Bio

About myself In my twenties, I was completely immersed in studying visual communications and drawing comics. I used to publish illustrations and comic strips in student papers, but - in spite of all my efforts - I was not able to publish anything in any of the mainstream newspapers. Moreover, I couldn’t understand why? I thought my work was 'good enough'. After all, I studied the masters of the trade and was able to imitate their style pretty well. My persistence finally paid off one day when I received a phone call from Rudy, a well known comics strip editor. Rudy asked me to bring in my portfolio. You can imagine my excitement! Could not sleep that night! After browsing through my work, Rudy picked up - to my amazement - only one comic, unfinished, still half in the pencil which I had forgotten to take out. ''I like this one!'' he said. Then he paused, leaned slightly towards me and continued: ''Kid, This is YOU! You have to tell an authentic story through your unique style if you want to succeed in this business.'' The very same day I completed my unfinished comic strip, and the following week I saw it in Rudy's iconic newspaper. Nowadays, when I think about it, I feel very grateful. Thanks to Rudy, in my early years I understood the power of a good, authentic story, clear message and originality - all of which I took with me into my fist advertising job. During my years in media, I have further refined the art of making the complex simple & compelling. My passion and great enthusiasm for using technology in creative ways made me trade old media for new media, and join digital marketing pioneers. I believe that deriving greater value for business today lies in the creation of a superior experience built at the intersection of creativity & technology. I write & present about the potential of blockchains to change the financial world and to revolutionise the way we do business. Making the caterpillar walk faster is not a transformation, turning the caterpillar into a butterfly is the transformation. Note: The opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect views of my employer