Riane Avila on the Weight She Carried and the Choice to Breathe
Riane Avila grew up in the Philippines, surrounded by the warmth of family and the weight of expectation. From an early age, she carried a quiet determination to do well—to be the one who kept things together. In a household where love often showed up as sacrifice rather than words, she quickly learned that resilience […]
Chandra Shekhar on Solving Problems Beyond the Counter
“I was contributing a lot to the role, but I wasn’t feeling the same growth or value in return.” Chandra Shekhar’s career began humbly, carrying bags of cash and cheques from one office to another. His days started at 9 AM and often stretched past midnight. The work was repetitive, physically demanding, and emotionally draining. […]
Marc Correia on Risk, Reinvention, and Believing in Something Bigger
“I want to regret the things I’ve done, not the things I haven’t.” Those words live at the core of who Marc Correia is. A son, a mentor, a learner, and someday—a founder. It’s a sentiment shaped not in boardrooms, but on sports fields, family businesses, and quiet moments of doubt. Behind the SAP consulting […]
Vijay Sachan on the Architecture of Becoming and the Journey Beyond ERP
“I used to think the destination mattered most. Now, I know it’s the journey that shapes you.” For most of his life, Vijay Sachan was the one building structures—Information Architecture, data strategy and data models, frameworks, systems that hold global companies together. But it took him nearly 25 years to realise he was also building something else: himself. […]
