Journey of Santosh from earning Rs 1500 to a 1 crore per annum through his interview

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Santosh Manchala dropped out of school after Class 10 to work as an office boy/storekeeper at a tractor showroom for Rs 1,500 per month. He opted to further his education, find better positions, and go to the United States, where his wages increased to Rs 1 crore per year.Santosh has returned to Hyderabad, where he has established Sabka WellnessOn Private Limited, a weight-loss company that provides members with diet meals.

His path from the small hamlet of Peddapalli in Telangana, where his family was thrown into dire financial straits after his father's business suffered massive losses, forcing him to drop out of school and begin working, to where he is now is distinguished by sheer hard work and perseverance.The WellnessOn kitchen, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, is located in Gachibowli and can handle 300 orders per day. Lunch and supper meal plans cost Rs 10,000 each, and breakfast plans cost Rs 12,000 each.They started in April and have so far enrolled 37 subscribers. They have grown from a turnover of Rs 20,000 in May to roughly Rs 2.5 lakh in September.Santosh put Rs 75 lakh of his money into the business, and two of his NRI friends put another Rs 75 lakh into it.

Despite being born into a wealthy family, Santosh's life was turned upside down when his father, Rajendra Manchala, who worked in the private financing and chit fund sector in Peddapalli, lost Rs 80 lakh and had to sell all of their assets to cover the losses.His father later opened a tiny convenience store at home, complete with an STD booth.Suresh Manchala, his father's younger brother, assisted him in enrolling in a two-month program in computer hardware engineering. After that, in 2003, he put Rs 50,000 in Santosh's internet centre (cyber café).However, because the firm did not succeed, it was closed down after six months. Santosh had no choice but to work as an office boy/storekeeper at Manoj Motors, a tractor showroom, at a monthly wage of Rs 1,500.

He took a job as a front office assistant at Airtel when the tractor showroom closed and stayed there for six months.He thereafter worked as a data entry operator for Rs 2,500 at the office of Varaprasad, a chartered accountant. Varaprasad boosted Santosh's salary by Rs 500 every six months because he was a quick learner.
Santosh enrolled in an open university's B.Com programme after Varaprasad persuaded him to continue his study. He graduated in 2007.His salary had climbed to Rs 5000 at this time, and he supplemented his income with computer repair and service.

Varaprasad pushed him to relocate to Hyderabad and seek better employment now that he was a graduate. Santosh went to several job interviews in Hyderabad but was not hired due to his poor communication abilities.He was urged to improve his speaking abilities by a female HR official at a corporation.He returned to Peddapalli and spent a year honing his English conversation abilities. His father was a daily newspaper subscriber in England.

Santosh went to Hyderabad in 2008 and found work in a BPO, where he provided customer service to overseas customers on computer hardware issues for a salary of Rs 8,500.He resided at a hostel and sent Rs 5000 to his family every month. He worked for the organisation for almost 18 months before quitting and enrolling in Swami Vivekananda PG College's MBA (Finance) programme in Secunderabad in 2010.Santosh worked part-time in a variety of places while studying. He worked in a variety of places, including a catering company and a grocery.

He completed his MBA in 2012 and was hired as an associate trainee at Bank of America, earning Rs 10,000 per month. He participated in a short-term course on Oracle applications while working there, and it completely transformed his life.As a software engineer, he joined AppLabs in 2013. He was promoted within a few months, and his income increased from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 8.5 lakh per year.In 2014, he joined Triniti Corporation on a monthly salary of Rs 1.2 lakh, and in October of the same year, he was offered an onsite job in San Diego, California.He was offered an annual stipend of USD 85,000 for his time in the United States. His client was acquired by another corporation three months after he moved to the United States, and he lost his job.

 

When Triniti urged Santosh to return to India, he stayed in the United States and started an IT consulting business, charging clients USD 100 per hour. He worked in seven states while travelling around the United States.Journey of Santosh from earning Rs 1500 to a 1 crore per annum through his interview In September 2017, he was offered a position as a Business Analyst at Weight Watchers in the United States, with a salary of USD 143K, which translates to INR 1 crore, his highest income ever.

After a year on the job, Santosh began to feel extremely tired and was frequently unwell. That's when he decided to join his own company's weight-loss programme, Weight Watches.He collaborated closely with his coach because the diet plans, which were originally designed for American cuisine, needed to be adjusted for Indian cuisine. He was able to regain control of his health and began to feel lighter and more energised.

He travelled to India for a three-month vacation in January 2020 but was unable to return to the United States as planned because the Covid-related travel restrictions took effect in March.As a result, he began working from home. It allowed him to concentrate on his project, which he began in April of this year.

WellnessOn employs a total of 12 people in the kitchen and six in the corporate office. The company just released its wellness snacks, which are available on Amazon, Flipkart, and its website.

By the end of the year, they hope to establish three more branches in Hyderabad. Their goal is to help people change their lives by teaching them how to eat well and live a healthy lifestyle.

 

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