E73 - Harish Bhat - Journey of the Brand Custodian

Send us Fan MailHarish Bhat joined the Tata Group in 1987, as an officer in the Tata Administrative Service. He is the Chairman of Tata Coffee Ltd. He is also a Director on the Boards of several other Tata Companies, including Titan Company Ltd., Trent Ltd., Tata Starbucks Pvt. Ltd., Infiniti Retail Ltd., Tata Unistore Ltd., and Tata AIA Life Insurance Company. During his career of 30 years with the Tata Group, Mr. Bhat has served in several senior roles. These include stints as Managing Director of Tata Global Beverages Ltd., Chief Operating Officer of the Watches and Jewellery businesses of Titan Company, and also in the telecom business of the Group. He has played a key role in several strategic moves over the past two decades, including the launch and nurturing of many iconic brands of the Tata Group, the successful turnaround of the jewelry business, as well as the acquisition of Tetley. Harish holds a BE from BITS Pilani and a PGP from IIM Ahmedabad.Timestamps Growing up years of Harish and the beliefs he held up - 2:10Role transitions and preparations - 13:04Handling adversities - 25:58The TATA Brand custodian - 30:27The TATA stories - 37:26Power of 3 - 46:44QuotesEvery brand is an idea Businesses are built on the foundation of passionate, committed, and capable peopleYouths are the consumers and citizens of tomorrowEmployees are passionate when given wings and asked to flyConnect with Harish Bhat:  LinkedIn | Tata StoriesDo not miss to check out our new website and share your love https://inspiresomeonetoday.in/Do stay tuned for new episodes every alternate Friday. Next episode -Jan 13'23.Have you purchased the copy of Inspire Someone Today, yet? - Give it a go geni.us/istbookAvailable on all podcast platforms, including, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify