Nasser Hussain, former Captain of the Indian Rugby team, now championing the growth of Rugby across India. A dynamic and task-oriented individual adept at driving teams to achieve high standards of excellence based on values of discipline, accountability and teamwork. An MSc in Sport Management gave a strong foundation in the fundamentals and nuances of capturing greater mind share and resources for growing sport in a unique and competitive market like India. Representing the country at the International level imbibed the virtues of professionalism, time management and excelling under pressure. Outside of work, a person who has a passion for adventure, sport and enjoys travelling, meeting new people and exploring diverse cultures.

Man of many hats from a player, captain to taking the game to the next level, Nasser Hussain spoke at length about the following areas,

• As the head of Rugby India, what gives him sleepless nights.
• The growth of Rugby in India
• A bird’s eye view of how the game of rugby is played
• What are the parallels between sports and business?
• On the other side of Nasser, the pie chart in the day of the CEO

Timestamps

• Nasser’s Rugby debut - 1:58
• Experience through playing Sports - 5:48
• Rugby in India  - 8:35
• The parallel between growing a product in sports and business - 16:57
• Power of sharing and collaboration - 25:32
• Day in the life of the CEO - 33:04

Key quotes and references from the episode:

• Follow your dreams and passion. Do not give up!
• Failure is the stepping stone to success
• Everybody wins together
• We are all in the same boat, eventually, we will get there - practice sharing and collaboration

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