Respect, recognition & reward flow out of performance. -- Narayana MurthyA simple yet powerful formula I have followed in my 2 decades of career. StarCrete, a 4-year-old start-up, is evidence. We started from scratch, and today, it’s a formidable brand. My colleagues say I am an authentic communicator that helps in effortless collaborations.Recognitions along the way---Senior Technical Membership of Indian Institution of Industrial Engg for my contribution to engineeringAditya Birla Business Excellence Competition finalist-1st Runner Up in concept paper on collaboration for Chairman’s Award (in a 4-member team with 3 different nationalities)-Economic Times Young Leaders program nomination-Chairman's Young Achievers Award nomination by ABGI’m Founder & CEO of StarCrete LLP, an organization we founded with shared values of integrity & speed. It’s become a top RMC player in Mumbai region. It’s hard to build a values-oriented organization & scale it up. That’s precisely our mission.StarCrete was inspired by a quick 16-month stint as CEO at LabGuard India. Being Head of Sales & Marketing with Prince Pipes & Fittings prior to that gave me a top view of channel sales, institutional sales, distribution, strategic planning, & widened my scope for new initiatives in marketplace development, communication & skill building.In Aditya Birla Group, I began as a Group Management Trainee & eventually rose to become Head of Business Devpt (Ultratech Building Solutions). It was a sea of experience – from establishing & leading Sales&Marketing teams, bagging high profile projects, driving sales, saving millions for my company with crucial decision-making; creating & implementing technology roadmap, working with cross-functional teams globally; elevating service levels with tech initiatives; creating eco-systems for building material supermarket across India.The initial grooming in sales & Customer Relationship Management with a few brands served as a strong foundation for all the growth.Road trips, avid reading & blogging are my top choices for unwinding. Daily, driving in Mumbai traffic is my way to practice patience, strategy & focus.To me, flat hierarchy means putting the entire team at par with each other in terms of rights AND responsibilities. Not monitoring, but sheer love for work & elevation should keep them focused.I aspire to be a thought leader in the building material space. It’s my personal vision & mission to train at least 1000 youngsters in technical trade while making StarCrete a unicorn in the building materials space.