By Somdatta Basu

Rick Pal, senior partner at Zuhne, is an Asian 21 fellow and TEDx speaker, one of IACCGH’searly young entrepreneurs of the year nominated by the Chamber, and recognized as oneof the first Houston Business Journal’s 40-under-40. His company, Zuhne, is one of thefastest-growing brands in the kitchen and bathroom fixture space. Rick a former boardmember of IACCGH, shared his personal and business journey with his friend and businessassociate, Ajay Choudhary, partner and president of Awake Solar, on the “IACCGHBusiness Hour.”. Ajay has more than 30 years of experience, including managing solarprojects, both residential and commercial, in the USA and India. Awake Solar andCenterPoint Energy were involved in one of the largest single-roof solar installments inTexas for IACCGH member Vinmar’s facility in Baytown, supporting Vinmar’s commitmentto tangible investment in sustainability.