First published on 6 June 2016.
Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme, interviews Rety Lubala Lulando, Gregorio Davico and Shaurya Pandey, students who are part of the leadership team at Westminster Business Consultants (WBC).
Three go getting students have something important to share with you. Listen to their human stories and their views on the world of big ideas. Part of ideaXme future creators series.
Covered:
The human stories of Rety Lubala Lulando (22), Gregorio Davico (25) and Shaurya Pandey (21).
Son of a former human rights lawyer, now corporate lawyer, who fled The Democratic Republic of Congo’s civil war to build a new life for his family.
Son, grandson and nephew of a long line of inspirational Italian entrepreneurs who never gave up.
Grandson of Tata Steel, Board Director Surendra Nath Pandey, who wrote Human side of Tata Steel (McGraw-Hill Pub. Co., 1989).
ideaXme interviews Shaurya Pandey, Managing Director Westminster Business Consultants (WBC), Gregorio Davico, International Development Executive WBC and Rety Lubala Lulando, Vice President and International Development Manager WBC.
So what have they achieved so far?
They are the student leadership team at Westminster Business Consultants (WBC), a Junior Enterprise consultancy that offers research, digital advisory, marketing, event management, translation and business consultancy services, primarily focusing on products and services that target the youth market in a digital world.
WBC is an enterprise set up and managed by students, who have the opportunity to develop and put into practice what they have learnt in higher education by being involved in a working environment.
14 April 2016, Westminster Business Consultants (WBC) won the Most International Junior Enterprise Award at the Excellence Awards 2016.
In the past 6 months, under the leadership of Shaurya Pandey, WBC has received over 20 international business propositions from 10 different countries and four different continents. These international prospects include various types of organizations starting from start-ups, social enterprises, SMEs, large corporations as well as a governmental organization. An international Junior Enterprise through its team, partners and projects.
A Junior Enterprise, is a non-profit civil social organization, formed and managed exclusively by undergraduate and postgraduate students of higher education, which provides services for companies, institutions and society, under the guidance of teachers and professionals with the goal to consolidate and enhance the learning or their members.
Junior Enterprises are similar to real companies, counting with the principles of corporate governance like management council and executive board, and own regulation.
Shaurya, Rety and Gregorio were asked:
What are the Big Ideas shaping our world?
Specific examples and trends
About their thoughts on politics.
Why do so few young people vote?
“Take a decision, vote, it’s a duty!” – Gregorio Davico.
Should the UK be part of the European Union?
Their advice to teenagers – life, education and opportunity.
“Read more. The secrets to life are in books” – Rety Lubala Lulando.
“Find a mentor, have a support system that you can go to if you get lost” – Shaurya Pandey.
“Each person moves ahead in different ways. So don’t be afraid to go your way” – Gregorio Davico.
ideaXme interviews the humans behind the big ideas shaping our world. Help and inspiration for future creators of big ideas and for all those who love big ideas and great stories. Follow us on Twitter @ideaxm. Platform launch 2016.
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