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Growing up in a multi-generational real estate family, which You moved from consulting into the family business and quickly
childhood memory or lesson most shaped your understanding of took on leadership of sales, marketing and delivery. What gave
risk, reputation and customer trust? you the confidence to start driving change early and how did you
build credibility with established stakeholders?
Reputation is everything. I saw my elders choose integrity
over short-term profit, even when it meant delays or smaller Coming from consulting, I had a habit of looking at everything
margins. That shaped how I see risk and trust today. Every through data and process. My focus was on streamlining
decision we make should reinforce credibility. In real estate, customer handovers, automating key parts of the sales journey
trust is built slowly but can be lost overnight, hence, we prioritize and ensuring better communication between departments. When
transparency, timely delivery and consistent quality across people saw results, buy-in followed naturally. In a market like
every project. Mumbai, where premium housing sales rose nearly 20% during
the festive period this year, credibility comes from execution. If
you deliver what you promise consistently, that speaks for itself.
Being part of a family-led enterprise often comes with both
privilege and pressure. How do you balance continuing a legacy
with carving out your own identity within Runwal Group?
It’s both a privilege as well as a responsibility to be part of a
45-year-old legacy. Having studied in Harvard and Columbia, For me, entrepreneurship within a
I was exposed to global standards of design thinking, legacy business means protecting
customer experience and sustainable development. When I what has worked while also
came back, I realized that the real challenge wasn’t just to
maintain what my family had built but also to elevate it for reimagining what luxury living should
a new generation of homebuyers who value innovation and stand for in the future.
integrity in equal measure. I brought in a more data-driven
and process-led mindset to areas like marketing, delivery and
customer engagement, while ensuring that our commitment to
uncompromised luxury and long-term value stayed intact. My
international exposure helped me look at every process, from
design detailing to after-sales, through the lens of global best
practices.

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