How this CA quit his Big 4 M&A job to launch a healthy snacking startup ‘Mighty Millets’ with his nutritionist mother

• Hi! I am Sahil Jain, in 2018 I co-founded Mighty Millets – a start-up offering healthy snacking solutions for all, with my nutritionist mother Meena Jain.
• Born and bred in Pune, I am a chartered accountant (CA) with a background in mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
• After seeing my mother’s impact as a nutritionist, she and I established Mighty Millets, in an endeavor to help people adopt a healthy lifestyle. We successfully operated in our home kitchen and have now moved to a small facility near our place.
• Quitting a high-paying job was not easy for me and I have put several expectations on myself. For that reason, I want to grow this business exponentially.

Why I decided to be a CA and my first job after qualifying

At school, I was always an average student with a keen interest in science and maths. So naturally, I aimed to become an engineer.

When the time came for me to choose a career, I analyzed my skills, attempted a detailed aptitude test, and consulted study counselors, to discover that I am best suited for a career in finance. After considering the scope of engineers and CAs, I decided to pursue the latter.

Fast forward, I qualified as a CA in 2015. Then came the big question, ‘What Next?’