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Kalpesh Desai

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January 31, 1969

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Kalpesh Desai is a successful tech serial entrepreneur who has used poetry as a medium to process his thoughts, breakthroughs, and distinctions.

Kalpesh is a management graduate from India's foremost business school. He has over 30 years of experience in creating and running successful technology firms servicing financial services, insurance, manufacturing, retail, distribution, and oil & gas sectors.

Kalpesh has also been recognized as one of the Top 10 Financial Technology CEOs in 2020 by CEO Insight and has been featured in Insead's case study of 3i Infotech where his go-to-market strategy that led to 3i Infotech's organic growth was highlighted.
He is currently the President and CEO of Agile Financial Technologies, in addition to servin ...more

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	Jasmines in Her Hair: Poetry for the Soul 4.35 avg rating — 384 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What the Train Left Behind 4.64 avg rating — 44 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everything I bled through by Ala Ilescu (Goodreads Author), Kalpesh Desai (Goodreads Author), Susannah Lee 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inked Inceptions: Prompted Conceptions by Valerie Lorraine, Angela Psalm (Goodreads Author), Erika Palacios it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prosetrics - The Literary Magazine: Reflections, May 2024, Issue #7 by Arzu Deniz (Editor), Kalpesh Desai (Goodreads Author), Egemen Doğan (photographer) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Is Pain: A Poetic Anthology by Brandy Lane (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ghada Khalil, Reena Doss (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Glittering my scars

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Verses till midnight: Cozy poetry book (Poetry by Any Pascual 4)

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Better Than Your Behaviour: Upgrading the Leadership Code for the Tech Age

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A conversation you didn’t know you needed I picked up You Win When You Don’t Play at a time when I was feeling stretched thin, and it felt less like reading a self-help book and more like having an honest conversation. What I appreciated most is that i ...more
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An invitation to listen inward This beautiful collection of short poems reads like an inner dialogue the author shares with her own heart, offering reassurance, compassion, and a roadmap back to wholeness. And in doing so, gently guiding the reader to ...more
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The Rare Joy of Adulting, Indexed This is a beautiful book about small victories. The kind that deserve a private celebration and no witnesses. What I loved about it is that it is not a memoir in the grand sense. No breakthroughs. No reinvention. Just ...more
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Kalpesh’s Quotes

“In early mornings
when the alarm rings
but my bones feel like bricks.

 In lunchboxes packed with love and leftovers
. In reports sent before the deadline,
even when my mind is clouded with worry
. In boardrooms where I speak up even if my voice shakes.
 In hugs given with tired arms. In “yes, baby?” when I want to say “not now.” 

That’s ministry. ”
― Vive Odili, Navigating Career, Kids, and Crisis: A Guide for Women Who Cannot Afford to Fall

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