Ep. 159 How To Get Through A World On Fire. Ft. 9/11 Survivor Kushal Choksi

<p>I<u>nvestment analyst-turned-entrepreneur, 9/11 survivor, and author KUSHAL M. CHOKSI.</u> His new book <a href="https://kushalchoksi.com/"><u>ON A WING AND A PRAYER</u></a><u> </u>chronicles his narrow escape from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and the emotional journey towards redemption that followed.</p> <p>Kushal started his career as a quantitative analyst with Goldman Sachs. He left Goldman Sachs as a Vice President of Asset Management to join Athilon, an investment fund. As a Managing Director at Athilon, he helped ramp up a $45 billion portfolio before the fund was acquired by EBF Associates. He then moved to India to join BlackRock’s Fixed Income business as a Senior Vice President, where he managed billions of dollars in the company's flagship mutual funds.</p> <p>After returning to New York, he submitted to his passion for entrepreneurship and started his own tech startup. His content distribution venture, Hubbl, was acquired by Airpush within two years. He then started a proprietary trading venture, Clavileno Capital which later merged with ARB Trading Group.</p> <p>Kushal’s thriving career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs was forever changed on September 11, 2001 as he made a split-moment decision to abandon his office and the co-workers who refused to leave the World Trade Center. Managing to narrowly escape, he witnessed the magnitude of death and destruction up close and was plunged into a lengthy depression where he found himself believing life was meaningless. His search for a renewed purpose began with a reluctant trip to a breathwork workshop and eventually turned into a decades-long journey of spiritual discovery, mind-blowing metaphysical experiences, and a fierce devotion to the life-altering benefits of mindfulness and meditation.</p> <p>Kushal is a trainer of personal development, meditation, wellness, and leadership programs for the Art of Living Foundation. He has taught secrets of breathwork and meditation to thousands across the US, Europe, and Asia.&nbsp;He serves on