In real life, Mansing Bhor is PhD (Marketing) student and works for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. He plans to be a CEO by the age of 36. Read on to learn more about this active participant.

Where are you based?

London – UK

Tell us about your company.

London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a government council in East London area. I work for the Spitalfields Local Housing Office as HSO. As this job is a source of support to my education in PhD Marketing and also supporting my finance. My current duties deal with housing problem in the Spitalfields area. I work on different issues in Housing such as Designing and developing Housing Strategy and Performance criteria, Developing an annual tenant / leaseholder opinion survey and suggestion, Monitoring and managing all aspects relating for future development in Housing and Govt Policy. 

How did you find KHE?

To be honest, I was searching an article for my research work and I noticed there is lot more that just an article on marketingprof.com. That’s make me so interesting to register and use my talent in practical world.

Explain your Community Name and why you selected it.

My community name is same as my name and surname – “Mansing Bhor”. I always like to introduce my Identity as who I am!

What kinds of KHE questions do you enjoy most?

It is hard to divide this question! I enjoy all type of question from A to Z.

Describe one KHE discussion you learned something from.

I have learned from every question and I have learned a lot more from the members. You are sitting with the people who got tremendous practical experience and you sharing your experience and answer with them. I am feeling great! I would like to say I have learned to analysis and evaluate the question very carefully when I was giving my answer for “Is RSS a Marketing Tool?” on 5/10/2006 6:11 AM. It challenged my limited study on this question and I have improved my knowledge in that field.

What is your favorite marketing book? Why?

High tech Marketing Products and Innovation by Jackie Moore. I’m always interested to find out what makes traditional marketing different from High Tech Marketing. This book gives me a deep insight knowledge which is very useful for every marketer to find out future of Marketing.

What networking or professional organizations do you belong to?

Currently I am member of charted Institute of marketing.

Did you study marketing in college? 

I have MBA marketing and currently doing PhD in Marketing. Currently, I am working and at the same time doing study; so its bit hard to use my strength in to practice.

Do you have a mentor?

I will say my most trusted counselor is my Mother. She taught me from every a young age to think and that we have so much to learn. Only think you need to find out what you want?

What is your next career objective?

I want to be CEO at the age of 36. I have 10 years left.

Do you have a favorite gadget/tool that helps you do your job?

Believing that good team leadership and a hands-on approach to management brings increased standards and profits.

Describe one of your non-marketing hobbies or interests.

Well, I would consider myself as an active person and have many interests. I enjoy reading, traveling and going to the cinema. I initiated a voluntary fundraising campaign in India to help sick and poor peoples. I tend to involve myself with things that bring me in contact with a wide range of people.

What is the value KHE provides to you personally?

Every day it is helping me to improve my decision making and leadership skills. I have come across so many issues/ questions which are hardly I have tackled in my career.

Have you made any offline connections?

I have received many feedbacks regarding the answers I had provided. I would like to mention Richard Flynn- CyberSoft Operating Corporation and Giorgio Catolfi’s valuable feed back and we are in touch with each other. This is the great place to meet professionals.

Do you have any advice for new members of KHE?

I would like to request them to provide relevant information, avoid negatives if possible, level of details and short and simple sentences. “Thank yous” to members of KHE for giving us chance to represent our ideas!

Do you have a favorite quote you want to share?

Leadership of the future is going to be from the person who has the best ideas. In the world information is the pivot around which all business is conducted; it’s the person with the best ideas who wins.

Is there anything else you would like to say to the community?

It doesn’t cost any thing to help each other! Societies, cultures and business communities’ advance because of those who are thinking unconventionally, breaking the rules and creating new ways of doing things.