Ep 53: Rahul Chaudhary - MD & CEO, CG Corp Global & CG Hospitality Holdings - on running a 140-year family empire

Rahul Chaudhary is the Managing Director & CEO at CG Corp Global and CG Hospitality Holdings. And the second son of Binod Chaudhary, who is the first & only Forbes-listed multi-billionaire from Nepal! In this STIMY episode, Rahul shares what it’s like being the 4th-generation heir of a 140-year family business empire, starting from being a sporting champion at boarding school to striking his first business deal in New York, where everything that could possibly go wrong, did! And how the CG Hospitality arm has grown and even thrived during the global pandemic. Highlights: 3:12 Rahul’s great-grandfather, whose birth is taken as the genesis of the Chaudhary Group 6:48 Core family values 10:43 Always focusing on the good 18:02 Civil war in Nepal 20:30 Striking his first business deal, where everything went wrong 28:34 Leaving the US for opportunities in Asia 31:54 Forging a partnership with the Taj Group 39:44 Creating CG’s own hospitality brand, Zinc 42:19 Entering Dubai 46:25 Starting Prestellar Ventures, CG’s own VC fund 51:17 The CG Foundation & how it’s helped out during the 2015 earthquake in Nepal & the global pandemic 54:45 Becoming aware of the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic 59:36 Changes that have allowed CG’s hotels to thrive during the pandemic 📍Show notes: www.sothisismywhy.com/53 💌 Sign up for the weekly STIMY newsletter: https://sothisismywhy.ck.page/ebf231f605