Sandeep Maheswari : If I can Do it , So You Can .

Tuesday	A successful man is one                                          who can lay a firm foundation                                                     with the brick others have                                                                thrown on him                                              Sandeep Maheshwari
Sandeep, a college drop out who started as, a freelance photographer with a Rs 12,000 camera and faced countless adversities to become one of the most well known entrepreneurs of India and founded a company worth more than Rs.10 crore. 2000 - Started as a freelance photographer without any studio (used to take studio on rent). 2001 - Sold his camera and joined Japan Life, a multi level marketing company.  2002 - Started a company in partnership with three more people but the company closed within a period of six months.  2003 - Wrote a book on marketing and started a consultancy firm. Failed again and got back to what he was really passionate about - photography. Created a World Record in fashion photography (Published in the “Limca Book of Records 2004”). 2004 - Created a small studio set-up at home and started expanding the portfolio making business by hiring few assistant photographers.  2005 - Conceived the idea to start a stock photography website and started working on ImagesBazaar. 2006 - Launched www.imagesbazaar.com with just 8,000 images shot by a few photographers. When he bought his first camera in 2000, relatives mocked him for aspiring to be a "wedding and passport photographer". A decade on, Sandeep Maheshwari is the CEO of ImagesBazaar, the world's largest collection of Indian images, with over 10 lakh photographs, videos, illustrations and 3D imagery shot by over 11,400 photographers. The idea originated when an advertising agency wanted stock images. Maheshwari created a database of portfolios he had shot. In the last four years, ImagesBazaar's revenues have shot up by 4,000 per cent. Today ImagesBazaar is the world’s #1 collection of Indian images and videos. Over 7,000 brands in more than 45 countries have been using ImagesBazaar’s images and videos for their advertising, marketing and publishing needs. At 32 years, Sandeep Maheshwari has tasted both failure and success. Inspiring countless people from all walks of life in discovering their true potential through his Free Life-Changing Seminars, he strongly believes that, "If you have more than you need, simply share it with those who need it the most." Sandeep was adjudged as one of the “India's Most Promising Entrepreneurs" by the “Business World” magazine in March, 2009. He has been featured in almost all the leading magazines, newspapers and television channels such as The Economic Times, India Today, CNBC-TV18, IBN7, ET Now, NewsX and more. He is the recipient of the following prestigious awards: ·         "Star Youth Achiever Award" instituted by the Global Youth Marketing Forum. ·         "Young Creative Entrepreneur" Award by the British Council, a division of the British High Commission. ·         "Pioneer of Tomorrow" Award by the "ET Now" television channel. And now, the only purpose of his life is to share all that he has learnt with the rest of the World. To help others succeed so that, in turn, they could also share with those who need it the most. After conducting numerous Life-Changing Seminars in different parts of India, lastly, he concluded it with a mega-one on the historic day of 20th October, 2012. This was his "Last Life-Changing Seminar" conducted at the Thyagraj Stadium, New Delhi, which was attended by thousands and thousands of people from all over India. His Last life-changing seminar in Hindi can be watched on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDiA1p5DlLg All his seminars are full of energy and usually packed with the audience, if you need some dose of motivation then you must visit his website or watch his seminars.