After Secret Millionaire Aired

by Gurbaksh Chahal on Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 10:13pm

It was great to see Raphael House and St. Anthony’s get great recognition for being amazing local charities of San Francisco. It’s unfortunate that some of the people I gifted were left out of the editing room floor since I had donated over $100,000. But, I understand it’s hard to put an entire week into a one-hour episode.


Nevertheless, I had an incredible experience being a part of Secret Millionaire. I hope it inspires the youth to be a part of philanthropy very early in life.


I also would like to thank everyone for the incredible feedback.

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    • Namrita Purewal
      Hey G,

      I watched the show tonight and as a fellow punjabi, I am proud you stood up for your religion and culture when picked on at school. I too dealt with a lot of struggles and discrimination as a child but it only made me the person i a...m today.
      It is so good to hear that Indians are out there helping our communities and becoming something great. Your story was very emotional and it is unfortunate that they didn't air more on the show. I attended UCSF and lived in the city but had no idea these places existed. I'm glad people like you are making the community more aware of our surroundings so more of us can help.
      After watching the show I did some research on the internet and found out a little about your story. I am not even close to being rich but do give to charities and the community and it makes me feel very good inside so I can only imagine the joy you must be feeling.
      Great job on becoming who you are at such a young age and for doing it the right way. Needless to say your family must be very proud of you. Your story touched my heart more so because you reminded me of my younger brother for some reason.
      Anyway I know you're a busy person but I hope we can stay in touch.      See More
      December 11, 2008 at 11:18pm
    • Lori Jean Escobedo I loved the episode last night! Wow, you should be very proud of yourself. You are an amazing person. My husband and I were happy to see that there are good people in this world!
      December 12, 2008 at 6:31pm
    • Ia Samoan Barbie I watched the show last night, it should never be the amount we give, if we give truly from our hearts than that is the richly reward that is asked of any of us. You're are blessed in a lot of ways and you should be proud of your accomplishments and all the best to your future endeavors. God Speed Ahead.
      December 13, 2008 at 2:37am
    • Amy Paitsel Wilcox
      I just wanted to say how great I think it is that you and others participated in this project. The world is a grim place it seems in it's present day and it breaks my heart. The best lesson I took, and I hope others did as well, from watchi...ng your show is that everyone can give back. Those that you helped had nothing, yet were already giving. I was recently effected by our countries thousands and thousands of lay offs. Although I am looking to get back to work I have decided to volunteer my time to those in need in the Richmond area until I am able to find work. True success is not always measured by the money we have in our bank accounts but quite possibly by those we inspire, you're inspiration is true success, congratulations. Completely moving G. See More
      December 13, 2008 at 5:23am
    • Rose James
      Hey G! I was quite moved when I saw your episode on fox. I even came up with a nickname for you: g-give! ok, i know it's a bit corny, but it's catchy, right?
      Any ways, although I don't have the finances to donate large sums of money, I have... given my time and energy in my own way. I have started my own volunteer organization at my school where we transport students to our state's only public hospital. Every week over 180 of our members volunteer at least 3hrs/week at our local hospital for the uninsured. I have also been to Louisiana and Mississippi 4x times during my winter and spring breaks to help the victims of Katrina; these are just my little ways in giving back. My volunteer experiences never fail to remind me of how blessed I am and these experience also help me stay rooted.
      I just wanted to applaud another fellow philanthropist and hope you will continue with your efforts. =)      See More
      December 13, 2008 at 9:16pm
    • Carlo Nambur Gurbaksh, Truly an oracle and charismatic. Hopefully you keep shining unlike the dot.com phase. Your book was amazing and profound and shows the poweress within. In time, I hope you move from your inner child focus into the realm of the ress. Cheers mate. The Embassy crowd.
      December 14, 2008 at 7:59pm
    • Mike Drajka
      Congratulations on your success and that was extremely generous of you to donate funds for a great cause and you most likely changed many lives. My question is do you regret not giving as much as others on the show? You portray yourself a...s the $300,000,000.00 man but it seemed your donation compared to others was signifantly less since others gave some individuals $100,000.00 a piece. I don't mean any disrespect at all so I hope it's not taken that way. Just curiousSee More
      December 18, 2008 at 11:34am
    • Olivia Saha i saw u on oprah yesterday and as for being an indian myself i just wanted to say that most people thought indians were only taxi drivers and now its people like you that are making others think twice about what indians are capable of doing.
      January 31, 2009 at 9:31am
    • Anjali Rajgopal
      I am a big fan of Gurbaksh Chahal, not just for his achievement in the technology industry, but for his courage, faith and fortitude. The reason I say this is because I am currently reading his book, The Dream. This book is now available al...l across the world as well as several e-readers, such as IBooks and Kindle. Well I guess that was inevitable, since he hails from that industry!



      Gurbaksh is stupendous for several reasons, the ultimate once being his use of social media in order to highlight his journey by spreading a message to inspire others to do the same.



      He dropped out of school at the young age of 15, when he decided to become an entrepreneur. This was unheard of in an Indian immigrant family, but he did it anyway. He created and sold his first company at the age of 18 for 40 million, and his next one at 25, for 300 million. He is now working on his third company gWallet which is being touted as the next big thing. All this from the son of a man who came to the United States with $25 in his pocket.



      He has been America's 'Most Eligible Bachelor' for some time, and appeared on the 'Oprah Winfrey Show' as well. He has participated on the secret millionaire and is deeply involved with several charities. The ultimate move was his book, The Dream which is a comprehensive look at his life and journey. Gurbaksh has weaved the use of mass and social media to make sure he is seen and heard at several levels. His Facebook and Twitter accounts are always active, and he engages constantly with his fans and critics alike. He follows the Cluetrain Manifesto like a map for progress, it seems like he read it long before we did! He certainly onsiders himself as the corporation and us the audience. He seems to be paying attention to his public, by listening carefully and responding at all times.



      While I commend him for all his efforts and diligence what I am even more impressed with is that he drove all initiatives simultaneously in a 360 degree manner. This is a recipe for success. PR cannot be 100% effective all the time, but can get pretty close to it every now and then, when planned perfectly and various variables functioning in unison. Therefore Gurbaksh, don't quibble about what ended up on the editing floor. You win some, you lose some. And to be quite honest, you have had far more of the former than the latter at a very early stage in your life. So good luck and godspeed. Don't sweat the small stuff!      See More
      October 23, 2010 at 8:50pm