A web series that will help students not only identify their dream career but also help them add a plan to make that dream a reality. Curated by Ivy League graduates, Shaista & Keshav Baljee, #FollowYourPassions brings the leading individuals together from across various industries.
Mark Twain famously said ‘Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.’
#FollowYourPassion seeks to uncover their route to success, so the next generation of students have a blueprint for once they finish their studies and begin their careers. The series aims to inspire confidence in students to follow their true passion, whilst making the obstacles, challenges, and risks very clear, as well as the ways that these hurdles were overcome.
Across the series Ivy Aspire explores how a qualified chartered accountant has chosen to pursue a career in music, the highs and lows of starting and running an NGO that’s close to one’s heart, the fast-paced life of working in the media industry, and much more.
Meet Jahaan Noble, a young film-maker, director and editor. Watch how he followed his passion and achieved his dreams! See what he would have done differently, the risks and obstacles, and his advice to those who want to make a career in media!
Check out Siddhant Patra’s incredible journey as he became a qualified Chartered Accountant, but instead has chosen to be a full-time musician! Watch as he shares his unique perspective, the struggles, and obstacles involved with following his passion. He dives into how he overcame all his hurdles and what you need to know to do what he has done!
Meet Maitreyi Bhatia, a young designer, artist, and business owner! Always having had a strong passion for art Maitreyi has chased her dreams of becoming a professional artist and now she wants to share her insights with the next generation of aspiring artists so they can chase their dreams too!
Meet Fiona Maben. She works in client management in a multi-national network agency handling some of the biggest brands and campaigns. Watch her journey in the advertising industry, as she takes you through the highs and lows, the struggles and obstacles that she has needed to overcome to follow her passion!
Meet Vidur Murali, a software developer with a love for developing games! Vidur has worked as a web developer for multinational companies before taking his skills and knowledge to found his own company. Check out his story and how he has achieved his goals and how you can as well!
Here is Joshua Desai, watch how he developed his passion for design and the decision he’s made along the way to arrive at where he is today. He sheds light on some important ways to get ahead in the field and a lot more!
Meet Swati Kankan, an animal welfare worker. Swati had founded her own animal welfare NGO and is currently working as the director of partnerships for Kannan Animal Welfare. Check out her unique road to following her passion and see how you can too!
Rhea Gandhi dives into how she followed her passion and is now working in the mental health space. Check out her advice on what to do, and what not to do, and what she would do differently if she had to do it all again!
Listen To Ishaan Mahimtura as he explains the importance of hard work and dedication in the legal field and how he has become a successful advocate in the high court as well as the supreme court, and how you can as well!
Check out the video of Aasir as he dives into how he decided to pursue his passion for design later in life, after exploring marketing, sales and even copywriting!
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Follow Rabhyas journey and her love for writing as it leads her to find her perfect career!
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Listen to Mazdas story right here! See how his passion for cars from a young age has stemmed into a career designing cars despite not doing engineering! Check out the struggles and obstacles he needed to overcome, including his dislike for math!
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After studying architecture see how Varun has followed his passion to become an interdisciplinary designer! Listen to the struggles and obstacles he had to overcome first hand!