Rohan Kangale is a Director of Tutum Home. Tutum Home is Europe's first smart home security and home automation service provider with no long-term contracts. He is one of the UK ‘s youngest company directors.
The company was established 3 ago after concerns regarding the welfare of his grandfather.
He was educated at Chigwell School, then at Duff Miller College in South Kensington and now he is in his final year at Nottingham Trent University studying accounting and finance.
Rohan also has a passion for sport cars. At the age of 16 he applied for a racing licence where Lewis Hamilton started his career in Hertfordshire. He also entered a season long competition for the first time and came 2nd overall against experienced drivers.
1. Which place, or city or country do you most feel at home in?
London is my birthplace and I feel most at home here. I love the diversity, vibrance and the cultural nature. As a passionate food lover, I love tasting the different cuisines that have been brought over and admired by top chefs all over the United Kingdom and the world. I also love my ancestorial city of Mumbai, where the majority of my family members live, and it is great fun and enjoyment when we are all together.
2. What are your proudest achievements?
Some of my proudest achievements to date has been completing the half marathon. I have completed the half marathon 6 times and my fastest recorded time for the Royal Parks London Half Marathon was 1hour, 45 minutes. Another achievement that I am proud of is growing the business which I am currently running today. Growing Tutumhome has been difficult in these times, and to be completing a degree at the same time adds a little more pressure, however by working on both simultaneously I know I can achieve great things in the future.
3. What inspires you?
Firstly, my father has always been a big inspiration in my life. From a very young age I have always looked up to him as a dedicated, passionate high achiever. My grandparents all academic achievers from my Fathers father, graduating at Princeton with a doctorate to my grandmother who has a fellow of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology as well as a professor. To my other grandfather who was the first barrister in his community from Inner Temple at Law. Apart from family members in the world of sport, Floyd Mayweather has been a big inspiration. For participating in the sport for over 20 years which he loves and dedicating all his time and effort to prove he is number 1, by going 50 wins and no losses. A focused mindset and passion is what I admire the most.
4. What has been biggest obstacle in your career?
The biggest obstacle in my career to date has been completing a degree along with running a business. From the constant travelling across the UK, to sleepless nights it has been hard. COVID-19 has not really helped the situation as many people are also struggling to find work.
5. Who has been the biggest influence on your career to date?
The biggest influence on my career to date has to be Steve Jobs (CEO of Apple). Steve Jobs pursued his passion in the technological side and revolutionised the way we all live today. Many people right now are either watching videos, calling family/friends across the world with the same piece of technology that was created by Apple. Many households to this date have more than 2 Apple products. Even when his own company voted him out in 1985, he still went on and started other businesses he was interested in, such as NeXt inc and Pixar.
6. What is the best aspect about your current role?
One of the best aspects about my current role is meeting new clients. One of the many social tasks I love to develop is marketing with new people and having a broader client portfolio. I love to challenge myself to find the best possible solution, tailored to each individual client.
7. And the worst?
I would not say there is anything wrong or worst aspect of my current role. However, there are only challenging aspects such as instant solutions to be provided for the clients and the traveling time it takes to get to each job/location before the work actually starts.
8. What are your long-term goals?
One of my long-term goals is to build the company with likeminded entrepreneurs, to ensure that it is up to date and environmentally sustainable. I would like to take Tutumhome globally and to also branch out in many other areas of business. I would like to make sure Tutumhome is ethically moral and also proving the consumers with the best possible outcome.
9. If you were Prime Minister, what one aspect would you change?
I would reduce the fees that university students are paying during these hard times caused by Covid-19. I feel it is unfair for the students to be paying such huge amounts for university when they are stuck at home and not getting the education they require. Furthermore, I would also change the fact that students who pay for their accommodation which do not allow for any discount because of the current situation, can be allowed to live there. Students are being forced to pay for a place at university halls only to be told they cannot live there. It is hard for many students as the accommodation fees are expensive.
10. If you were marooned on a desert island, which historical figure would you like to spend your time with and why?
If I were marooned on a desert island, I would like to spend my time with Charles Darwin. At school biology was not one of my greatest subjects however I always found it very fascinating. Charles Robert Darwin changed the way we understand the Natural world. His theories where nothing short of revolutionary. To this day the theory of evolution by natural selection is accepted by the scientific community as the best possible answer to the complexity of life on Earth.
