Upon graduating, Pasricha returned to Toronto to run Leadership Development at Walmart Canada. Pasricha returned to Toronto and worked in Marketing for Procter & Gamble before leaving to run a Quiznos Sub franchise and then selling his franchise to move to Boston to attend Harvard Business School. I realized this could never be my full time thing.' Pasricha also holds an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws- Faculty of Education from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). He says 'It was a cool rush but it became draining very quickly. While there, he wrote for campus humor newspaper Golden Words which then took him to New York City to work for a humor syndicate with former Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons writers. Pasricha graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce at Queen's University in 2002. Pasricha was educated at Queen's University and Harvard University. In his TED Talk he explains how his father would 'stare in wonder at the little stickers on all the fruits and vegetables.' Pasricha says much of his wonder for the world comes from his immigrant parents and their perspective on seeing everything for the first time in Canada. His mother is from Nairobi, Kenya his father is from Amritsar, India, and he has one sister. Pasricha was born in Oshawa, Ontario to a Hindu family. Pasricha is also a recipient for the 2018 Canada's 40 under 40 award. Pasricha is frequently sought out by media outlets as an expert on the topics of positivity and leadership. The blog has won three Webby Awards and ranked in PC Magazines list of top blogs and websites in 20. The book and TED talk are based on Pasricha's blog, 1000 Awesome Things. In total, he has sold over 1 million books. He is also an established speaker and his TEDx talk, 'The 3 A's of Awesome', is ranked as the ninth most inspiring TEDx talk with over 3 million views to date. He is best known for his The Book of Awesome series, and 'The Happiness Equation' which are international bestsellers.

Neil Pasricha (born September 17, 1979) is a Canadian author, entrepreneur, podcaster, and public speaker characterized by his advocacy of positivity and simple pleasures. BComm from Queen's University, MBA from Harvard Business School

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