‘I never borrow or lend money’: The CEO shaped by his father’s lessons on life and finance
Paras Shah, managing partner at Bowmans, reflects on his career journey and the influence of his father's work ethic. He emphasizes the importance of mentorship and finding fulfillment in the long-term impact of legal work.
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The profile highlights the role of professional mentorship and personal values in sustaining long-term leadership in the legal sector.
The answer to life, according to Paras Shah, is in family and work. Family, because he left Kenya at 18, and by the time his father passed on, he realised he’d never spent enough time with him. “I think he was stressed about many things,” he says, “and I’d have asked him how I could have helped him deal with that stress.” Work because that’s all he’s ever known. Returning to Kenya at the tail end of the Moi era. Selling cloth at his father’s shop along River Road. It is there, in downtown Nairobi, where he learned more about resilience than any highbrow MBA could ever teach him.
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