Hriday Thakker has received an education from the Cathedral & John Connon School (Mumbai, India), Kodaikanal International School (Kodaikanal, India), University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) and Pace University (Pleaseantville, New York).
After working with a trust, family owned pharmaceutical company and privately owned commodity trading house as a project manager, operations manager and consultant he developed a keen understanding of business administration and entrepreneurial hardships, something through his ingenuity he will overcome.
Hriday’s family business has been global in nature having had imports and exports invoking Germany Austria and UK. Having been involved at a very early age in this business it has been a great learning experience and honed the entrepreneurial instincts in him as a result of these learning’s and understanding the dynamics of the global markets.
Having gained this valuable experience and insight in international cross border trades and activities Hriday has now embarked on his own venture with a focus on global markets in the Balkans.

A mentor capitalist with impeccable entrepreneurial spirit and financial expertise has evolved beyond spreadsheets and scripted new success stories from new economy start ups like Golds Gym ,Tower Capital, Image Ads ,Karrox, Eye Global Technologies Ltd, Safe House, Serena Spa, Has Juices and Idezzerts.
Gopalakrishnan Ramachandran (or “GR” as he is popularly known) to go through a metamorphosis and turn in to a mentor capitalist.
At GOLD'S GYM, GR was spearheading the global fitness leader with his new vision and fiscal stratagem and recently divested his stake and exited after making it a leader in the fitness industry
GR has been successful in launching new brands in the retail food like HAS JUICES and Be Conscious.
Have turned an angel investor and mentor in Contetra - a FINTECH start up involved in financial literacy of the B2B2C target audience through use of online real-time technology.

A co-founder of Z-bat - the right cricket bat to create better batsmen where body meets balance A SPORTS TECH initiative and first of its kind in the sports world.
Has been active in the Digital Technology space being the mentor, Angel Investor and Chairman - Innoserv Digital solutions Pvt Ltd.
Also a co-founder of ORAI ROBOTICS PVT LTD - the first AI based robotic for digital marketing which has already made waves in the digital marketing world with technology disruption and innovation for enhancing sales of customers
Director At Kareitsu Angel Forum - a start up accelerator and one of its kind global angel forum in the country.
Actively associated with all IITs and IIMs to promote incubation seed funding ,coaching and mentoring and also in being a key note speaker and guest of honor in start up jury and award functions.
A notable success for GR has been the exit in unlisted space having successfully divested in Karrox technologies, Safehouse Information Systems, Tower Capital, Serena Spa, Image Ads ,LMI , Isprava Luxury Homes and GOLDS GYM creating multi baggers in the process.
GR has had an amazing ability to start, scale and sell or divest unlisted entities having 9 multi-baggers in the last fifteen years - an impressive consistent track record.
Recently became an author with a book on his start up journey called “Sugar and Spice and Everything Not So Nice” - an amazon best seller now which chronicles a serial entrepreneurs professional journey.
In his past avatar G.R. is a qualified Chartered Accountant (C.A.) and has done his article-ship from Price Waterhouse Coopers post graduation in BSC (Physics) Hons.from Hansraj College - University of Delhi.
Having a total experience of 40 plus years with over 20 years experience in Investment Banking, Consulting, Business Process and Organizational Development and 20 years as a start up specialist.
GR has had an incredible track record with Ernst & Young, JM Morgan Stanley, Citibank, Reliance Capital & The Times of India Group to name a few.
Recently GR was given the BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARD by FRANCHISE INDIA for franchising and start ups in recognition of the success stories created in the last decade .

Director at Sunways Pvt Ltd, a family owned pharmaceutical business based out of Mumbai, India.
Over 20+ years of experience in the manufacturing and a successful pan India ophthalmology company that, is now looking to expand further in the medical sector.