Varun Gadhok

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DISC Type : DC

India Business Head at Center for Creative Leadership

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Overview

Varun Gadhok is the Country Head for CCL India, a business transformation specialist with over 25 years of experience in sales and leadership, particularly in SAAS and cloud models. A graduate of Pune University with a B. E. in Mechanical Engineering, colleagues describe him as approachable, confident, and solution-oriented.

He has a keen interest in analyzing market intelligence and follows publications like the Harvard Business Review. Varun is passionate about engaging in thoughtful dialogue and collective sense-making to understand the evolving demands of leadership and organizational growth in a complex world.

He has successfully built business units from scratch and established strong channel partnerships across diverse markets like India, ASEAN, and ANZ.

Personality Overview

Fast But Analytical

ROI Driven

Precise But Practical

They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.  They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.

Topics They Care About

Future-Ready Leadership
He frequently speaks on building adaptive minds and future-ready organizations, focusing on what effective leadership demands in the current environment.
Business Transformation
His career is built on expertise in deploying new business models, with a specialization in Subscription (SAAS), cloud, and IoT solutions.
Strategic Market Growth
Demonstrated success in penetrating new markets and driving revenue growth across regions like India, ASEAN, and ANZ through strategic planning and partnerships.

Media Appearances

Varun has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2024
India Business Head at Center for Creative Leadership
6-2023 - 2-2024
Vice President of Sales at imagine.io
3-2021 - 12-2022
Sales Head : India, ASEAN & ANZ at Desktop Metal
1-2019 - 11-2020
Sales Director at Rize Inc.
4-2018 - 12-2018
Vice President Global Sales & Marketing at Intellicar Telematics Pvt. Ltd.

Education

1993 - 1997
B.E. Mech from D Y Patil College of Engineering, Pune Univ
1991 - 1993
Education details unavailable from salwan Public School

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Exp : 26 Location : Gurugram, Haryana, India Job Level : N/A Designation : India Business Head at Center for Creative Leadership
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Insights For Selling To Varun

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship

DONT's

  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Varun is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Varun

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Varun move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Varun take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Varun

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