TOK EXHIBITION COMMENTARY

Prompt: What role do experts play in influencing our consumption or acquisition of

knowledge?

Theme: Knowledge and The Knower.

Object-1: Picture of book – ‘The Unusual Billionaires’ by Saurabh Mukherjea

The Unusual Billionaires.

Saurabh Mukherjea is the best-selling writer and author of ‘The Unusual Billionaires’. He’s

the founder & CIO of Marcellus Investment Managers. Previously, he’d worked for Ambit

Capital (Indian Investment Banking firm) for eight years, and ended as the CEO before

resigning. Mr. Mukherjea is a London School of Economics alumnus and CFA Charter

holder, having almost twenty years of experience in Equity Markets. This book is a great read

for individuals who want to start up a business. Saurabh plays the role of a guide in giving

direction to the learners, and providing to them the right unconventional methods to be

undertaken in order to minimize the risk of failure in their own business ventures. ‘The

Unusual Billionaires’ is the accumulation of stories of seven companies, with a great detailed
description of how they achieved extraordinary success. Saurabh collected the primary data,

interpreted the knowledge provided to him, and processed it to implement his understandings

and conclusions into the book.

I am a reader of this book. After reading, I can second the opinions of the many readers of

this book that it has provided us with the right information and guidance needed to raise the

chances of starting a successful business.

The reviews for the book show that, after the acquisition of the information in the book, a

number of individuals worldwide have started their own successful working careers on

consuming the knowledge provided to them. Thus, Saurabh Mukherjea has been an indirect

influence for thousands of people globally.

Conclusively, Saurabh’s expertise and his role in guiding inexperienced learners has helped

them gain the knowledge of taking the right steps in order to successfully start a business

with lower risk of failure.

Object-2: Picture of YouTube Channel – Steve Crow

Steve Crow SAT Math Prep YouTube Video

The owner of the YouTube channel in the picture is Steve Crow. Steve is a professional

mathematician, making a career by teaching his viewers math, globally through YouTube

videos. He has over 6 years of experience having been a YouTube tutor, famously known due

to his easy-to-learn and unique ways of solving math problems, which is claimed to be very

interesting, as he provides unconventional and unusual methods to obtain mathematical

outcomes. Some of his techniques include incorporating math formulas and theories into

catchy songs and poems in order to remember the knowledge better.

His uniqueness is highlighted through the confidence instilled in his viewers, where several

subscribers have claimed his tutoring ways to be helpful in raising their grades.

I, along with several students globally, prepared for my SAT Math Section via the knowledge

provided in his videos, and enjoyed good results.

Steve’s delivery of the knowledge is his unique point. Unlike conventional mathematicians,

Steve puts forth the same knowledge in a way that the consumer of his knowledge

understands better. In order to enable this to happen, he touches upon the primary aspects of

conveniences of learning, and formulates methods which are unique and fun to learn,

resulting in the consumers acquiring and consuming that knowledge better. This allows the

consumer to remember the knowledge consumed more efficiently, and instills a sense of

confidence in him/her, as and when he/she enjoys better results of obtaining the knowledge.

We can claim that Steve is an expert in this field who plays a role in instilling the confidence

among viewers with his catchy and easy-to-learn mathematics techniques through the

medium of his YouTube videos.

Object-3: Picture of bodybuilding influencer - Noel Deyzel

 Bodybuilding Influencer – Noel Deyzel

Noel Deyzel has been the rising bodybuilding sensation of 2021, inspiring and influencing

millions of professional bodybuilders globally, via social media platforms like YouTube,

Instagram, and Tik-Tok. He gained fame by posting his videos on the above mentioned social

media platforms, in which he advised and educated the world on controversial bodybuilding

topics such as - steroid use in one’s fitness journey, the type of bodybuilding activity being

performed (bulking or cutting), the kinds of dietary foods and their amounts that are to be

consumed to achieve a specific body type, and many other such topics.

Noel is a user of steroids, and is very open about it. Noel believes that using certain

negligibly harmful steroids in proportion can prove to be beneficial for growth and progress,

at the same time not being very risky from the health point of view. This goes against the

stereotypical belief of the larger global community, that artificial and external substances are

unhealthy and ‘wrong’ ways to maintain a healthy body. He has given an example of the

correct intake amount of a steroid famously called ‘Tren’, in one of his Tik Tok videos. This

has led to an increase in Tren consumption in the bodybuilding industry, by millions in

number, without really having a great negative impact on the consumers.

Thus, Noel plays a vital role in being a universal mentor to his followers, in the bodybuilding

industry globally.
Noel’s popularity is just one of the few elements that make him a globally followed

influencer and expert. Making him a credible source of knowledge is the fact that his

information has been confirmed to be true and reliable by doctors and experts in the medical

and scientific field.

In this way, Noel places himself on the expert’s seat by influencing his viewers and followers

on a global scale. He has personally played an important role in my own fitness journey,

where I refer to the knowledge I gain through his videos and base my workouts and diet plans

on it.

Following his diet and workout routines have helped me reach closer to my goal of achieving

a healthy lifestyle, and I can deem Noel to be a credible expert in his field.

Word Count – 950

Bibliography

Object 1:

1. Mukherjea, Saurabh. The Unusual Billionaires. 2016.

2. Aaryan. Saurabh Mukherjea Wiki, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More – WikiBio.
WikiBio – Biography of Trending Personalities, WikiBio, 17 Feb. 2021,
https://wikibio.in/saurabh-mukherjea/.
3. Book Summary: The Unusual Billionaires – Aakash and Meet’s Finding. Aakash and
Meet’s Finding, https://www.facebook.com/WordPresscom, 18 Mar. 2020,
https://aakashandmeet.wordpress.com/2020/03/18/book-summary-the-unusual-
billionaires/.

Object 2:

1. Steve Crow - YouTube. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/user/crowsmathclass.

Accessed 20 Apr. 2022.

Object 3:
1. Noel Deyzel | Wikitubia | Fandom. Wikitubia,
https://youtube.fandom.com/wiki/Noel_Deyzel. Accessed 21 Apr. 2022.