The Journey of Astra Started in 2011 and now when I see how the company has grown from very humble beginnings from chennai to today where we span the globe. I must confess that in the early days my vision for the company was not as grand as it is today and we have already long surpassed all of my early wildest expectations. I always wanted to run my own business and be rewarded directly for my efforts and having the opportunity to do that has been amazingly satisfying. Not surprisingly what has given me even greater pleasure has been watching people within the organisation obtain their own success, it never fails to put a smile on my face to either hear a story of or watch someone achieving a major goal in their business career, having helped in small way is a massive reward.
I allow myself a little smile when I think back to people who told me that I was crazy and that my business idea would not work, it is sometimes very easy to be dissuaded by others when you try something new and different, something that will test you, stretch you and challenge you and people tell you that you will fail. Success doesn’t always come at the first attempt and it can be tempting to listen to your detractors and doubters and simply give up when things get tough, instead I took the attitude that I would find a way to succeed where others could not see a solution.
There is only a fine line between success and failure and often only a little perseverance is the difference. Fortunately today I don’t suffer the same problems, our worldwide success speaks for itself, I don’t face people doubting me but instead doubting their own ability to succeed – this is a tougher battle, I can’t change how other people think I can only show people what is possible and hopefully when people see individuals from every walk of life succeeding in this organisation that will give them the confidence that they too can succeed.
One of the best place for youngsters and people who wants to develop their communication skills and leadership qualities. Every companies look for more customers to join them, This company helps lot of other companies to increase their customers and even for NGO’S to increase their Donors by high quality face to face sales and Donor acquisition. If someone really interested in developing themselves in leadership qualities and looking forward to run their own business in the future this company can help them in everything.
Being a software engineer started working in Astra Organisation 5years back as a fresher but within a year of my experience in Astra I was able to learn all the aspects of management practically which helped me in starting my company Innostus Inc in the year of 2015. A girl who came with no idea of management and entrepreneurship now being a women entrepreneur is just because of the training that was given in Astra Organisation and moulded me to be a person whom I’m today. All the best for all the future “Astrians” 👍🏻
After pursuing my M Tech from SRM University, I was working with Renault after which I got an opportunity to work with Astra in 2018. Right now, I’m heading my own business unit called Xurious Inc after completing my training program successfully. Working with Astra is a mind blowing experience. The practical on the job training helped me to achieve this position successfully.
One of the young and brilliant business heads of south zone of India Mr.Minhaz MD graduating as an engineer in electrical and communication from chennai, Minhaz was looking for an opportunity to put his talents to full use. In spite of getting related in Focus Organisation as a trainee, Minhaz was still fish out of water, the language and the culture of the south being new to him but with the proper guidance and training from his trainer Mr. Surendran R, Founder, Focus organization. Minhaz found a way to navigate his ship towards success. Right now he owns his SBU, Imperial Management in Trichy and run a successful and independent business unit.
Minhaz defines success means “Success is making a difference to people while doing what we love. For me, it involves working with great coworkers and customers while creating new business opportunities”
Myself DHANDU DINESH JAYAPAL, an engineer from PARK ENGG COLLEGE mechanical background, being a guy from a normal family background had an idea about start-up in my core industry from my college days itself but because of family situation and financial instability I couldn’t pursue my ambition. So I decided to look for a good job and That’s when I got a mail from my parent company Focus. When I joined in this company, my parents were quiet quizzical and asked me that “ what product your company is manufacturing?”, I replied them, “they manufacture entrepreneur”. Being an engineer, I chose an unconventional path. And, today I pursued my dream of having my own company in my dream city Cochin. My next goal is to bring changes with my colleagues in their lifestyle and to expand my business empire into southern India. My aim is to make my partners obtain their own success by developing their skills by working in my company. That’s why I realized “OUR SKILL YOUR GROWTH” as my tagline.
My humble advice to others is to DREAM HIGH AND LOVE WHAT YOU DO. BUILD YOUR PEOPLE WHICH IN TURN PEOPLE BUILD YOUR BUSINESS
I am very thankful for everyone who believed in me and giving an opportunity with freedom to achieve my dream !!!
