A two-hour session on purpose, applied consciousness, and building businesses where happiness and purpose come first.
What comes before the thought of what I want to create?
SKC World and The DMBA at CCA bring a two-hour session built around a single pause: why do we do what we do? Before the idea, before the sketch, before the pitch, something else is already at work — inspiration, intuition, the pain we actually want to solve. This evening is about learning to tell a purpose that's genuinely yours from a narrative you picked up without noticing.
Drawing on SKC World's experience guiding and mentoring over 10,000 entrepreneurs, and influencing more than $8 billion in enterprise value, this is a chance to experience Sameer Kamboj — founder of SKC World and Conscious Entrepreneurship™️ — and the idea of applied consciousness in person. You'll also hear from the People of Unmukt: founders who haven't just talked about this, they've built real, successful businesses with happiness and purpose as the starting point, not the reward at the end.
We'll explore:
• What actually comes before the idea — inspiration, intuition, and the pain we're truly trying to solve
• How to tell a purpose that's consciously yours from a narrative that's simply playing out through you
• What applied consciousness looks like inside a real, working business — not as theory, but as it's actually been lived
Who's in the room:
Sameer Kamboj — Founder, SKC World and Conscious Entrepreneurship™️. Over two decades guiding and mentoring more than 10,000 entrepreneurs, influencing more than $8 billion in combined enterprise value.
People of Unmukt — founders including Gaurav Jalan (Founder & CEO, mPokket), Mrinal Sinha (Co-Founder & CEO, Vitraya Technologies), and Akhilesh Bhargava (Managing Director, AVI Global Plast), sharing where purpose was the starting point of their business, not its reward.
Format:
• 10 min — Welcome
• 45 min — Conversation
• 30 min — Panel with Gaurav, Akhilesh and Mrinal
• 30–35 min — Open Q&A
Open to CCA students and alumni across all programs, and San Francisco's broader founder, creator, operator and investor community.
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Highlights
- 2 hours
- In person
Location
California College of the Arts
145 Hooper Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
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