Dimple Sthankiya
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Profile: Dimple gives us her philosophy on life and business.
Name | Dimple Sthankiya |
Age | 34 |
Lives | London |
Business | Founder Dimpleyoga and Director The Blue Seed |
Named after the popular Bollywood Star of the 70s, Dimple Sthankiya runs her own life coaching and yoga service. She is also a managing consultant and has over ten years international business experience.
After university she went into management consultancy spending five years travelling and working in America, Africa and Scandinavia. In 2000 her team was responsible for securing finance for the ski travel company Iglu.com, subsequently leading them to become one of the largest independent retailers of ski holidays in the UK.
Getting up at 5am isn't as bad as it sounds; I just roll out my mat, get out some candles and have two hours to myself.
She got itchy feet in 2001 and decided to leave her job, sell her flat and go travelling to Bali and Australia for 18 months, where she learnt how to teach yoga.
Yoga is one of the most important things in Dimple's life, and it's the one activity that helps her to totally de-stress. She started meditating when she was 12 and she can spend up to two hours a day doing yoga.
When Dimple returned to the UK she set up Dimpleyoga and targeted a number of high profile clients. At the height of its success Dimpleyoga had a client base of 150 and employed about six yoga teachers. Dimple puts the success down to her skills as a yoga teacher and 'consistent persistency'.
Dimple now runs The Blue Seed, a consulting firm. She says she's one of those people who always likes to reinvent herself.
I'm aiming to come back as soon as possible, I'd like to be in Week 2 having made more money than all the other winners combined, that would be pretty excellent.
Dimple has always been highly ambitious, but she wouldn't label it as being an entrepreneur she just likes to be challenged and to feel excitement.
Dimple believes she's a typical Gemini with a split personality. On the one hand she's very spiritual and needs to take time out for yoga and meditation but at the same time she's very sociable. She's a definite thinker and worrier and will weigh up decisions and analyse situations before jumping into them.
On The Last Millionaire, Dimple is looking forward to 'getting out there, getting stuck in and making lots of money.' She's very competitive and will be cross with herself if she is the loser. She hates incompetence, likes being in control and prefers working with men to women.
Dimple's addicted to her Blackberry and also her weekly massage, so she'll find it hard to survive without them. But she's aiming to take time out for her yoga and meditation whilst abroad even if it's doing breathing exercises in the taxi!
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