{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63d3ad1a963ae60011f9ff7f/65e8b89f7fe4880016fdcfc7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"I Woke Up in a Bathroom: The Brutal Reality of Indian Boarding School","description":"<p>For CEO Vikram Saxena, the brutal reality of an Indian boarding school was a survival for the fittest environment where he once woke up with his entire bed in the middle of a bathroom. In this deeply personal interview, Vikram reveals how the hardships of his childhood gave him the profound observational skills and empathy he uses to lead his 100-person company today. You will learn his father's powerful advice to find his true nature instead of just a career, and why he believes in putting his employees on a higher pedestal than his customers. Check out the company: https://bettercommerce.com</p><p><br></p><p>Book a 1-on-1 advisory session with me to apply these principles to your business: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory</p><p><br></p><p>👀 CONNECT WITH SEAN</p><p>Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@seanweisbrot</p><p>LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot</p><p>Inquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>🕒 CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 - Why I Only Have a Small Circle of Friends</p><p>03:32 - The Flaw in Work-Life Balance</p><p>07:11 - How I Traveled to 50 Countries on a 30 Pound Salary</p><p>10:57 - I Woke Up in a Bathroom: My Boarding School Trauma</p><p>14:24 - Why I Put My Employees Before My Customers</p><p>17:42 - The Conditions Under Which I Would Sell My Company</p><p>20:55 - Why We Have No Middle Management</p><p>24:20 - My Fathers Advice: Dont Find a Career, Find Your True Nature</p><p>27:47 - Why the CEO is Always The Bad Guy</p><p>31:09 - The Empathy I Learned From Hardship</p><p>34:32 - The Mental Torment is Worse Than The Physical</p><p>38:01 - How Golf Became My Meditation</p><p><br></p><p>📈 WORK WITH ME</p><p>▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory</p><p>▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/collaborate</p><p>▶ My AI/Automation Agency: https://optimai.ai</p>","author_name":"Sean Weisbrot"}