September 2021
DYNAMIC TRAINING SheEO Stories
Manisha Thaker - Vice President, Trialliance Global Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. and EXIM Faculty & Speaker, Logistics Coach, Corporate Trainer
One of the important areas we can develop as professionals is competence in accessing and sharing knowledge. Today is a very significant occasion to acknowledge the efforts of women in Maritime Logistics and the hard work put in every aspect of life. And having said this, I would like to share my incredible journey right from the year 2000 to date of being a Logistics and Maritime coach to many aspiring young students and entrepreneurs of the nation. As far back as I can remember, I have always been a girl of ambitions. We are three sisters and my parents always believed in ‘’BETI PADHAO’’ & ‘’BETI BADHAO ‘’ I hail from a conservative family born and brought up in a small town in Gujarat Mithapur. My mother was my first mentor who always advised me to have a weapon secured in hand to protect myself lifelong in the form of ‘’ EDUCATION’’विद्याधनं सिव धनं प्रधानम ! - means knowledge is the most valuable thing, it heads the list of values and valuable things. In the beginning of the year 2000, I entered the Maritime Trade & Logistics Industry with dreams in my heart. Opportunity favours the bold they say and I grabbed the opportunity when it came to my doorstep. I started at a primitive stage doing data work,
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customer services and documentation in one of the Indian-based logistics and Freight Forwarding companies. Being a fresher, I started from rock bottom with a lot of focus and patience from the very basics in order to gain knowledge of the trade and process flow. My job profile was mainly to bring sales for the company dealing with small and big exporters, traders and importers. So I networked with shipping lines, airlines and overseas agents. I went door to door to meet customers at various places in all seasons, even in the scorching heat. I went all out, even travelled a few miles to get business. During those early days, I did not have a car, I travelled by shuttles, trains and buses without all the comforts of being a lady. The hunger for business kept me moving all around to explore new business opportunities and innovative business.
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