Santosh Pandey is an award-winning entrepreneur, political strategist, and educator. He co-founded Offering Happiness, Nepal's largest experiential gifting platform, and Oho Cake, the country’s fastest-growing cake brand. A visiting lecturer at Tribhuvan University and Kathmandu University, he teaches social media and digital marketing. His achievements have earned him recognition as a Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia honoree, winner of the Global Student Entrepreneur Award (Nepal, 2018), and the Best Startup Kathmandu award at Seedstars 2019. His journey is also featured in the National Geographic documentary Own the Room.A changemaker from a young age, Santosh co-founded Change Bhaktapur at 16 and has since led youth initiatives like We Inspire Nepal and the US Embassy Youth Council. Since 2016, he has worked as a strategist and social media specialist on political campaigns across Nepal. He is pursuing political leadership studies at the Konrad Adenauer School and is a graduate of the Apolitical Foundation Accelerator. Santosh also serves on the Executive Committee of the Nepalese Young Entrepreneurs Forum and is the Curator of the Global Shapers Kathmandu Hub. In 2023, he proudly represented Nepal at Summer Davos.Timestamps 00:00 - Intro01:56 - First-time Founder Ego can Kill the Business08:29 - Office is Over-rated13:36 - Toughest Things is to have the Tough Talk22:40 - Being Friend or Boss (with employees)28:52 - 9-5 makes you Good Manager30:47 - Business Systems 10142:58 - What do you want?48:36 - When to Pivot?53:29 - Trump & Tariffs 1:15:15 - Political Literacy 1:26:30 - OutroSponsorsSicily by T's : https://www.instagram.com/sicily.by.ts/T's your Palate: https://www.instagram.com/ts.your.palate/Supported byTootle : https://www.instagram.com/tootlenp/About The SJK podcast From the struggles of content creators, and the success stories of entrepreneurs, to the muses of musicians; there is no topic that can’t be discussed in the SJK Podcast. Each successive episode is a step in a creative’s pursuit of becoming something through the art of conversation. That young conversationalist is the host Sahat Kasa; an Inquisitive passionate about sports, the stars, and everything in between. Built on the philosophy that discussion paves the way through problems, every episode aims to present perspectives that can help young minds better understand Nepal and, by extension, the world.Join Our CommunityInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sahatkasa/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sahatkasa/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesjkpodcast..

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