Almost a decade ago, I was working in big corporate companies, buried in finance and taxation. On paper, it looked like success. But inside, fulfilment was missing. What truly lit me up was teaching especially those moments with children at a small temple, where their eyes would light up with curiosity. That joy reminded me that learning could be meaningful, not just transactional.

Armed with a Master’s in Finance, a Bachelor of Commerce, and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Banking Operations, I spent years searching for the right way to merge my financial background with my passion for teaching. After a five-year battle to qualify as a professor, I realized a deep truth: students weren’t learning for the love of it. They were chasing grades, degrees, jobs. The joy of learning was gone. I knew I had to change that.

The turning point came when I began noticing financial concepts hidden in films. A song in Saving Mr. Banks explained banking better than any textbook. Another movie revealed another concept. Story after story, it became impossible to ignore. That was the spark that gave birth to Learn With Films™ — a movement to make money and mindset learning joyful, memorable, and real. Innovation in teaching didn’t need textbooks, it only needed cinematic moments that illuminate real life.

Today, Learn With Films™ helps teens (and their parents) build strong money beliefs at the age when it matters most through stories that teach and lessons that stay.

Because when the credits roll, I don’t just want students to know more. I want them to be more.