Karan Bajaj, Whitehat Jr. Founder & CEO

Published: June 6, 2021, 4 a.m.

\u201cThe act of creation will transform you completely - even if it doesn\u2019t achieve success.\u201d

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Karan Bajaj is the CEO & Founder of WhiteHat Junior - and the first of many Alumni leader that is an \u201caccomplished entrepreneur\u201d - going beyond the \u201cbig brand\u201d path to success - where there are many equally valuable learnings. Karan leads WhiteHat Junior, which is a leading edtech and coding platform for kids - which he founded 2 years ago - and was sold to Byju\u2019s for $300 Million after just 18 months. Karan was previously the CEO of Discovery Networks in South Asia - overseeing popular channels like the Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, and Discovery Kids. Karan was a senior marketing director over Kraft\u2019s $3 Billion Dollar global gum business, and a Management Consultant for the Boston Consulting Group. Karan got his start at P&G, where he spent 6 years on Ariel across Southeast Asia and Herbal Essences in the US

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Karan\u2019s been awarded to AdAge\u2019s 40 Under 40, has hiked every tough mountain from Kilimanjaro to Dianali, and also a best-selling fiction author of books like Keep Off the Grass, Johnny Gone Down, and the Yoga of Max\u2019s Discontent. He\u2019s a yoga practitioner and teacher, as well as a husband and a father of two. You\u2019ll enjoy this conversation with an accomplished Alumni entrepreneur - about the act of creation, and the perseverance to do so...