Sarthak Sharma wanted to go far. Although he did well in high school and initially wanted to study engineering, he couldn’t ignore his urge to leave his home city New Delhi to experience the world. “As technology is taking over human jobs, I decided that I want a role that cannnot be easily replaced with technology and that for me is an entrepreneur/leader with well-developed soft skills,” he says.

He switched to hospitality/business management and is today a final-year student at EHL – with two start-ups to his name. “During my first year at university, I noticed a gap between the demand and supply of affordable food options for students on weekends, and so I decided to solve that. During my second year of the degree at EHL, I started my first entrepreneurial stint and co-founded a dark/cloud kitchen that provided high-quality but affordable weekend meals to fellow students and locals,” he says. “My second start-up, FINDATUTOR.CH, also originated in a similar way — more than a few students were interested in tutoring services, but there was no relevant supply, which is why I decided to step in.”

His first start-up stint led to an internship in Hong Kong that exposed Sharma to the world of finance through Black Sheep Restaurants. “Going to Hong Kong has been one of the best decisions in my life so far. During the weekends, I would also explore different aspects of the business as part of my job,” Sharma says.