The Last Bench. That's where i belonged, all thru my life. The world perceives it as a home of useless, nutty, rogue, brats. But i believe that it is a home of people who is inquisitive about the status quo, challenges the set rules, adventurous, takes risk & explore untraveled paths, who are very creative in doing things that will be remembered for life.Being true to the spirits of a last-bencher, I'm exploring unknown territories & stepping into areas driven by passion that were once part of bucket-lists, strongly backed with the knowledge, skills & experience gained over 23 years in field.Since 3 years, Set-up 'The Last Bench Company', as freelance consulting for Small Enterprises with less than 5Cr Turnover, for Strategy & Business development. Projects handled:'Retrofit', an outdoor based boot-camp aiming at strength building thru body weight training based on calisthenics & crossfit principles. Scope is to build a community of people who wants to regain their lost fitness by involving scientific approach & principles. And to introduce technology convergence is the futuristic plan.'Blah Bistro', a healthy restaurant & business cafe in the heart of Chennai City that blends good talk with good food over glocal (global local) street food, gourmet tea & specialty coffees. Scope is to handle end-to-end right from strategic consulting & business development, brand building, marketing, retail operations.A private limited architectural firm that provides modern roofing solutions. Scope is to streamline project management process, financial turn-around, and drive strategy for growth & expansion.The entrepreneurial path is backed by the experience gained in my professional career in Telecom Industry for 20 years in progressive roles. Been a Solution architect in the Global Service Product management driving new revenue streams & expanding service product portfolio of IoT, Small cells, HetNets, IBS DAS for LTE(4G), 3G, GSM Network planning services.By spearheading diverse teams with different cultural backgrounds across globe & working with cross functional teams helped me develop strong leadership qualities. Being a true Team-Player and quick to adapt has always been a key strength. Developed good wide range skills on marketing, product management, solution architecture, project management.What next? Having seen both the corporate & entrepreneurial life, now exploring the opportunities to consult/collaborate/work in new products/new services area that will converge the passion on fitness with the experience from technology background.