Dhruvesh Ranpura was born in Kenya, Nairobi in 1994 and moved to the UK in 2000. He grew up in Leicester, before going to study at the University of Manchester. Here, he attained a degree in Economics.
He now works as a Cyber Security Consultant with an array of experience within the Risk and Technology Space at BCS Consulting. His other professional experiences include an internship with St James Place in Hong Kong.
Dhruvesh, is now the Co-Founder of a new UK based start-up, tuck. tuck. is a rewards mobile application designed to help small businesses acquire customers by offering rewards through cashback.
Questions:
1. Which place, or city or country do you most feel at home in?
The answer to this of course has to be Leicester. Nothing beats home cooked food, a hug from Nani and watching a Bollywood film on a Saturday night. I now work and live in London, but I look forward to coming home on weekends and seeing family and friends.
2. What are your proudest achievements?
This is a tough question. But my proudest achievement must be the creation of tuck. COVID-19 has been tough and small businesses are closing down rapidly. I hope with tuck. I can help keep these businesses alive and give them the visibility they truly deserve.
3. What inspires you?
My biggest inspiration is understanding the achievements of my parents. Like many parents in the Asian community, They came to the UK with nothing, but have extremely hard to provide me and my sisters a better life.
4. What has been biggest obstacle in your career?
Life has its obstacles but my biggest one is probably trying to explain the help tuck. can provide to small business owners. As a new platform relaying our message can sometimes get lost. But the key is to try and explain we are here to help them get through these difficult times.
5. Who has been the biggest influence on your career to date?
I would say this is Sundar Pichai the CEO of Google. Seeing someone from the South Asian community run one of the largest businesses in the world is a prime example of what hard work and dedication can do for you.
6. What is the best aspect about your current role?
Now within tuck. My role is to build networks with potential investors to help fuel the growth of the company. Additionally, I am responsible for reaching out to Senior Executives from corporate firms to on board them as advisors. Times are really exciting!
7. And the worst?
This is definitely the fact that we are in another lockdown. Prior to the lockdown, I was able to visit small business owners to explain the value tuck. will bring to them. However, with another lockdown I am unable to go and see the great work they are doing first hand.
8. What are your long-term goals?
Good health, good wealth and saving a few small businesses along the way! No but really, continuing to grow in my career and take tuck. as far as we can. We are rapidly growing, and I hope to continue this into 2021 and beyond.
9. If you were Prime Minister, what one aspect would you change?
I, like the rest of the country appreciate the value the NHS and public sector bring to our lives. I would provide extra funding for them to continue the great they have been doing. They are essential to keeping our country going.
10. If you were marooned on a desert island, which historical figure would you like to spend your time with and why?
Martin Luther King - I have a dream. He supported a movement that is close to my heart. I truly believe in equality and he was at the forefront of this.
