to treat people well. He knew how to make people feel valued.
That’s the first lesson I learned:
“People don’t stay for money. They stay for how you make them feel.”
My father did everything himself—finance, operations, hiring, service. He was everywhere.
And as I grew older, I realized something:
“If you try to be perfect in everything, you don’t let others grow. You don’t build a team. You only build pressure.”
This was a second important lesson for me: Delegate. Trust people. Build teams.
Before I started OPEN BOX Consulting, I worked in many roles—trainer, manager, and later as a business head. In each role, I was not just doing work, I was working with people.
Across cities, across departments, across experience levels… I learned that business is not just about money, plans, or systems. It’s about people.
How you develop them. How you grow with them. How you create something together.
In 2018, when I tried to scale OPEN BOX Consulting, I faced challenges. I realized: Even though MSMEs are the backbone of the Indian economy, they face the most difficulties.
That’s when I decided:
I want to help MSME founders build leadership skills, strong teams, and long-term business systems.
This is not just business for me. This is personal. This is emotional. This is my story.
✅ I work with MSMEs because I understand their struggles.
✅ I know what it’s like to run a business from scratch.
✅ And I know what’s missing — Leadership. People. Culture.
That’s what I bring to the table.
And if you ever want to read the full journey of how it all began, I’ve written it in detail here: My Story – check it out here 👉 : https://manishtalks.com/my-story/
Let me leave you with one final thought:
“You don’t build the business. You build people. And people build your business.”
Thank you for reading. See you in the next Newsletter.
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