Kush Mehrotra: Aiming For New Milestones In Developing Innovative And Feasible Iot Applications
Kush Mehrotra
CEO
A result focused management professional offering two decades of rich experience, Kush Mehrotra is leading IMZ Corporate using his diverse skills in management, networking and technology.
Recently, Kush Mehrotra engaged in a one-on-one interaction with the CEO Insights Magazine, here are the highlights from the interaction.
Throw some light on your professional background and experience. How has your journey been with IMZ Corporate, and what drives you today?
I began my professional journey in 2004 at NIIT, where I worked for some time, after which I went on to work at Oracle Financial Services Software/iflex Solutions as a Business Analyst. Further, I worked in companies like Pantel Technologies Daphne systems and then worked for at Rosmerta Technologies (RTL) for 7.8 years, where I climbed the ladder to become Associate Vice President(AVP) Technology & Business Development. I was Vice President Technology & Business Development at NKC Projects & Watsoo Express, where I headed the IoT and VTS Vertical.
I recently joined IMZ Corporate as CEO in April 2022 this year, and my journey here has been quite fabulous. I've focused on getting and handling technology driven projects, IoT business, compliances & certifications this financial year. We have expertise in secure logistics, tracking, and tracing applications and ensure to provide the secure logistics solution to different clientele across the B2G, B2B and B2C segments, ensuring that we give them financial, administrative, and operational efficiencies across the globe. We have expanded in India to different states like Haryana, Delhi & NCR, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and the Northeast States like Nagaland, Mizoram, Sikkim, Assam, and Meghalaya a name a few.
How did IIT Delhi contribute to your rise as a successful industry leader? Could you talk about the learnings and experiences you acquired from IIT Delhi and how you apply them in your current role?
IIT Delhi has played a vital role and acted as a positive catalyst to better my understanding of entrepreneurship management and enabled in clearing my thought process, vision, mission, and decision making, which helped me understand the six functions of management the planning, organizing staffing, directing, controlling coordination and delegation. Before coming to IIT Delhi, I always believed that technology and networking were the two main pillars, which the Department of Manual Studies (DMS), IIT Delhi reemphasized. It gave me the path to not just grow in terms of salary or designation but also a purpose. I've become much wiser and more human which led me to propel society as a whole towards inclusive and exponential growth.
Could you talk about your leadership approach and what guidelines or methodologies you follow as a leader to lead your team?
On the professional front, climbing the ladder from a managerial position to a CEO position was challenging, and I've succeeded through genuine competition, diligence, and intelligence. The industry, office, and politics have been a part of every person's journey still there are two pillars that enforce success networking and technology. Being flexible and adaptive was learning that allowed me to respond to my competitors with better actions and patience. My leadership style reflects these qualities and I encourage my team to tackle challenges head-on while remaining
To attain Success, Pride, and Growth, one should always keep learning and evolving with the changing environment
How did IIT Delhi contribute to your rise as a successful industry leader? Could you talk about the learnings and experiences you acquired from IIT Delhi and how you apply them in your current role?
IIT Delhi has played a vital role and acted as a positive catalyst to better my understanding of entrepreneurship management and enabled in clearing my thought process, vision, mission, and decision making, which helped me understand the six functions of management the planning, organizing staffing, directing, controlling coordination and delegation. Before coming to IIT Delhi, I always believed that technology and networking were the two main pillars, which the Department of Manual Studies (DMS), IIT Delhi reemphasized. It gave me the path to not just grow in terms of salary or designation but also a purpose. I've become much wiser and more human which led me to propel society as a whole towards inclusive and exponential growth.
Could you talk about your leadership approach and what guidelines or methodologies you follow as a leader to lead your team?
On the professional front, climbing the ladder from a managerial position to a CEO position was challenging, and I've succeeded through genuine competition, diligence, and intelligence. The industry, office, and politics have been a part of every person's journey still there are two pillars that enforce success networking and technology. Being flexible and adaptive was learning that allowed me to respond to my competitors with better actions and patience. My leadership style reflects these qualities and I encourage my team to tackle challenges head-on while remaining
flexible.