Myself Soundar Ravichandran mechanical engineer graduated from South India. I studied at PSG college of technology. Later I got placed in my core job and worked for almost a year. One point of time I felt I don’t want to get into a trap of 9 to 5 job till my life ends, so I was searching for quite an interesting profile to learn some management and entrepreneurship skills. I got an opportunity to work with my parental company Focus, which is in Coimbatore. I completed training successfully and started my business in Mysore. I face lot of challenges at initial days, now I feel so happy and proud about what I am doing. Now looking forward to expand the same business to other places of South India on coming days.
Myself Ahamed Altaf Potachola from Kerala. Completed my B.E Mechatronics in Anna University Coimbatore. After that was working for an IT firm as a SEO analyst.
Days went on and i just realized that Im just repeating the same work again and again like a robot and i know that i dont deserve this lifestyle, just trading time for money which actually means working for someone else’s success. I just wanted to be independent and luckily I got into this business.
I just joined there i had no idea what these people in this business were doing really, but what saw was they all were enthusiastic and that made me stay here.
The best part in this business is the interaction which we need to have with humans and it was crazy I, i liked it! started this with a good smile, i worked hard for myself I developed my communication skills, knowledge, my personality i updated me to gem level. They thought me how to handle top most clients in the world, great mentor ship, and leadership skills which made me feel awesome. It was not easy because success is will never come with ease. I got everything that i wanted and my dream came true and it is ALZA INC , I started my journey as an owner from 2019 September, the journey was with 8 employees, lot of challenges, within four months the pandemic started, we were in a turning point where a complete direct marketing company have to survive all these lockdown days !! Without giving up we restarted the business back with great attitude and will power, I really thank all my core leaders who believed me and stayed back with me , those 5 guyz came upto 80 guyz within one year , 2 ownership promotion and 3 crewleader promotions, more than 40 trainers, we were able to stay back as number 1 in the country!
I’m very much thankful for everyone helped me and supported me during all these journey ! If you have great attitude and dedication towards your goal , you will 100% achieve it !
Don’t run behind success!! Develop yourself let the success get attracted to you!!
Myself Syamdas , basically a Malayalee from Thrissur , a mechanical engineering graduate from Tamilnadu College of Engineering, one of the top- notch institution in india. Always had a goal of standing on my own legs without depending on anyone else.
So immediately after my graduation, I joined in a designing company with the hopes of being the best in my field. But, quickly I realised that I was always going to be under someone else. So, I started searching for something really innovative and challenging when I stumbled upon one of the finest opportunities a person can ever get.
I got into FOCUS Management from where I got an opportunity to meet lot of young professionals who were really goal oriented and focused in life. So I joined with the best mentor, Mr. Ahammed Althaf, Managing Director
ALZA INC. who actually transformed me into becoming a better person. From there I started improving my communication & intellectual skills and I learnt to become an independent person.
Later on, When I accomplished my dreams, I am proud to say that right now I am a partner to my mentor.
So I would like to thank all my mentors, who guided me throughout my entire journey. And I;m going to channelize all the knowledge that I recieved to make my new venture INSPERON INC. a successful one……………..
I, Yaswanth Krishnan R, am a Mechanical Engineer from Sree Chithra Thirunal College- Kerala. After my graduation like every others I had hid my passion and started working as a Process Associate for an IT firm.Days went by when I started thinking of my dream which was hidden inside, to run a business successfully and not to lead a sedentary lifestyle which was already overwhelming.
My crave for a business idea was fulfilled when I got this job. I got into FOCUS Management from where I got an opportunity to meet lot of young professionals who were really goal oriented and focused in life. In the early
stages I worked with little understanding and greater dream, all that made me stay was the enthusiasm that I saw in the people everyday.
Initially interacting with a lot of new people built in me a high confidence which later helped me out to build myself.
My knowledge expanded from a computer screen into the deeper aspects of running a company. And yes, this did not happen over a period while struggles and sacrifices were an essential part of it. Also the dissolving fear of Covid – 19 challenged me to prove myself with the best mentor ship and under guidance my Leaders has now brought me to the footsteps of my dream.
Success is never an overnight process, it’s always over the nights. Im very thankful to everyone who helped me cross all hassles and help me become a Business Owner.
