Sandeep Maheshwari is a photographer, entrepreneur and public speaker. He is the founder and CEO of ImagesBazaar, which is the world’s largest collection of Indian Images.
Wiki/Biography
Sandeep Maheshwari was born on 28 September 1980 (age 41 years; in 2021) in New Delhi, India. His zodiac sign is Libra.
He pursued a Bachelor of Commerce from Kirori Mal College, but dropped out in his final year. After that, he did a 2-week short course in photography.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 9″
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Family, Caste & Wife
His father’s name is Roop Kishore Maheshwari, and his mother’s name is Shakuntala Rani Maheswari. He has a sister. His family was involved in the aluminum business which later collapsed. He is married to Ruchi Maheshwari, and the couple has a daughter and a son named Hriday Maheshwari.
Career
Sandeep started his career as a model at the age of 19 but he had to leave the modeling industry because he faced exploitation and harassment in the industry. With an aim to help many models, he established his company named ‘Mash Audio Visuals Pvt. Ltd’ and started creating a model portfolio. In 2002, he set up another company that collapsed within six months. In 2006, he launched “ImagesBazaar.”
Award
- Creative Entrepreneur of the Year by the Indian Entrepreneur Summit in 2013
- Star Youth Achiever Award by the Global Youth Marketing Forum
- Young Creative Entrepreneur Award by the British Council, a division of the British High Commission
- One of India’s Most Promising Entrepreneurs by “Business World” magazine.
- On July 30, 2021, he took to Instagram to share that his “Life Changing Seminar Video” had entered the Guinness World Records as the World’s Most Viewed Life Changing Self-Education Video.
Facts
- He holds the world record of clicking 10,000 pictures of 122 models in 10 hours and 45 minutes.
- His ethics derive from several philosophies such as “Don’t Fear Failure” and “Be True to yourself and others.”
- He follows and talks about the simple mantra of life “Asaan hai” (Simple).
- He started as a freelance photographer without owning a studio. Instead, he rented a studio.
- ImagesBazaar setup is not that big. So, Sandeep does tele-calling, counselor and photographer duties all by himself.
- Imagesbazaar is the world’s largest collection of Indian images with over 7000 subscribers in 45 countries.
- He is not only a successful entrepreneur, but he is also a guide, mentor, role model and youth icon for millions of people around the world.
- All his seminars and lecture sessions are free.
- He has been featured in almost all leading magazines, newspapers and news channels including The Economic Times, India Today, CNBC-TV18, IBN7, ET NOW, NewsX and many more.
- His passion for photography arose when his model friend showed him his portfolio. The pictures clicked in such a unique way that he finally got interested in doing photography.
- He also works in a multinational company called “Japan Life,” where he earns one lakh a month as salary.
- He wrote all his marketing experiences in a book. This book is unique in that it is read backwards.
- He also managed an event called “Dix 2000” with his friend, which left him in debt and no profit.
- Once, he revealed his favorite books, namely- ‘Inspiration: Your Last Call’ by Wayne Dyer, ‘The Power of Your Subconscious Mind’ by Joseph Murphy, and ‘Think and Grow Rich’ by Napoleon Hill.
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