Dr. Jagat Shah, Businessman & Mentor
In this episode I speak to Dr. Jagat Shah. Mr. Shah is a successful businessman managing multiple companies. He also has mentored thousands of entrepreneurs not just in India but across the globe. We spoke about growing small businesses, how people influence businesses, opportunities in the international market for players at all levels, and the power of networking.
About Dr. Jagat Shah
He has a PhD. in International business, is a Diamond technologist, is certified as a cluster development expert by UNIDO and is a Certified management consultant (CMC) from ICMCI, USA. He is based in Ahmedabad in India with operations inUSA and Canada. After his studies, he worked for 10 years in MNC’s like Xerox.
In 1996 he started his for profit company, Global Network, where he and his team work as advisor to overseas governments and companies on Trade (Exports and Imports), technology transfer, Joint ventures and Investment.
In 1997, he started an international trade training school in Ahmedabad, India - Global Network Institute (GNI), since 27 years and has conducted 214 cohorts of international business program, attended by 6100 business owners, including MNC’s, corporates & SME’s from around the world who have become established exporters.
In 2004, he started his not-for-profit company, Cluster Pulse, where he and his team has implemented international market strategies, technology development projects, cluster development, import substitution, innovation and competitiveness related projects for World Bank, USAID, UNIDO, GIZ, DFID, GCC, ADB, IADB, The commonwealth secretariat, European Union, Nokia and Microsoft in many countries, besides India.
In 2017, Under his not for profit company, Smart village, he and his team implemented a smart village program which are adopted by Indians living in The USA. Under this program, they convert the 62 NRI ( USA ) adopted villages in 19 states of India into smart villages in 1000 days.
In 2015, he started a for profit company, Vibrant Markets, which is a global market research firm conducting primary & secondary market research for global and Indian markets. He and his team has served 600 clients in several countries.
In 2015, he launched his Mentor on road drive in India which was a popular program, self driving to 22 states of India, driving 12,000 kms, meeting small medium companies and start ups to understand their pain points of doing business and submitted a 49 one - liner policy recommendations to PMO to improve ease of doing business in India. In 2017, he launched his Mentor on road USA road drive, supported by US
Commercial Service and EDC - US department of commerce and Start up India under which, he completed self driving, 21,000 kms in USA to 35 states and 35 cities in USA over 82 days meeting 4000+ American companies, start ups, women owned businesses and Indian diaspora explaining them through presentations on “New India 4.0 and business opportunities for American companies in India”.
His most challenging assignment so far has been in Afghanistan where he worked with thousands of carpet weavers, dry fruit farmers and women entrepreneurs in handicrafts, to train and connect them to global markets. He is currently mentoring Afghan women entrepreneurs online.
He is a Speaker in several national & international Management schools. He is a Rotarian and managing trustee of two charitable trusts.
He thanks his wife Rupal Shah for constant support & encouragement in his journey and has two children, son Nisarg Shah who is into AI & data analytics and a daughter, Monisha Shah who lives & works in Canada in peace & conflict management area.
About Dr. Jagat Shah
He has a PhD. in International business, is a Diamond technologist, is certified as a cluster development expert by UNIDO and is a Certified management consultant (CMC) from ICMCI, USA. He is based in Ahmedabad in India with operations inUSA and Canada. After his studies, he worked for 10 years in MNC’s like Xerox.
In 1996 he started his for profit company, Global Network, where he and his team work as advisor to overseas governments and companies on Trade (Exports and Imports), technology transfer, Joint ventures and Investment.
In 1997, he started an international trade training school in Ahmedabad, India - Global Network Institute (GNI), since 27 years and has conducted 214 cohorts of international business program, attended by 6100 business owners, including MNC’s, corporates & SME’s from around the world who have become established exporters.
In 2004, he started his not-for-profit company, Cluster Pulse, where he and his team has implemented international market strategies, technology development projects, cluster development, import substitution, innovation and competitiveness related projects for World Bank, USAID, UNIDO, GIZ, DFID, GCC, ADB, IADB, The commonwealth secretariat, European Union, Nokia and Microsoft in many countries, besides India.
In 2017, Under his not for profit company, Smart village, he and his team implemented a smart village program which are adopted by Indians living in The USA. Under this program, they convert the 62 NRI ( USA ) adopted villages in 19 states of India into smart villages in 1000 days.
In 2015, he started a for profit company, Vibrant Markets, which is a global market research firm conducting primary & secondary market research for global and Indian markets. He and his team has served 600 clients in several countries.
In 2015, he launched his Mentor on road drive in India which was a popular program, self driving to 22 states of India, driving 12,000 kms, meeting small medium companies and start ups to understand their pain points of doing business and submitted a 49 one - liner policy recommendations to PMO to improve ease of doing business in India. In 2017, he launched his Mentor on road USA road drive, supported by US
Commercial Service and EDC - US department of commerce and Start up India under which, he completed self driving, 21,000 kms in USA to 35 states and 35 cities in USA over 82 days meeting 4000+ American companies, start ups, women owned businesses and Indian diaspora explaining them through presentations on “New India 4.0 and business opportunities for American companies in India”.
His most challenging assignment so far has been in Afghanistan where he worked with thousands of carpet weavers, dry fruit farmers and women entrepreneurs in handicrafts, to train and connect them to global markets. He is currently mentoring Afghan women entrepreneurs online.
He is a Speaker in several national & international Management schools. He is a Rotarian and managing trustee of two charitable trusts.
He thanks his wife Rupal Shah for constant support & encouragement in his journey and has two children, son Nisarg Shah who is into AI & data analytics and a daughter, Monisha Shah who lives & works in Canada in peace & conflict management area.
