Editor's note

My journey began in 2014 while pursuing my undergrad. I failed to land a job after 400 interviews because of visa restrictions. I was determined to use this to my advantage to only get the job I wanted, but also to build on BYOB.

Over the last 8 years, I have had the opportunity to interact with fresh graduates, seasoned leaders, entrepreneurs, retiring professionals, restaurateurs, and artists. And it is through them, I realised that one’s individuality and how the communication is handled is what sets you apart from the crowd. And henceforth, Build Your Own Brand was created, as a platform to help others design their candidature and build their brand.

Since its inception, we have now coined the name “Build Your Own Brand”, and expanded the services to not just resume designing, but also LinkedIn profile designing, interview preparation, video resume and ghostwriting services to help build your brand, and our most endearing “@thebyobseries”

In 2021, Anurag and I joined hands to become Co-founders. Anurag had observed the anxiety that comes in with a job search, no matter what stage you're at, and also realised the importance of personal branding. His career of 15+ years across the UK and India covers experience in industries such as education, media and entertainment, legal services, banking, and merchant navy. Always the conversation starter, he builds on his experience by maximising his interactions with people at every given opportunity, which inherently made him buy into the vision of BYOB from day 1.

BYOB was created with a mission to help people achieve what they truly deserve and kick-start their journey of building their own brand!

Rohan Kapur
Co-founder