Looking back now.. (Part 3)

This is the 3rd part of the series where each member of the Core Committee Business Development 2013 known as "The Dogfather" describes and writes about how the last 3 months have been for them as a part of this dynamic team.

This part in the series had been written by Geetanjali Jain.

The Dogfather: Core Committee- Business Development 2013


It all started in the first week of May. That night a fateful call lead me to a team made for bigger things. A team with an "EPIC" task. A team made to aid all events. A team not limited to the responsibility to deliver one but five events.

The team is a group of the most dynamic, amazing, responsible, fun and absolutely crazy bunch of people I have ever met. The team became close the very first time it met and now there is no looking back.

We began work in May itself, it started with training and making a database. With the database looking brilliant with immense potential the cold-calling started. One call after another was made resulting in only dead ends. A database of very high standard 150+ numbers lead to nothing concrete. We all were left wondering what went wrong? Whose fault was it? How can not a single company be interested?

The team felt confused, hopeless, upset; it felt lost. Despite this work never stopped number were constantly added, calling kept happening and personal contacts were sought from every nook and cranny. All leading nowhere. All leading to disappointment. Still the Dogfather stood strong.

As time passed questions were asked it started with "How is it going? to "How many leads do you have?" to "When are you bringing the money?" to "We have been hearing about your leads, do they even exist?" to "Are you even doing anything?". This was all rather discouraging and disappointing. When you try your best and all you get back is discouragement and harsh words it becomes hard to continue.

The Dogfather stood strong then, and it stands strong even now even as everyone has lost faith. We will not stop trying, we will not stop calling, we will not stop our work, we will not stop period; because the Dogfather understands the importance of each event. We have a sense of responsibility towards each of them, a very deep sense of ownership is instilled in each of us for these events rather this LC. Till we do what we were made to the Dogfather will not stay still.

This team means a lot to me, its one of the few things that can and has made me cry, I am not scared to admit this, in fact I am proud. I love this team from the bottom of my heart and I am forever indebted to it for the challenges, failures, learnings, friendships and love it has brought to me. This team can and this team will overcome and shine through it all, I always have believed in us and I always will!