EP #123: Peter Duraisami - CEO at Toronto-Based Non-Profit, The Scott Mission

Peter Duraisami ( @peter.duraisami ) is the CEO at The Scott Mission ( @thescottmission ).

He joins Ara on this week’s episode of #TheTamilCreator to discuss his journey from working in a kitchen to becoming CEO, an innate desire to bring justice to the poor and finding his faith in 1997, not wanting to leave India but feeling compelled by God, seeing unseen levels of poverty during COVID, making the transition from the business world to a life of Ministry, and so much more!

Follow Peter:
- LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-duraisami-785b4b35/)

Timestamps

00:19 - Ara introduces this week’s guest, Peter Duraisami
00:52 - Growing up as the youngest of 8 in India; finding his faith
03:50 - Where are his siblings now?
04:59 - Why Peter picked Canada; feeling compelled by God
08:22 - Transitioning from business to a life of Ministry
11:21 - How he got involved with The Scott Mission; Tyndale in 1990
13:05 - His progression at The Scott Mission; kitchen to CEO
15:11 - The Scott Mission’s impact and his role over the years
22:42 - How The Scott Mission has been able to sustain itself
26:27 - Where Peter sees himself in the next 3-5 years
28:44 - How his family has supported him through his career
30:47 - Peter’s connection to his Tamil identity
33:08 - Advice he would give his 16-year-old self
35:44 - Creator Confessions

Intro Music

Produced And Mixed By:
- The Tamil Creator
- Yanchan

Written By:
- Aravinthan Ehamparam
- Yanchan Rajmohan