Billionaire Harsh Mariwala on building Marico & balancing family life | Karishma Mehta | Ep 9 | HOB

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Would you believe that our next guest is a billionaire who has never worked post 6pm… ever? Well if you don't, then you should because our next guest is Mr. Harsh Mariwala, founder and Chairman of Marico — and yes, he did build this empire without giving into the "hustle culture"!

From being considered the "black sheep" of the family to founding a Fortune 500 company — Mr. Mariwala showed us his vulnerable side — the young boy who fought hard not to disappoint his family, the husband who'd circle around Haji Ali daily only to see his wife for a couple of hours and the family man who ensured work got treated as work.

In an intimate discussion, he opened up to us about what it took to make brands like Parachute and Saffola household names, how even in his 60s, he doesn't go a day without working out and what is his vision for the youth of the country!

His passion for giving back and empowering the youth, is actually what led to the ASCENT Foundation 10 years ago! And today, with ASCENT, they've empowered 850 entrepreneurs so far, facilitating a return of roughly 53,000+ crores! And every year, they celebrate this network of entrepreneurs and give them access to renowned industry leaders through ASCENT's annual conclave and is hosting its 7th edition this year on 24th November.

So over conversations about business, entrepreneurship and impact, he let us in on — How The Hell Does He Still Do It?!


“How The Hell Did I Do It?” is a Humans of Bombay Original – a talk show where we speak with the dreamers, the pioneers, the go-getters and the never-say-no’ers from all walks of life. We discuss their journeys – the highs, the lows and everything in between. And through our candid conversations, we try to decode the human behind the name, and get pretty close to figuring out – How The Hell Did They Do It?

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Timestamps

0:00 Introductory clip
0:15 On choosing to be a private person
1:24 Staying away from social media
2:10 What living in a joint family was like
4:30 Favorite childhood memory
5:41 On always wanting to do business
6:43 On being active even as a kid
7:08 Disappointing family wrt studies
7:55 College life
9:35 On not going abroad for MBA because father didn’t approve
10:58 Learning how to break out of shell & moving outside the comfort zone
12:04 Joining the business after college
13:09 On having a role Model & mentor
16:10 Maintaining family expectations while learning the business
18:20 On demerging and forming Marico
19:58 How Parachute & Saffola Oil got their names
21:20 Changing the branding of Parachute & Saffola because of a trip to Europe
22:42 On competing with FMCG giants
23:27 First meeting with his wife
24:04 On maintaining a work-life balance
25:03 Courting his wife
25:57 On being efficient and flexible wrt work hours
28:18 On being structured & organized
30:33 A day in his life
31:41 On keeping up with changing trends
33:14 His “I made it” moment
33:58 On becoming a billionaire
34:49 Kids and dreams
35:28 Building Marico today
37:50 Failures through the years
39:37 Importance of growth
40:22 Best advice
41:15 Finding Ascent to support entrepreneurs
43:55 On stepping down as the CEO of Marico
45:57 On choosing never to retire
47:07 Not making the kids CEO
47:51 Spending time with grandkids
48:20 On what’s next
49:03 Things about me we cannot find on google segment
50:31 Advice to 10 year old Harsh
50:49 Most valued life lesson
52:02 Parting words
52:11 Next episode

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