“Entrepreneurship means a bird’s eye view and a ‘hands on deck’ approach!”

Words of Wisdom from Pooja Krishna, Co-founder, Maroon Oak and Founder, Win Thinks

I had the pleasure of interviewing Pooja Krishna, an MBA, an Entrepreneur & Business Mentor, with 24+ years of experience working in the corporate world and running her 3 ventures. As the co-founder of Maroon Oak and founder at Win Thinks, Pooja works with entrepreneurs and professionals to empower them with fresh perspectives and resources. She also loves teaching students about jobs and life skills, as well as entrepreneurship. Pooja is an amateur acrylics artist and yoga & hula hoop enthusiast. Off late, she is discovering the pleasure of drawing Zentangle patterns for ‘creative mindfulness.’ Her mantra: Success is a balancing act!

What is your “backstory”?

I’ve lived and worked in 3 different countries over the past two plus decades. I enjoyed the corporate sector, but ultimately, found it more thrilling to run my own show. Entrepreneurship has been a great learning journey for me is so many ways. Running Trading Paces as a day trader for over a decade taught me the value of calculated risks and the need to keep a cool head with it. During that time, I also helped a lot of entrepreneurs, which was an amazing…