Manish Balani is a Chartered Accountant who hails from Jaipur, Rajasthan. He has cleared his CA in the first attempt and has been exploring the fields of technology along the way.
He comes from a business family where his family has been doing business for generations. Despite being a CA he is a believer in working with an entrepreneurial mindset.
He is a tech geek as he has worked a lot with engineers, UI/UX designers and has experience of being a product manager.
Presently, he heads the GST Business at Vayana Network (GSP APIs + SahiGST GST compliance software). They are the largest GSP in the Ecosystem and are an SAP Certified GSP.
He was featured by Linkedin in their #Inittogether campaign through TV commercials, Video Ads on various digital platforms like YouTube & Facebook as well as billboards & hoardings in major cities of India, during IPL 2019 season. (more than 5 Million views across platforms) Before this, his story was also featured by Linkedin on its official pages on Linkedin, Facebook & Twitter.
He has also been a Josh Talk Speaker and his story has been heard by more than 16,000+ people on the platform.
Check out his social media profiles:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/camanishbalani/
Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/camanishbalani/
In this episode, we have discussed topics like:
How to clear CA in the first attempt?
How to become a CA?
How to be a confident person?
How CAs can enter in the tech world? and many more
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:14 - Manish's initial life, family business and his journey to becoming CA
02:22 - Learning new business terminologies
04:09 - How to do a job with an entrepreneurial approach?
06:34 - The unglorified struggle to become a Chartered Accountant (CA) and how to overcome that.
07:48 - His 3 key reasons to become a CA
10:36 - His experience as he heads GST at Vanaya Networks.
12:00 - The two players of GST: ASP and GSP
14:51 - Why would a CA be interested in technology?
18:08 - How does technology make you learn psychology and human behavior?
21:09 - How did his great communication skills help him be a Josh Talk Speaker?
25:32 - His experience as a Josh Talk Speaker. What happens behind the scenes?
28:01 - How to leverage your social media to get more opportunities?
30:41 - How his LinkedIn growth was divided in 3 parts?
33:42 - Can entrepreneurship be taught or is it an inherited trait from your family?
36:40 - Manish loves listening to podcasts
39:16 - Questions from followers
46:05 - His investment advice as a CA