Deepshikha

Amidst the evolving self-centric mode of lifestyle, it is very difficult to find people who are concerned about the well-being of others. Among the crowd of people full of aspirants striving to reach the epitome of success, someone trying to bring about a change in society is a very remarkable event and worth an applause. Such is the inspiring story of entrepreneur Sumit Mittal.

Early life

Born to an army father, Mr. Mittal had a very humble upbringing. He looked up to his father for advice who was himself full of creative ideas even though he worked in the Army. Mr. Mittal remembers the golden words of his father –“You have to give your best no matter what the outcome is” and he has stuck to that saying both in his studies as well as his career.

Mr. Mittal was surrounded by engineering professionals in his family, be it his father or brother/cousins and hence it was but natural to pursue a course in Engineering in the so-called “follow the family tradition”. His journey gives scope for a wide array of hope and determination to all the motivated people who have the zeal to be successful in life.

Education & Career

Having pursued his Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical field, Mr. Mittal went on to pursue Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management in Delhi, and he went ahead with his prospective career as a Credit Analyst at GE Capital – State Bank of India JV where he conducted credit appraisal on credit card portfolio.

Mr. Mittal was the founder member team at SBI Credit Card and is a trained six sigma professional. Following the big shot in GE Capital, the foresighted man moved on with his endeavor in MasterCard starting as the Manager in Finance, and due to his hard work and agility, he was transferred to Mastercard Dubai office to head the Franchise Department for entire South Asia, Middle East & Africa Region.

During this time, he also pursued an MBA from Warwick Business School, UK attaining an additional degree in Management besides his PGDBM. Then Mr. Mittal rose to the position of VP & Country Manager of Kuwait/Qatar/Oman where he spearheaded the growth of Mastercard business in Kuwaitsignificantly capturing share from archival Visa in favor of Mastercard. During this time, Mr. Mittal was awarded the Sales Champion Award for the Middle East & Africa region for exemplary sales performance and breaking the stronghold of the competition.

He also got various other awards during his tenure at Mastercard Dubai. After spending 8 years in Dubai Mr. Mittal moved back to India office and became the Head of Global Account for South Asia division looking after all Global banks. Little did he know that his stint of Middle East wasn’t over and he was offered the role of Senior Business Leader in MEA, Dubai, where he spent another 3 years before he called quits to the corporate life in 2017 and moved on to establish himself as an entrepreneur.

The turning point in life

Being part of the chaotic world framework, he was struck by the realization that the greatest threat in the contemporary era is the anger issue. Unable to comprehend the emotional upheaval, moreover the inability to channelize the anger in the correct direction has driven the mass to various mental problems stranding them of peace and sanity in their life.

Start of Entrepreneurial Journey

To combat such serious problems, Sumit Mittal with his caliber and phenomenal talent came up with the genesis of his start-up Crestline Biz Solutions, the parent company of VentAllOut–a social platform enhancing “Freedom of Expression” where people can share their frustration without being discovered and judged.

People can write their opinion and comment covering a wide array of topics from politics to current affairs, confession, relationship & grievance. VentAllOut is a health-tech platform that aims to provide a podium for people to express their emotions, opinions, and sentiments, anonymously, on varied topics of interests, promoting healthy discussions and active networking based on content preference.

It is created to break the barrier in reaching out to a like-minded community, anonymously and thereby, enabling users to express themselves candidly on any topic that might be bothering / concerning them. Furthermore, to provide last-mile support, users may also reach out to experts on the panel and discuss their issues or problems and get timely advice. 

Besides VentAllOut, his true creative mind with the inclination towards sales and business management encouraged him to conceptualize Shoppyfier, a deal discovery platform listing all the offers customers can avail in a particular brand or shop.

Coming with a backup of great energy and potential, Mr. Mittal has always excelled in his life and while he goes through his journey as an entrepreneur he does sneak time out to indulge in the hobbies of traveling and entertaining himself to a round of golf. Mr. Mittal is married and has three lovely children who keep asking questions about the venture……. probably inheritance already coming to play!!!