Sometimes the path to success isn’t as direct as we would like.  I was fortunate to have worked at a startup that proliferated and went public in the early 90s.  With a bit of cash in hand, my buddy Dave and I decided to strike out on our own to see what products we could […]

Setting an Example for Life on Both Sides of the Boardroom Doors  You can almost consider this post as part two of my April Blog, “Sensor Technology – It Runs in the Family.” My mother, Shashi Prasad, built Sensor Technology alongside my father from the ground up. They incorporated the business in May of 1983 when […]

If you had asked me 20 years ago where I saw myself in 5/10/15 years, taking over the family business was definitely not in my sights. I grew up as an only child to immigrant parents in a small town in Ontario (my adopted sister came later in life). This was significant in itself, but […]

Why sport is so important to me, and how having goals/races drive me in business In the late 90s, I was making my way through high school, and if you asked my peers, I would not have fit the Sporty Spice persona. I was musical, sure. Nerdy or weird for certain. Yet it wasn’t until […]

Anyone that knows me knows that food is a big part of my life. My colleagues at work have witnessed me trying to explain what I made the night before for dinner through my leftovers. I’m pretty picky about making sure that snacks are always available at work, at both of our facilities, and I […]

I remember boarding a flight from Toronto to Halifax as North America began to shut down. I ran into a client and friend at YYZ who was shocked to know that I was leaving my family behind to make the 2000 km trip to our newest facility. The airport was a mess of panicked travellers, […]