Varun Balsara

Let's Level Up 

We are an intelligent platform that enables coaches and industry experts to build their profitable learning communities at scale. 

Find out more at: www.letslevelup.io 

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Co-Founder

The Human Entrepreneur

Hosted and grew the apple top 20 Podcast: The Human Entrepreneur where we discussed the human side of entrepreneurship. 

On the back of this, we (grew to a team of 5) built out an engaged community of over 300+ young entrepreneurs and connected them to opportunities, resources and each other.

Co-Founder and Host

Warwick Enterprise (University of Warwick)

The OSCAs recognise and celebrate the outstanding contributions of Warwick's students. They not only excel academically, but also find the time to campaign for good causes, fundraise, start small businesses, and work with local charities.

I received mine for my startup ConnectUs and my Apple Top 20 Podcast: The Human Entrepreneur.

Outstanding Student Contribution Award 2021

University of Warwick

- Successfully ideated and executed an in conversation with series- a talk show that interviewed various successful academics and entrepreneurs on a range of entrepreneurial topics. 
- Organised a space for all student entrepreneurship societies to organise themselves and collaborate with each other on various on-campus and online events. 
- Mentored student entrepreneurs, promoted opportunities for entrepreneurship and creative activities on campus to foster a sense of creativity and entrepreneurship on campus.

Innovation Fellow

ConnectUs

Exited. My startup is now part of Warwick University (via Enactus Warwick). 

I was the CEO of ConnectUs. We were a university technology startup project that was tackling student loneliness on campus by matching like-minded students using our own psychology-backed algorithm. 

With a team of 7 we:
- Built an algorithm that had a 83% match efficiency
- Impact over 350 students through our services 
- Collaborated with other university stakeholders to help students. Departments included: Warwick Students Union, Warwick Sports, and Warwick Enactus. 
- Raised over £4,000 via university grants from Warwick University

Founder and CEO

Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited

I led the end-to-end digital strategy for one of Mahindra Holidays programmes, GoZest- a flexible vacation ownership package targeting millennials. 

Reported directly to the Chief Strategy Officer and CEO. 

The role heavily revolved around product management, business development, and cross-functional collaborations between Marketing, Finance, IT, Sales team and external vendors to develop products and boost customer acquisition.

Product Owner

Warwick Entrepreneurs

- Served as the events teams executive.
- Involved in planning and running interactive events designed to give students the skills needed to succeed in entrepreneurship.
- Tasked with networking and inviting different speakers to teach the fundamentals of entrepreneurship

Junior Director for Events 

TrepCamp

- Received a full scholarship by the University of Warwick to attend a 3-week entrepreneurial simulator. 
- Garnered a deep understanding of entrepreneurship through lectures and application of theory into practice.
- Served as the team leader for the final demo day, where I led a team of 5 student entrepreneurs.
- Networked with high net worth individuals and forged meaningful relationships with them.

Team Leader

Citi

• Selected from over 100 students to virtually consult Citibank via online collaboration with a team of 5 international students in identifying key digital trends that would enable them to successfully hire future-ready staff with the correct skillset.

• Led research on the applications of AI and Blockchain technology for hire which was presented to the management team.

Technology Consultant Intern 

University of Warwick - Warwick Business School

Served as the course representative for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the year 2018-19. 
The role included:
- Attending focus groups and regular meetings on behalf of the Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship course for first-year students each term
- Acting as the 'student voice' on behalf of my cohort and served as the lead communicator between students and academic staff, which included providing feedback to the Warwick Business School academic staff.

Course Representative- Student Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC)

Enabling coaches and industry experts to build impactful coaching businesses | CoFounder Let’s Level up

👋 I'm V., and here's my story in a nutshell:

Currently building Let's Level Up a venture-backed intelligent platform that enable coaches, experts, and agency owners to predictably scale their impact and income through consistent Client Acquisition Systems. 

Let's Level Up Quick Facts
🤝 Personalized Support: Done for you offer creation, marketing, sales, and tech setup, all designed to streamline your business processes. 

⚙️Technology Integration: Our platform is a one-stop solution, enabling coaches, experts and agency owners to manage every aspect of your coaching business, from content creation and delivery to marketing and sales. 

Our guarantee: 10 new clients, or we work with you until you get there: https://scale.letslevel-up.com/opt-in

Prior to this I:
- Launched a startup at uni that tackled student isolation, later acquired by Warwick University.
- Created 'The Human Entrepreneur' podcast, reaching Apple's Top 20 in under two years.

Here is what you will get by following me:
🔑 Actionable tips on building and growing your coaching business.
📈 Live insights from Let's Level Up's journey.
📝 Transparent advice on business development.

Ready to scale your income and impact? 

I’ll be posting business growth tips and tricks - so hit that “Follow” button!

Peace, People & Growth ✌️

V.

The popular image of the visionary is someone with a very, precise view of the future.

Empirically though, it's probably better to have a blurry one.
 
The great companies did not know they were going to grow this big. 

All they did know was they were going somewhere.

And perhaps the best way to build something big is to start small with something small that you know works. 

Agree? 👇
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Giving open and honest feedback is hard. 

But, it's the most effective way to build a relationship.

Here is the playbook I use to give feedback. 

Use FBI (S/O to Simon Sinek). 

1. Feelings: Start with the raw truth. How does the behaviour in question make you feel? Don't sugarcoat it. Your feelings are the trigger – own them.

2. Behavior:  Focus on actions, not personality. Identify the specific behaviour needing change (e.g. late report submissions, and address that directly). 

3. Impact: Spell out the consequences. If this behaviour continues, what's at stake? Make it real. Show them the future if things don't shift.

Here is an example:
Context: You're a team leader, and one of your team members, let's call them Joe, has been consistently missing deadlines, which is affecting the team's overall performance.

Feelings: Hey, Joe, I want to talk about the recent project timelines. When deadlines are missed, I feel concerned and stressed because it impacts our team's ability to deliver on our commitments. It's important for me to express this because your contributions are valuable to our team's success.

Behaviour: Specifically, I've noticed that the last three project deadlines weren't met. For instance, the XYZ report was due last Thursday, but it was submitted on Monday. This pattern has started to become a recurring issue that we need to address.

Impact: If this continues, it could lead to more significant consequences for our team, including losing our clients' trust, which we've worked so hard to build. It's crucial for our team to function effectively and for each of us to rely on one another. I'm concerned that if this pattern doesn't change, it could affect our team's reputation and your professional growth here.

Have you used this behaviour? 👇

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