EP #40: Roy Ratnavel - From Mail Clerk To Executive Vice-President at CI Financial

After being forced to leave war-torn Sri Lanka and immigrating to Canada, Roy Ratnavel (@roy_ratnavel) started as a mail clerk at CI Global Asset Management and over the span of 30 years, has made the leap to Executive Vice-President at CI Financial as well as the Head of Distribution for CI Global Asset Management. He joins Ara on this week’s episode of The Tamil Creator to discuss his upcoming book, the importance of hard work and (calculated) risk-taking, people’s inability to amicably disagree in today’s social media era, climbing Machu Picchu and much more.Follow Roy:- LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/roy-ratnavel-7a352a174/) Timestamps00:19 - Ara introduces this week’s guest, Roy Ratnavel01:44 - Vadamarachchi Operation (Operation Liberation)06:30 - Losing his father days after landing in Canada, working three jobs at once10:14 - Traits which are in short supply in this day and age - but are required for success14:44 - Roy’s career trajectory from mail clerk to meeting Bill Holland to becoming Executive VP at CI Financial21:54 - Roy’s view on networking and how you should approach going about it26:42 - What you should know if you’re trying to get into a career in finance (or any career at all)30:50 - The next chapter in Roy’s life; his book on war, work and the political climate35:20 - People’s inability to amicably disagree in today’s social media era41:58 - Being pigeonholed, based on who someone once knew you to be52:34 - Interests outside of work; mountain climbing, writing and raising his son55:04 - Having a chip on each shoulder to fight his insecurity57:36 - Roy’s perception of money, and his investing strategy01:01:51 - Creator Confessions01:04:00 - The Wrap Up Intro MusicProduced And Mixed By:- The Tamil Creator- YanchanWritten By:- Aravinthan Ehamparam- Yanchan Rajmohan        Support the show