Vaibhav Tiwari on Why Success Is a Journey, Not a Destination
When we’re young, success often feels like a destination. It’s the next promotion, the next opportunity, the next milestone waiting somewhere in the distance. But over time, our understanding of success evolves. We begin to realise that growth isn’t defined by a single achievement but by the people we help, the lessons we learn, and […]
Umesh Sharma on Growing Without a Plan
There’s something quietly powerful about a life that doesn’t go to plan but still turns into something meaningful. Umesh Sharma’s story is one of those—shaped not by a clear roadmap, but by unexpected turns, steady effort, and the people who believed in him along the way. The Path That Wasn’t Supposed to Happen “I never […]
Sam Borkar on Building a Life That Doesn’t Fit in One Lane
There’s a moment in Sam Borkar’s story that feels almost cinematic. A young international student, newly arrived in Australia, walking through Melbourne, looking up at glass buildings and imagining a desk behind one of those windows. He didn’t have a roadmap or industry experience, just a quiet question: how do I get there? Curiosity as […]
Sameer Vij on Trust, Truth, and Understanding the Real Problem
There are moments in life where everything feels uncertain. Not broken. Not wrong. Just… not quite aligned. For Sameer Vij, that feeling stayed with him for eight years. From Operating Rooms to ERP Before SAP, before consulting, before global transformations—there was healthcare. Sameer spent nearly a decade in operating rooms, assisting doctors through complex surgeries. […]
Allison Arandez on Opportunity, Confidence, and a New Era for Women in Tech
Allison Arandez didn’t set out to build a career in HR technology. Like so many of the best stories, it started with a nudge. A new payroll system needed implementing. It was added to her job. And somewhere between the spreadsheets and the system screens, Allison discovered something important about herself: she didn’t just like […]
Chris Collins on Sliding Doors, SAP, and Never Narrowing Your World
It only takes a moment. A lift that isn’t delayed. A bus that arrives on time. A lecturer walking down the same corridor at exactly the right second. For Christopher Collins, that moment happened during his Masters of IT at QUT — and it quietly shaped the next 20+ years of his life. “If my […]
Satvinder Singh on Doing the Right Thing at the Right Time and Learning How to Slow Down
There’s a particular kind of wisdom that only comes from staying long enough to see things change. Satvinder Singh has seen SAP evolve from its earliest days — SAP 3.1G — to the complex, high-pressure transformation environments we know today. But when he reflects on his 27+ year journey, it’s not the technology that stands […]
Prasanna Paudel on Consistency, Courage, and Learning in Public
There’s a quiet kind of bravery in starting again. Not once, but many times. For Prasanna Paudel, that courage first showed up long before mining value chains or data science leadership. It began in Nepal, in a management-focused degree, at a time when a “future in data” wasn’t something you could clearly see — or […]
