Burak Tonbul, MD Diana Travel - Navigating Choppy Waters with Resilience & Determination
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Show Notes
Burak Tonbul is the managing director of Diana Travel, one of Turkey's largest travel operators, and one of the forces that contributed to Turkey's becoming one of the planet's most visited hotspots.
Burak discusses his business journey, and the role he's played in creating a global business powerhouse, as well as what it means to be a multi-generational concern in the modern world of business and how to effectively ensure that your business and its values continue into the future.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- The customer experience should always be kept at the heart of every business. If you make people feel valued and important, then they will always be your biggest cheerleader.
- By instilling our values into those we mentor and nurture within the business, we ensure that the future of the company thrives and adheres to the culture we gave it at birth.
- Measuring metrics and setting goals are the key to finding out how you're doing and where you should be heading in the future.
- The travel industry is moving at an incredible rate, largely due to the implementation of technology and communication. Infrastructures and innovation are making the world far more accessible.
BEST MOMENTS
'There comes a time when you have to hand over the business to the second generation'
'You've got the DNA of a family business'
'If you want to become an international company then you need to change all your regulations'
'The world is changing very fast'
This is the perfect time to get focused on what YOU want to really achieve in your business, career, and life. It’s never too late to be BRAVE and BOLD and unlock your inner BRILLIANCE. If you’d like to jump on a free mentoring session just DM Jeannette at [email protected] or sign up via Jeannette’s linktree https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast series - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/brave-bold-brilliant-podcast/id1524278970
Burak Tonbul - https://www.apollo.io/people/Burak/Tonbul/5abbedcfa6da984085f34979
Diana Travel - https://www.dianatravel.com
ABOUT THE GUEST
Burak Tonbul was born in Kusadasi in 1977. Graduated from Bilkent University business and Hotel Management faculty in Ankara at 1999. Started his career as bellboy in Kusadasi in Club Diana during school holidays when he was 13. Worked in different departments of Diana Group since then and appointed as Managing Director of the company at 2014.
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/burak-tonbul-9869ab11b/
Email - [email protected]
ABOUT THE HOST
Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.
Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams.
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Podcast Description
Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. From the boardroom tables of ‘big’ international businesses to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities and take risks, whilst staying ‘true’ to yourself is the order of the day.