I love my brand: Arzoo means ?aspirations? and has an upwardly mobile connotation to it. It relates well to those working against odds to succeed and delivers a strong brand promise in its tag line ?Your Travel Partner?. Its sound gives an ethnic Indian feel and can be pronounced easily all over the world.
My job is great: It?s essentially general management, heading the entire company operations and working against odds to make things happen. You have to know everything of all business functions right from technology to finance to accounting to marketing to HR ?basically everything, at least principally, without getting into the details. Heads of all departments report to you and you cannot let them think that ?this man who is my boss knows half of what I do and why in the world is he my boss??. You got to have the heads and the staff look up to you, follow a collective vision of the company, get motivated by you and lead their respective departments well. The job tests your vision, leadership, knowledge, strategising and ability to get things done, to say the least. It?s a big privilege, responsibility and a challenge and it is all this that makes it interesting and keeps you going.
Most inspirational moment: That was when Arzoo.com was featured among the top three companies in India among about 25 online travel portals and travel companies which were taken up for study by a leading business daily. The rating was done on various parameters such as technology, pricing, service, etc., and encompassed the overall aspects of business. It was a proud moment and very inspiring.
The turning point in my career: The turning point of my career was when the board of our group companies in the US chose me to handle the overall operations of Arzoo.com. My sincerity and hard work had paid off. This spoke of the trust and confidence that the investors and the board had about my abilities. Today I am on the management panel of three of the group companies and also a board member of another company called Dava Infotech. But it all started with Arzoo.com.
The first thing I do when I reach the office: Pray, to seek blessings to take me ahead along the path of karmayoga.
My favourite social networking site: Facebook, but I am not a frequent user.
In my free time: I like to practise vocal singing with my harmonium, watch English movies or go out with family and friends.
Average number of job offers I get a month: Jobs at the top are scarce and recession all over affects the job market. I get about 6-8 job offers in a year on an average.
Brands I wear: Chiefly Van Heusen and Louis Philippe for formals, among perfumes I like Royal Mirage. BlackBerry in mobiles and Panasonic in music systems are other favourites. Last and the best – I can?t live without my Apple IPod.