Aravinth Panch (@aravinthpanch) is a social & tech entrepreneur empowering underserved communities in the Global South to tackle local socio-economic and environmental challenges while helping companies to realise their ideas from mind to market. He is currently the co-founder of DreamSpace Academy (@dreamspace.academy).
He joins Ara on this week’s episode of #TheTamilCreator to discuss how he went from stateless and suicidal to super successful, having a pet crocodile, founding several businesses and investing in various others, being forced to become a child soldier at the age of 14, trying to deport himself from India 6 times before successfully being able to leave, finding purpose in entrepreneurship, viewing DreamSpace Academy as similar to the Xavier Institute from X-Men, and so much more.
Follow Aravinth:
- LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aravinthpanch/)
- Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/aravinthpanch/)
Timestamps
00:19 - Ara introduces this week’s guest, Aravinth Panch (Ara)
01:10 - What sparked his interest in entrepreneurship/driving social change?
08:34 - The story his company, araCreate; engineering, media, and business
11:16 - One of his companies (Hybrid 360 Art Tech) doing visual FX for Indian cinema
13:33 - Trying to deport himself from India six times; not allowed to live or leave
21:18 - Being a part of 20 companies in January 2023; managing his time
24:01 - Refusing shares while consulting for 250 companies and declining CEO roles
27:04 - The story of DreamSpace Academy
38:03 - Success stories from DreamSpace
53:45 - Building in Sri Lanka while living in Germany; how he sustains himself
55:08 - Reflecting on finding his purpose
59:22 - Advice he would give his 16-year-old self
1:01:36 - The personal legacy he wants to be remembered for
1:02:29 - Creator Confessions
1:09:12 - The Wrap Up
Intro Music
Produced And Mixed By:
- The Tamil Creator
- Yanchan
Written By:
- Aravinthan Ehamparam
- Yanchan Rajmohan