From the age of seventeen, Akshay Ruparelia has been building his brand and has successfully become the third largest online estate agency, [link-omitted]. Doorsteps are the 3rd largest online agency in the UK and have sold over £1billion of homes in 3 years. Having spent 5 years in disruptive change in the property sector, with over 500% growth across 4 years, he is able to explore political and economic challenges, including those imposing on the property market.
He made the Forbes 30 Under 30 2021 list as one of the youngest honourees at the age of 23.
His goal is to change lives through directly disturbing archaic, consumer-facing practices and help fellow founders, startups and charities – change lives through powerful practices of mission, value proposition, technology and high-performance organisational culture. His purpose is to leave a legacy that changed lives – through high performance and supporting others in reaching peak performance. Speaking allows him to express his enthusiasm and demolish common misconceptions about young people.
He continues to build upon and share his knowledge with young people through his Coaching and Consulting programme along with his tireless promotion of the government Kickstart Scheme, for which, he is now an approved gateway and aims to place 1000 young people into work by the end of 2021.