Founder | The Voice of Stray Dogs (VOSD) | VOSD Vet & Pet Corporation
Rakesh has slept on railway platforms on his way to create a world-leading technology company, TWB — the choice of over 40 Fortune 500 tech customers worldwide including Microsoft, Boeing, Airbus, Intel, and others. At 43, over one year he lost everything. Alone & friendless he spent the next 5 years repaying over INR 20 crores of debt & taxes building back his company and reputation. And creating the world’s largest dog sanctuary & rescue – VOSD.
He has suffered heart disease since 7 years of age, has had 2 heart attacks by the time he was 30, suffers from brain diseases, has broken his back and his kidneys are failing. By the end of these 5 years, he was 88kg in weight and very unfit. Today at 48 yrs he can lift well over 100kg above his head, run a 10-minute mile, and do 2000 push-ups or 250 pull-ups. He has never been to a gym, been on a diet, had a trainer, or taken any supplements. To know more about him visit: www.rakeshshukla.com
Board of Advisors, VOSD
Tarun Hukku has a career spanning 3 decades across services, operations and marketing.
Tarun is also passionate about entrepreneurship and has served as a Governing Council member of TiE Bangalore for several years. He is presently a Director at ATOSCOPE Instruments Pvt. Ltd.
Tarun is a cat aficionado and for many years – has been the resident troubleshooter for VOSD.
Board of Advisors, VOSD
Ashwini Ponnappa an ace badminton player who represents India in the International badminton circuit.
She is the official spokesperson for VOSD.
She won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and bronze medals at the Uber Cup and the Asian Badminton Championships. She was ranked No. 10 in the BWF World Rankings.
Board of Advisors, VOSD
Beena is a Marketing and Communications professional with over 23+ years of work experience in the Technology Industry. She comes with a background in Electronic Engineering and MBA in Marketing. She wears multiple hats for VOSD including that of Technology evangelist, Marketing maverick and Digital futurist.
Beena has been passionate about taking care of stray dogs since childhood and advocates for the rights of the stray dogs.
We are always looking for talented individuals who share our love for dogs, to join our team. If this sounds like you, drop us a line with what you can bring to VOSD that sets you apart from anyone else.
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