Roustam Tariko
Roustam Tariko
Roustam Tarikois the founder of Russian Standard Vodka. He also founded Russian Standard Bank, a credit and term life insurer in Russia. In 2009, Tariko's net worth was estimated at $1.1 billion...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth17 March 1962
CountryRussian Federation
believe business consumer difference insurance vodka whatever whether
I believe there is not any big difference between any consumer business, whether it's a bank or insurance or vodka or chocolate, whatever it is.
business country express hope land limited russia
From the country with limited hope to grow your own business and express your own personality, Russia has become the land of significant opportunity.
bottom business committed drive sure warning
The only warning I'd give is - make sure you are strong enough and committed enough in your business pursuits. It is commitment and belief, not just the bottom line, that should drive you.
society wants
I launched Imperia at the Statue of Liberty because I wanted to use something symbolic. I like American society because it always wants to do something new and better.
people russian
I started like many young Russian people in the beginning of perestroika when it seemed that everything was possible.
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Russians really needed a product that would be not as strong as vodka and not as feminine as cheap sparkling wine, so Martini was a good solution.
call honest
You need to be honest and always see new opportunities coming. So I call it intuition, innovation, execution - these are my working principles.
job life personal separate work
I do not separate my job and my personal life; therefore, I never work and never rest.
job money
Money is always an indicator of a job well done.
work
I always wanted to work on the consumer market; I always wanted to work with people.
I would prefer myself to own all of my brand, where everything I am responsible for myself.
built
Lots of businesses built in the early 1990s were not very transparent, not only by Russians, but also by foreigners.
believe brown join russians spirits vodka
Considering that Americans are now moving away from whiskey, moving away from brown spirits in general, I believe that they will all join Russians who drink vodka straight. They will sip it like cognac.
people
A lot of people offered me to go public, but I have always rejected it.