New York, Oct 26: Sikh Art & Film Foundation's 9th Annual International Film Festival to be held here Nov 2-3 will present 14 groundbreaking films sharing the culture, values, self-esteem and struggle of contemporary Sikhs.
The Sikh Heritage Award Gala Nov 2 will premiere a multi-million dollar public service announcement campaign called "Be Proud", created by Founder & CEO of RadiumOne, Gurbaksh Chahal and sponsored by Saff.
The Be Proud campaign, created in the wake of the tragic Gurudwara shootings of.
The Sikh Heritage Award Gala Nov 2 will premiere a multi-million dollar public service announcement campaign called "Be Proud", created by Founder & CEO of RadiumOne, Gurbaksh Chahal and sponsored by Saff.
The Be Proud campaign, created in the wake of the tragic Gurudwara shootings of.
- 10/26/2012
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
The former entrepreneurial prodigy talks with Fast Company about the future of social advertising.
At the tender age of 28, high-school dropout turned best selling author Gurbaksh Chahal is now leading a multi-million dollar social ad network. After running three successful businesses, sharing a best-selling book with Oprah, and, most recently, leading a $21 million funding round, Chahal opened up to Fast Company about his own past, the recipe of successful social ads, and the potential doom of over regulation.
Humble Beginnings
During the economic shocks of the late 1990s, young Chahal wanted to help his struggling parents with the bills by doing what most teenagers do: work as a mega-corporation drone for minimum wage. Unfortunately, McDonald's had no room for his entrepreneurial spirit. "It's the best rejection of life," recalls Chahal.
The dejection emboldened 15-year-old Chahal to transfer his "obsessed" viewing of financial TV network, CNBC, into his own business. Watching...
At the tender age of 28, high-school dropout turned best selling author Gurbaksh Chahal is now leading a multi-million dollar social ad network. After running three successful businesses, sharing a best-selling book with Oprah, and, most recently, leading a $21 million funding round, Chahal opened up to Fast Company about his own past, the recipe of successful social ads, and the potential doom of over regulation.
Humble Beginnings
During the economic shocks of the late 1990s, young Chahal wanted to help his struggling parents with the bills by doing what most teenagers do: work as a mega-corporation drone for minimum wage. Unfortunately, McDonald's had no room for his entrepreneurial spirit. "It's the best rejection of life," recalls Chahal.
The dejection emboldened 15-year-old Chahal to transfer his "obsessed" viewing of financial TV network, CNBC, into his own business. Watching...
- 3/29/2011
- by Gregory Ferenstein
- Fast Company
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