Deepak Mehra, Partner, Mehrasons Jewellers, New Delhi, loves designing jewellery. In a conversation with The Retail Jeweller, he shares his personal insights about Indian gem and jewellery trade.
The Retail Jeweller (TRJ): What has been the greatest lesson learnt during the pandemic?
Deepak Mehra (DM): One needs to streamline business and stay ahead in time with tech-driven business and inventory management.
TRJ: The business leader you admire the most and why?
DM: Ratan Tata, for his simple public image and his belief in taking Indian business on global map across categories that were dominated by the west.
TRJ: Your favourite holiday destination?
DM: London.
TRJ: Your favourite cuisine?
DM: Indian.
TRJ: Had you not been in the jewellery business, what would you have been?
DM: In the restaurant and food business.
TRJ: Your de-stress mantra?
DM: Designing and creating new jewellery.
TRJ: A book or a movie you would like to recommend to others?
DM: I mostly watch true stories or documentaries.
I am currently reading Rahul Bajaj: An Extraordinary Life by Gita Parimal.
TRJ: What newspapers and TV channels do you like?
DM: Bloomberg Business, Vogue business and ET Prime.
TRJ: Political personalities from history you would love to meet in person and why?
DM: Indira Gandhi. I want to know how she managed to sustain democracy and control a male-dominated political system.
TRJ: Your business principle and success mantra?
DM: Honesty and passion.
TRJ: What does happiness mean to you?
DM: A satisfied client.
TRJ: Your leadership style?
DM: I like to lead by example.
TRJ: If you had a message for the gems and jewellery industry, what would it be?
DM: Honesty is hard, but a surefire way to true success.
Courtesy: Retail Jeweller India News
