"It was a wonderful experience interacting with you and appreciate the way you have planned and executed the whole publication process within the agreed timelines.”
Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
Turning 50 and Crossing 55
In this engaging book, Ram compiles diverse views and experiences on navigating life's milestones - turning 50 and beyond. With a blend of perspectives, this book offers an interesting lens to reflect on life, growth, and the chapters ahead.
Badri Narayanan Krishnan- Founder- Non profit , NGO advisorbl, ManageMentor and Author
Ramchander, a hospitality and Food and beverage veteran, has eloquently penned a thoughtful and practical book drawn from his lived experience. His insights help readers navigate the realities of life and redesign their path after exiting the modern corporate setup.
This book addresses a question many professionals quietly struggle with but often hesitate to acknowledge. Drawing from real experience, the author explores how relevance, purpose, and contribution can evolve after 55. A purposeful and reflective read
Sanjiv Mediretta
Former Senior Leader, McDonald’s, Yum! Brands & Café Coffee Day
Ram asks an uncomfortable but necessary question — what do you do when corporate life ends earlier than expected? This book blends honesty, humour, and hard-earned wisdom to offer clarity and direction for the second half of life. It’s a relevant, grounded read for professionals who want to stay purposeful, independent, and engaged beyond traditional career timelines.
A Venu Madhav, Chief Executive Officer
Fresh and Honest ltd.
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Ramchander Raman
Ramchander Raman is a seasoned business leader, food & beverage strategist, consultant, and life coach with over 25 years of experience across hospitality, food retail, cafés, QSRs, and consumer businesses in India and overseas.
A Gen X professional, Ramchander’s career spans senior leadership roles in hotels and large food and beverage organisations in India, Switzerland, and the United States. He holds a Swiss Diploma and a Bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management, followed by an MBA from the US. For over two decades, he built, scaled, and operated businesses in a high-pressure corporate environment — including being part of leadership teams that helped grow brands across hundreds of outlets.
Like many professionals of his generation, Ramchander followed the traditional belief that a strong corporate career would naturally carry him well into his 60s. Instead, he experienced first-hand what few talk about openly — the silent, early end of corporate relevance, the emotional shock of stepping away from structured roles, and the deeper questions that surface when titles disappear.
Rather than retreating, he chose to re-architect his life. Today, Ramchander runs Fork and Apron Consultancy, advising food and hospitality brands on operations, systems, scale, and sustainable growth. In parallel, he has trained as a life coach, helping individuals navigate transitions, identity shifts, purpose, and emotional resilience — especially in midlife and beyond.
This book is not written from theory, hindsight, or borrowed wisdom.
It is written from lived experience — of building a career, losing certainty, confronting ageism, rebuilding purpose, managing health, relationships, and money, and discovering that life after 55 is not an ending, but a redesign.
Ramchander believes deeply that people over 55 still have immense value to offer — not just to the economy, but to families, communities, and society at large. His work and writing focus on helping people contribute, not just consume, and to live the second half of life with clarity, dignity, relevance, and freedom.
Website: www.forkapron.com
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/ramchanderraman
