An inspiring story of Avinash who made a career change at 45.

 

An Instrumentation Engineer by qualification, Avinash had a successful career -- spanning more than 13 years -- as a Boiler Automation Specialist with Siemens India, Germany, and South Korea.

 

After that, he started an industrial automation business in 1998. He dissolved the company in 2007 to work as the head of marketing in a Hydropower Company called BFL Hydro. He travelled extensively around the world hiring local agents for the company in more than 22 countries.

 

After quitting them he took up a part-time role as an agent for a Spanish generator manufacturer.

 

During the time he was with the hydropower company, Avinash’s father developed a heart condition, and it was then that Avinash first learned about preventive nutrition.

 

This proved to be the turnaround point in his life and career.

 

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Avinash observed how his father's diet, one that was a mix of all the right nutrition and essential supplements had a crucial role to play in his speedy recovery. That stirred him into action.

 

While still working, Avinash bought books on foods and vitamins and learned about the world of nutrients. He changed his own diet and was surprised by the results.

 

He had also begun to observe other cases where preventive nutrition produced noticeable results. He started advising people on the benefits of a healthy, balanced diet.

 

This was the start of his entrepreneurial journey. He started networking with people who wanted to provide the same service to others especially in health and nutrition. Eventually, he quit his part-time job and dedicated to building his business.

 

Avinash found two mentors one each in Bangalore and Mumbai. Not only did they specialize in nutrition and supplements, they lay down before him the possibility of starting a business and scaling it long-term.

 

'The Next Trillion', authored by social entrepreneur Paul Zane Pilzer and Robert Kiyosaki’s book ‘Business of the 21st Century’ inspired Avinash and infused in him the belief that the preventive healthcare industry and his own business was set to explode.

 

Corporatized ‘healthcare’ being what it is today, he realized that the opportunity in preventive health and nutrition was big.

 

His initial clients were the people he had worked with at his last job, becoming the mouthpiece for him to expand his practice. Also his association with a global and credible brand for natural plant based supplementation helped him immensely.

 

For Avinash, the ideal client is anybody who is concerned about their health now or for the future. When it comes to money (and how that would be generated), his mantra is simple. "If you're passionate about what you're doing, you will work hard to become better at it. And when you do that, money follows", he says.

 

Today, Avinash is a Longevity and Weight Loss Specialist, who also coaches new entrants who want to make a profession in preventive healthcare and nutrition.

 

If he can make a career change at 45, so can you!!