Interview With Nishant kumar - CEO and Founder of Shaping Next Private Limited

                                                  

1. Describe about your Business and founders.

 

My name is Nishant Kumar and I am the founder of Shaping Next Private Limited. We aim to make education accessible by bringing learners and educators on one innovative platform that enables an unprecedented exchange of knowledge. We pride ourselves on connecting educators who are knowledgeable, passionate, and ready to make an impact, with students who are looking for quality education across the globe in practical and interactive way.

Shaping Next blends education best practices, innovative technology, and insightful creativity to bring thoughtful learning across the world. After doing a core research about the education system, I got to understand the present need and loophole in the education system. We are living in the era of internet and technology, but still there are large numbers of children across the globe who does not have the access to quality education.

Our goal is to provide a holistic learning program customized for everyone according to their needs. From, public speaking, creative writing, learning new languages to personality development, we have programs for kids in kindergarten to professionals looking to enhance their skills.

 

2. What is the biggest challenge of being a CEO and how do you overcome it?

 

The first challenge was to find the right people who had the same wavelength of thought that I had, who could help me in scaling up my business. Since I had to start everything from the scratch, I was handling everything on my own in the initial phase. From connecting number of clients, a day to converting them and taking classes to kick things off.

After a while, I figured out that it was imperative to hire a sales and marketing team. But just hiring the team was not enough. We didn’t have a substantial amount of budget for advertising. We had to think of ideas that didn’t require a huge investment but could provide high impact in terms of brand awareness.

 

3. Where do you see the company in the next five years and how will you bring about the change?

 

Today we have clients from India and abroad. In next 2 years, I am looking forward to create a strong back-end infrastructure so that my clients have a seamless learning experience with us. For that, I will be trying to collaborate with some recognized institutions in the industry for funding and guidance.

 

4. Did you ever feel like giving up on being a CEO and what motivated you to pull this off?

 

No, I never felt to give up because problems are part of the life. On every step we all face the problems but it’s very important to fight with it and solve the problem with patience and experience. I always believe in problem solving attitude, it helps to overcome from any kind of situation.

 

5. From where you get the idea for business?

 

Since I have worked in the education sector, it was an added advantage for me to understand the flaws in this sector. I wanted to create a platform where teachers and students should have the freedom to explore the knowledge. One thing in my mind before starting the business was, I should be focused on providing the best quality learning experience.

 

6. Describe your biggest achievement.

 

For me the biggest achievement is, when my clients have a positive feedback about my organization and the services which we are providing to them.

 

7. What was your aim to start the company?

 

I already have experience of working in Ed-tech industry. While I was working with some of the biggest companies in the market, I understood the ins and outs of this industry. I saw the good work they were doing, and I also saw the cracks in their whole infrastructure that was hampering the experience of their clients. I want to build on my experience and create a better learning platform to help anyone in need. Unemployment rate in India is increasing day by day. Since, my whole business infrastructure is digitally enabled; I have the platform to provide job opportunities to anyone looking for job across globe. Even now, my whole workforce is working remotely from different parts of the world.

 

8. Tell us some of your failures.

 

As we all know that for any business, clients are the most important part to run the business. I faced most of the failures at the starting phase because, I was not getting a greater number of clients as I expected. But I learned from my mistakes and tried to find out the solutions for it.

 

9. What is the role of your family in your successful career?

 

I always got support from my family and friends. They motivated and supported me in my ups and downs. Without their support it becomes very difficult to walk alone in the path.

 

10. What is your message to the young generations and to their parents?

 

My only suggestion is that always be ready to explore and learn new things. For parents I will suggest that support and guide your children in their decisions.