From a vegetable seller in India to owning a successful empire in Sydney this episode of Australia & Me, showcases what is without a doubt a remarkable ‘rags to riches’ story.

Growing up in a small village in India, Sudhir Warrier decided to move to Australia at the age of 26 to further his studies in business.

After struggling to find a job that would support him, Warrier was soon working as a waiter on the famous Sydney Showboat cruises. Armed with a natural business acumen fand drive to succeed, within seven years Warrier was made CEO of the company.

From the glistening harbour waters to the showboat’s glamorous party rooms, Warrier gives us a glimpse of the way his company works:

“There’s one thing that I think is so different in Australia, it really doesn’t matter what position you are in, we are all equal. It’s not a country where a doctor is different to a plumber, they respect you for what you’ve achieved.”

This is an inspirational immigration story, one that not even Warrier could have imagined himself!