The second-generation leader from ALLEN Career Institute explores legacy, identity, and leadership without a handbook in a candid new series.
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Mumbai, July 16, 2025: Keshav Maheshwari, second-generation entrepreneur and scion of India’s leading academic coaching empire ALLEN Career Institute, has launched a bold new podcast series challenging the widely held notion that being born into a business family automatically equips one with business acumen.
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“Being born into a business family doesn’t mean you’re born with business sense,” Keshav says in the premiere episode. “There’s no manual—just Sunday meetings about cash flows and the quiet pressure of expectations.”
The series offers an unfiltered, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the realities of growing up within a high-stakes educational institution that prepares millions of students for competitive exams, while simultaneously shaping the next generation of leadership.
Set against the backdrop of India’s rapidly evolving test-preparation market, projected to touch ₹75,000 crore (approx. $9 billion) by 2026 (RedSeer Consulting), the podcast goes beyond a typical founder origin story. It instead serves as a generational rethink—addressing themes of legacy, identity, personal growth, and the myth of being “born ready” to lead.
Through personal anecdotes, candid conversations, and reflections, Keshav Maheshwari’s podcast resonates with family-run businesses across industries, opening up deeper dialogues around succession, expectations, and the future of leadership in India’s entrepreneurial landscape.
About Keshav Maheswari:
Keshav Maheshwari is the Managing Director of ALLEN Career Institute Overseas and a second-generation entrepreneur from the family behind one of India’s most respected education brands. With experience across startups, multinationals, and now leading international operations, he brings a unique blend of inherited wisdom and innovative thinking. His leadership is defined by purpose, agility, and empathy aimed at making legacy institutions future-ready while preserving their core values. Keshav represents the voice of a new-generation leader redefining what it means to build on inheritance.