Hello everyone! This is sumitha here! I have done my bachelors in engineering at K.S.R College of technology. I was a very studious girl, so that I got lot of placement offers from software companies. But , I was looking for something exciting and challenging, that’s when I got a mail from focus organisation.I got impressed by the opportunity to work for myself. I never saw this profile as marketing profile, because I enjoyed working with different clients including charity. I got transformed from an engineering graduate fresher to a budding entrepreneur.Here, I saw people who is being happy for working hard and who is proud of themselves.I wanted to be like them.Right now, I am one among them. “Happy and Proud” to be part of them !!
I have reached this height only because of the belief these people have in me. I really want to thank everyone who believed in me and I am very grateful for this opportunity
“WHAT I FIND REALLY COOL ABOUT MANAGEMENT IS WHEN SOMEONE HAS THAT ‘AHA MOMENT’.MAYBE SOMEONE HAS BEEN HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE AND YOU’VE BEEN TRYING TO MENTOR ,COACH THEM AND HELP THEM ..AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE DOTS CONNECT”
I remember the day I started in our organization as a typical malayali studied everything in malayalam medium. Being an engineer with an experience of 3-4 years the first and foremost barrier I had was Language barrier when I joined Focus Organization. With proper training and guidance from trainers and equal effort from my side helped me to grow eventually to the position of Assistant Manager. What I feel is if you want to excel in any level you need to LEARN, CHANGE and EVOLVE. That’s the only thing I am good in or I learnt from people by observing, listening and speaking to them. I made changes in my mentality and ethics in all the situations which helped me growing. By time the evolution started happening from a normal BA to the level of AM. Still I do same to grow more. This business is all about copying and pasting. And the supporting system I had around were incredible from Trainer Sounder, Organization head Surendran, other owners, other trainers and my team. Whenever I was in a challenging situation there were people around me to inspire & motivate to find out the solution. This opportunity is full of excitement didn’t made me feel bored at any point like other companies I worked. Other companies I couldn’t find out my potential and I couldn’t see any growth. At this opportunity..at this
level I could feel my potential and Growth opportunities ahead me
I completed my graduation from rathinam group of institution in Coimbatore ,I don’t want to fall on the same category I was trying for different field where I can develop my interpersonal skill,personality.at that point I got an opportunity to join with astra.right now i got promoted as an assistant owner and I am going to run my own business soon .working with Astra it helped me to build myself and it helps me to develop my inner and outer potential
Myself Roshni a native from Coonoor and a graduate in Commerce from GRD College of Science always wanted to be the sole reason for my entire growth. When searching for an opportunity like that I ended up getting one of the best
offers that changed my entire career from a Company called Focus Management From there I met my mentor Ahammed who actually was one of the major source of inspiration in my career. Since then I was able to notice an array of
changes in myself. I transformed myself from being a reserved person to gradually becoming much more social and approachable. And when the attributes of leadership, competition patience all came to me, I started leading
my life in a way I always wanted it to be. At the same when I met people of my same age achieving so much in life I wanted to be the same and thats where my career got a strong base in my life.
Once I got all these factors in the concept of business I was able to reach all the levels of growth with great ease. Being a partner to people with great minds like them helped me to scale various heights of success. Im incredibly thankful to all my mentors and when implementing everything they guided me through I'm sure that I would be able to lead a great successful venture.
I started in Astra organisation in the year 2011. After completing my graduation in Human Resource.Initial stage it was new exposure for me in learning I had an opportunity to travel different cities & countries across the world .It was always fun and challenging to be a part of Astra .I got my Growth,Recognition,Travel opportunity through Astra. We always had a Great working environment.One thing I love about Astra is our seniority business.I always had a Great team of manager,Administrators,Team leaders and team.Thanks to Astra for giving me this opportunity to grow personally & professionally.
Her main motivation for joining Focus centered around the incredible growth potential for both herself and the company. She was faced with exciting new challenges every day, and her team provides her with the information and support to overcome any roadblocks. In her position, she has the chance to think outside the box and identify new solutions while continuing to learn and progress in her role. When asked what she means by success Dhivya says,
“Persistence! Keep hitting again and again till you hit the bulls eye!”
To the people who are starting afresh and who are looking for new opportunities she says, “Focus offers a great place to grow and develop. As you continue to challenge yourself, you can envision new areas in which you can succeed.”
