From the darkest of times can spring forth a ray of hope that can blossom into a brilliant new tomorrow.
Charan Sethi Knows this very well.
The owner of Tien Sher Group of Companies, this year’s recipient of the Business Leadership of the Year Award, experienced a severe low when his firm, which for the past 14 years has been involved with creating real estate projects across Metro Vancouver, had a development burn to the ground in October 2008.
A portion of the $625 million Quattro project in Surrey was lost, but Sethi was determined not to allow the setback to dull his vision of seeing it completed.
The firm’s persistence to rise from the construction ruins drew praise from the development community and in 2012 it was awarded the Greater Vancouver Homebuilders’ Association Community Service Award.
The chamber’s award is given to a business or individual who provides leadership and inspiration to the community and environment and serves as a positive role model.
“Sometimes bad things happen to you, but you come out of it ahead, and sometimes you learn what true, human nature really is,” said Sethi. “And I am certainly surrounded by some of the best people in the workforce.”
Finalists in this category included Canadian Springs Water Company, and Novex Delivery Services.
