[FULL] Puvan: “I Believe In The Power Of Networking”, Ending Business Relationships & His Days As A Prefect And School Captain Helped Him Start A Business!

If you are from Methodist Boys’ School, you are in for a treat. As an average student, I always wondered what sort of great things student leaders in my school would end up doing, whether they would be successful politicians or even tech billionaires. Of course, those were the questions when I was younger. Today, as I started this podcast, I went after a different set of questions.  In this episode, Puvan shared with me how he runs his businesses today and he demonstrated precisely the personalities a school captain should possess.  We talked about: [00:00] He believes in the power of storytelling, like I do [01:52] How he started Luxphoria Media with his co-founders, the dynamics of the team [04:27] What his day at work looks like [06:23] How being a prefect in high school enabled him to start a business [07:13] All about being respected as the head prefect AKA school captain [10:42] He dropped his scholarship at MCKL for THIS [11:47] Point of conflict with a junior prefect [14:20] Being an average student [15:31] Making connections [17:31] What he would tell his younger self [18:00] The story of coming back to Form 6 [19:34] Solving the conflict between the Prefectorial Board and the School Management [21:57] Maintaining relationships helped him in Luxphoria Media  [24:18] His parents wanted him to do law, but he started a media company [26:40] All about Lane Ventures and being featured in Spain’s Film Festival [32:03] Support from parents [32:47] Stepping out of Lane Ventures [34:59] The experience in Lane Ventures helped him to run Luxphoria Media [36:07] The lowest period of his life [42:20] Wanting to prove a point [42:47] Things could have been different if it weren’t for his friends who stood by him [43:36] Steps to get back up [47:10] Responding to clients’ harsh comments [50:30] A happier person now [50:50] Time Machine - a business venture nobody knew about [52:54] Getting paid last as the founder while his staff are living a better life than him [58:12] Is health part of his big picture? [59:16] Starting a football club Haggyo FC to fund his escape [01:02:08] Challenges at his current venture [01:05:34] Developing a system to fix communication problems [01:06:51] Managing the team’s emotions [01:08:23] The whip-diplomat system from MBS prefectorial board [01:10:53] North star of Luxphoria Media [01:14:54] Running a media business vs running a podcast Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com