Persistence, the key to success: Jameel Shah at TEDxNMIMS

Jameel Shah is the man behind Shah Shoes, a company that manufactures dancing shoes with an ever growing client list that includes Bollywood celebrities like Kajol, Abhishek Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif and international stars like Kylie Minogue. Jameel was born in Doghra village in Darbhanga, Bihar. He is the eldest of eight kids born to a poor farmer. Like numerous others who come to Mumbai, the land of opportunities, to make it big, Jameel too came to the city as a 14-year-old, in the year 1995. From working in a company that makes bags and wallets to being a watchman, doorkeeper, valet driver etc., this self-made entrepreneur had done it all before he found his true calling and could make a mark of his own in the city of dreams. He also has a passion for dancing and has been doing it for 12 years now. He was a part of the Limca Book of Records in 2004 for dancing non-stop for 55 hours and 20 minutes in Goa. He had also started a coaching centre in his village to educate children. A man of many virtues, from running bare feet in his village to creating statement-making shoes for celebrities, Jameel Shah has come a long way.

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