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Apogee Awards Honorees: Atal Bansal

Atal Bansal is the founder and CEO of Chetu, a software development company with nearly 1,800 employees in 14 locations around the globe. Prior to founding Chetu in 2000, Bansal worked for such tech giants as Siemens, and IBM, and is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

 

Fun fact: I’m an avid golfer and a motorcycle enthusiast. I love to take my Harley-Davidson out for a drive on the open road.

What is your favorite South Florida dining destination? While I do like many dining establishments in South Florida, I actually enjoy home-cooked meals the most.

What do you like to do on weekends? On the weekends, you can always find me on the golf course working on my game and enjoying the beautiful weather.

How do you unwind from a long day at work? For me, it’s all about family, and the time I get to spend with them after a long day makes it all worthwhile.

What is your favorite quote? “Good enough never is.” This quote is exactly how our Chetu family conducts itself on a daily basis. It is a continuous reminder to never settle for anything less than extraordinary.

From whom, or what, do you draw inspiration? One of my favorite books, and the inspiration behind Chetu, is Built to Last by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras. It’s a remarkable piece of literature that examines visionary companies.

What has been the biggest accomplishment of your career? While founding my own business was certainly a major accomplishment for me personally, I have to say that the recent 20th anniversary we recently celebrated was the most impactful. Being able to celebrate two decades of growth and success, along with the opening of our new headquarters in Plantation – which we built from the ground up – was a great personal accomplishment and milestone and for the Chetu family.

What has been the most challenging moment in your career and how did you overcome it? 2020, and all the obstacles brought on by the pandemic, has been the most challenging part of my career. I really owe all of the success in overcoming the challenges to the resilience of the Chetu team, and the innovative solutions we were able to engineer. Thanks to constant communication, superior delegation, and the processes that we have spent years perfecting, we were able to not only overcome but continue to grow in 2020.

What advice would you give an up and coming professional? I’ll keep it very simple. Work hard, be persistent, stay hungry, and never, ever close yourself off to a new perspective. Learning and adapting is the only way to ensure sustainable success in your business and career.

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Drew Limsky

Drew Limsky

Editor-in-Chief

BIOGRAPHY

Drew Limsky joined Lifestyle Media Group in August 2020 as Editor-in-Chief of South Florida Business & Wealth. His first issue of SFBW, October 2020, heralded a reimagined structure, with new content categories and a slew of fresh visual themes. “As sort of a cross between Forbes and Robb Report, with a dash of GQ and Vogue,” Limsky says, “SFBW reflects South Florida’s increasingly sophisticated and dynamic business and cultural landscape.”

Limsky, an avid traveler, swimmer and film buff who holds a law degree and Ph.D. from New York University, likes to say, “I’m a doctor, but I can’t operate—except on your brand.” He wrote his dissertation on the nonfiction work of Joan Didion. Prior to that, Limsky received his B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Emory University and earned his M.A. in literature at American University in connection with a Masters Scholar Award fellowship.

Limsky came to SFBW at the apex of a storied career in journalism and publishing that includes six previous lead editorial roles, including for some of the world’s best-known brands. He served as global editor-in-chief of Lexus magazine, founding editor-in-chief of custom lifestyle magazines for Cadillac and Holland America Line, and was the founding editor-in-chief of Modern Luxury Interiors South Florida. He also was the executive editor for B2B magazines for Acura and Honda Financial Services, and he served as travel editor for Conde Nast. Magazines under Limsky’s editorship have garnered more than 75 industry awards.

He has also written for many of the country’s top newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, USA Today, Worth, Robb Report, Afar, Time Out New York, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Journal, Ritz-Carlton, Elite Traveler, Florida Design, Metropolis and Architectural Digest Mexico. His other clients have included Four Seasons, Acqualina Resort & Residences, Yahoo!, American Airlines, Wynn, Douglas Elliman and Corcoran. As an adjunct assistant professor, Limsky has taught journalism, film and creative writing at the City University of New York, Pace University, American University and other colleges.