Same Room, Different Context, Opposite Experiences
I remember that day clearly. It is the 5 th of January, 2017 and I am in the DSK Group Company Toyota Innova being chauffeured to the PYC Hindu Gymkhana located in the heart of Pune. I’m excited, yet slightly nervous as today is my first press conference as CEO of I-League club DSK Shivajians FC. About thirty members of the press are expected to hear from and ask questions of myself, DSK Shivajians FC Owner, Shirish Kulkarni, DSK Shivajians FC Head Coach, Dave Rogers, and a few of our senior team players. I listen to a guided meditation on the drive to calm any remaining nerves and after forty-five minutes of meandering through the always reliable Pune traffic, I arrive at the Gymkhana quickly stopping into the restroom to ensure that my tailored DSK Shivajians FC suit didn’t get too wrinkled from the drive over. I walk into the A-2 Hall on the 3 rd floor and notice that the room is empty of media which doesn’t concern me given that there is still thirty mi...