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Sathish Bala

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Currently in Canada > born in India > grew up in Singapore > where to next? How I spend my hours: Supporting founders from under served communities discover their strengths through entrepreneurship. My Focus: πŸš€ Schoolio is a Canadian #edutech startup helping parents with customizable and personalized home education resources. We launched in 2020 - 6-figures in 8 months, revenue making, closed our seed first round πŸš€ IG: @schooliolearning - https://www.schoolio.io
 πŸŽ™οΈ DESIFEST is North America's largest South Asian music festival - 15th year. Over 500 artists, 3M+ in fundraising and sponsorship - united Canada's largest minority community - multicultural strategy consultant. IG: @desifestmusic https://www.desifest.ca
 βœ’οΈ Working on my first book
 πŸ₯‹ Early-stage coaching business, supporting first time CEO's (https:/www.bala.group) Looking for a new adventure outside of Canada. Looking to move with πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ and experience the world. Specialties: Innovation Strategy, Business Design, Innovation Capabilities, Concept Development, Design Strategy, Scenario Planning & Foresight, Design and Systems Research, Human-Centric Design, New Venture Development πŸ₯ longer intro --- Best known for creating high-performance agency BlueBand Digital and Canada's largest South Asian music festival; DESIFEST as Co-Founder and CEO, Sathish has been a trusted strategic advisor to some of the world's most admired brands. For 20 years, he collaborated, connected, and inspired brilliant talent to create award-winning and brand-building platforms for clients. A 🎀 well-spoken professional that consistently demonstrated the ability to communicate with international teams and clients. Pioneered the development, launch and exit πŸ’° from 3 digital companies, totalling $50M+ in sales with 150+ staff across 5+ countries.
 He now works at the Bala Group's forefront, a consulting and investment group focused on supporting early-stage startup founders. Sathish serves as a digital Wayfinder, charting possibilities for promising companies and entrepreneurs. Sathish also supports Canada's brightest student entrepreneurs through his work as an Advisor with various incubators and accelerators.