Find what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it

Neeraz Koirala has over 26 years of communication and media related experience. For ten years he worked with Hits FM since its inception in Nepal. Koirala also organised and coordinated eight consecutive annual Hits FM Music Awards. He is Founding Director of Green Productions, an audio-visual production house specialising in radio and TV shows, music videos, editorials and adverts for print release. He also set up fursad.com, an entertainment portal with special emphasis on the music industry of Nepal. Koirala has done voice-overs for over 1500 radio/TV jingles, adverts and documentaries. He is the Founder Member and Coordinator of Padma Bhuvaneshwori Bridha Sevashram established in 1997 for the underprivileged in a remote village in Sarlahi district currently housing 48 elderly helpless and disabled people and nine orphans. He is also on the Board of Directors of Kripa Foundation, Prosperity through Music, a charity working towards the betterment of the less privileged. He has currently been working on a medical frontline project, PCR tests for over 500 individuals on a daily basis for the past few months. In this edition of B360, the marketing communications professional talks about the brands he uses and views as the best.

3 Brands that you have learnt something from

• Lalitpur Patriots; a cricket team and a perfect example of a sound sports management concept • Gold Star shoes for innovation and resilience at a time of adversity • Ford Motors; an ideal example of large scale taskforce management effectively

Your work philosophy

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You are on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go… —Dr. Suess, Oh the Places You’ll Go

Top apps you use the most

Youtube

Tune In

• English Premier League • Cricinfo (I am a huge sports enthusiast)

3 restaurants you are longing to revisit

• GG Machaan • Pho 99 • Donut Dreams

Podcasts that you listen to

• BBC News • CNN News • The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer • The Joe Rogan Experience

3 destinations in Nepal on your list

• Mustang, • Bandipur • Illam

3 women-run businesses you think deserve accolade

• Timro Concept Store • Chatterbox Nepal • The Goodwill Furniture

5 entrepreneurs who inspire you

• Kishore Maharjan • Mahabir Pun • Jack Ma • Ratan Tata • Walt Disney

The best work advice you have received

Find what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it – from my wife, Euden

Nepali startups you think deserve the spotlight

• Achar Ghar • Smart Paani • Access World • Doko Recyclers

Nepali companies whose PR strategies are spot on

• Lalitpur Patriots • The Factory Team – Dulla Shoes