It started on the street - in conversation with Ryan Valasapali - a snowy Sheffield surprise after the heat of Amritsar
Within two months of arriving from India and seeing snow for the first time — Ryan was knocking on doors in Sheffield asking strangers for their bank details.
Door-to-door fundraising is one of the toughest jobs in the world — harder than most sales roles, because you're asking strangers in their personal space to commit to something with nothing tangible in return. — 12:00 – 12:09
Face-to-face taught Ryan more than his MBA — he was getting practical experience in leadership, entrepreneurship, and people management on the street before the lecture theatre even covered those topics. — 23:30 – 23:34
The real superpower of fundraising isn't persuasion — it's confidence — knocking on thousands of doors means you become immune to fear, so you can walk into any room, in front of any CEO, without flinching. — 13:26 – 13:30
