SynopsisEntrepreneurs are participants not observers; players not fans; leaders not followers. This is the story of an entrepreneur who turned a one-store pharmacy into a 250-plus-store pharmacy retail chain the second largest in India.The Buck Stops Here is an engaging account of the entrepreneurial journey of the author while building Guardian Pharmacy. Indias fastest growing pharmacy retail chain as well as the bold transition he made from being a top manager for twenty-five years to an entrepreneur. Ashutosh Garg provides a fascinating insight into how he became ‘The Professional Entrepreneur by implementing the best practices he learnt as a manager while building Guardian as a strong organization.Gargs life epitomizes ‘The Buck Stops Here made famous by the former US president Harry S. Truman. At his first his job as a credit manager at ITC Maurya Shereton he shot off a ‘pay up or else reminder to a very important customer since it was his responsibility to do so. It is another matter that he had to then camp outside the customers house to prevent the postman from delivering the letter or else he would have been fired from his job for having done his job.The book blends the rich and varied experience of the author highlighting his joys frustrations successes and failures. The Buck Stops Here is full of anecdotes and lessons from real life that will guide and prepare the reader to recognize the hidden opportunities and identify dead ends on the road to building a new business that can be scaled up into a nationwide business.The author hopes this book encourages and inspires ‘budding entrepreneurs to dream BIG and ‘dormant entrepreneurs to take the plunge.About AuthorAshutosh Garg 53 and MBA worked in the corporate sector for twenty-five years of which seventeen were at ITC Limited where he rose to become the youngest ever Managing Director of any ITC group company. In January 1995 he was recognized as a ‘Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum at Davos Switzerland. He left ITC the same year.In 2003 he started a chain of health and beauty retail outlets in north India under the brand name Guardian Pharmacy (www.guardian.in) which has now grown to over 250 outlets and is adding two new stores each week. He also established the Aushadi chain of pharmacies - a social initiative for providing basic health services to women and children in rural areas. He enjoys playing golf and the Indian flute.About NarratorBeing a first generation entrepreneur Garg had to learn a lot of things all by himself. But he isnt shy to admit the mistakes made by him during his entrepreneurial journey. He is as fallible as any one of us but he admits his mistake dusts it off moves on and makes a note of the lesson learned. This sets him apart from others because there is no post-mortem involved and he has been able to keep his sense of humour intact through all this.