My success mantra
I follow the three Fs principle – focus, flexibility and follow through. You have got to have a vision and focus, the flexibility to navigate through everything that comes in your way and ultimately the drive to follow through, come what may!
My biggest learning
My biggest learning is that ‘change is the only constant’. In businesses and management, you have to adopt policies and frameworks that allow organisations to cultivate these ethos. Don’t shy away from trying to do things differently or doing different things.
My biggest inspiration
My father, his approach and conviction in himself and life, drives me to achieve my goals.
My stressbuster
Spending a day with my three-year-old daughter, and with whatever time I have left, playing golf.
My favourite management book
Currently, I am in the midst of doing an executive MBA from Singapore Management University (SMU), which gets me to travel to SMU, Wharton in the US, Peking University in Beijing and ISB in Hyderabad. The experience so far has been very enriching. I believe that the experiences and relations drive an individual’s rationale rather than theory and books.
My dream destination
I have been eyeing the Baltic and Russia, but I would settle for any destination on a cruise.
USP of TIRUN Tavel Marketing
TIRUN Travel Marketing pioneered the concept of cruise vacations in India some 23 years ago. Today, we stand as one of the most invested in the cruise category in India and we have the experience of 60 cruise counsellors, some of whom have been with us since our inception. Our USP as an organisation is our passion towards what we do and our ability to make dreams of many Indians come true by providing them unique experiences.
Vision for my company
Our vision is to make cruising relevant to India and become a US$ 100 million company in the next few years.
My advice to Gen Next
Dream big and use the three Fs formula.
– Varun Chadha, Chief Operating Officer, TIRUN Travel Marketing
(As told to Mohit Rathod)