How do you maintain the perfect balance between your personal and professional life? What is your success mantra?
Treading the path of attaining success, pride, honors, degrees, and certifications while being a candid, well read, well-traveled professional in the global era, I have faced challenges of time management between my personal and professional life. Almost 1,500 journeys, more than 3,000 flights in the last two decades, and reading almost more than a thousand novels have indeed made me a better and wiser professional but it was equally challenging emotionally because of missing out on precious moments with family. So, I am more present in my professional life and have been too occupied with it to strike the perfect worklife balance. I should try to create a better balance to ensure that both personal and professional feats are achieved within the timeframe.
Going forward, what are the changes in market behavior that you anticipate, and what are the opportunities you foresee?
In the IoT era due to the pandemic of COVID-19 and the crisis, a severe shortage of chipsets and electronic components has led to an exponential increase in the prices of the IoT components and their products, making the solutions less optimized and timely delivery ofthe products and solutions have been equally challenging. Opportunities would then be extended in the part of IoT where the combination of Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, e-commerce, or any loyalty industry that exists in the coming future.
Kush Mehrotra, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), IMZ Corporate
Kush Mehrotra has two decades of rich experience in senior-level leadership. By Academic Qualification, he recently pursued transport management from GIMI, Israel, and in the past, an Alumni of IIT Delhi [Did Specialized Certification Courses in Entrepreneurship Management (CEM) and Intellectual Patent Rights & Property Services (IPRs)], a trip le postgraduate, also have simultaneously pursued various additional diplomas from various universities on diversified knowledge domains. One of Kush’s early age milestones was completing diplomas in various domainsfrom different universities [M.Phil.(CS), MCA, M.Sc. (IT), GNIIT, IPRs (IIT Delhi) CEM (IIT Delhi), BEC (University of Cambridge), Transport Management (GIMI, Israel)] with excellent grades.
Hobbies: Reading, Playing Cricket, and Sudoku
Favorite Book: 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
Favorite Travel Destination:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Favorite Cuisine:
Sushi
How do you maintain the perfect balance between your personal and professional life? What is your success mantra?
Treading the path of attaining success, pride, honors, degrees, and certifications while being a candid, well read, well-traveled professional in the global era, I have faced challenges of time management between my personal and professional life. Almost 1,500 journeys, more than 3,000 flights in the last two decades, and reading almost more than a thousand novels have indeed made me a better and wiser professional but it was equally challenging emotionally because of missing out on precious moments with family. So, I am more present in my professional life and have been too occupied with it to strike the perfect worklife balance. I should try to create a better balance to ensure that both personal and professional feats are achieved within the timeframe.
Going forward, what are the changes in market behavior that you anticipate, and what are the opportunities you foresee?
In the IoT era due to the pandemic of COVID-19 and the crisis, a severe shortage of chipsets and electronic components has led to an exponential increase in the prices of the IoT components and their products, making the solutions less optimized and timely delivery ofthe products and solutions have been equally challenging. Opportunities would then be extended in the part of IoT where the combination of Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, e-commerce, or any loyalty industry that exists in the coming future.
Kush Mehrotra, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), IMZ Corporate
Kush Mehrotra has two decades of rich experience in senior-level leadership. By Academic Qualification, he recently pursued transport management from GIMI, Israel, and in the past, an Alumni of IIT Delhi [Did Specialized Certification Courses in Entrepreneurship Management (CEM) and Intellectual Patent Rights & Property Services (IPRs)], a trip le postgraduate, also have simultaneously pursued various additional diplomas from various universities on diversified knowledge domains. One of Kush’s early age milestones was completing diplomas in various domainsfrom different universities [M.Phil.(CS), MCA, M.Sc. (IT), GNIIT, IPRs (IIT Delhi) CEM (IIT Delhi), BEC (University of Cambridge), Transport Management (GIMI, Israel)] with excellent grades.
Hobbies: Reading, Playing Cricket, and Sudoku
Favorite Book: 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
Favorite Travel Destination:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Favorite Cuisine:
Sushi