Today was a lot of fun in a very new environment. Tomas had to work so I amused myself by heading into town and just walking around all day. My first impression of Amsterdam when waking up and looking out the window was: green! Tomas et al live in an apartment overlooking one of theContinue reading “Amsterdam Day 1”
Author Archives: Bryan Guido Hassin
The End of an Era
This evening I took a one-way train from Lausanne to Geneve-Aeroport, boarded a plane with two heavy bags, and left Switzerland indefinitely. Last night some of my Poken friends and IMD classmates came out to celebrate my last night on the town. We had cocktails at Kai Zen, followed by La Berlinoise at Bavaria. ItContinue reading “The End of an Era”
Buffett in Paris–again!
This weekend I hopped on the train to Paris to meet Mom for her birthday. The very first time I took the TGV from Lausanne to Paris it was to be with Katie before the MBAT and now, the last time I took it (for a while, at least) was to be with Mom forContinue reading “Buffett in Paris–again!”
Family Time
The weekend was a lot of fun. Nick came into town on Friday so he, Katie, Cox, and I went to dinner at Indika for excellent Indian food. I accompanied mine with a Madras Mojito, featuring chili powder on the rim–awesome! Saturday we took Nick’s son, Aidon, to the zoo, which was a blast. IContinue reading “Family Time”
An Early Win
As many of you know by now, I have stepped full time into founding a US-based green technology company, enistic. US businesses spend over $9b each year on energy for office equipment–$1b of which is for equipment that isn’t even in use. enistic reduces office equipment energy consumption 20+% with wirelessly monitored power strips thatContinue reading “An Early Win”
Victory Lap
What a truly wonderful week it has been! Katie and I arrived in Florence early Monday morning, just in time to catch the sunrise over the Arno. We found our hotel, which turned out to be a medieval tower in the center of the city, close to the Duomo–awesome! We dropped off our bags, gotContinue reading “Victory Lap”
The Next Chapter Begins–Sort Of
This week was really amazing. It began with my last day at Poken on Monday. After working all day to ensure that every last bit of my responsibility had been successfully transferred, we all went out for a drink (well, several). The team bought me a fondue set with which to remember Switzerland, which wasContinue reading “The Next Chapter Begins–Sort Of”
Reunion
The last week has been absolutely wonderful. Building up to the IMD MBA 2008 reunion here in Lausanne, I spent most of my non-working hours catching up with those whom I haven’t seen since our graduation last year. It began on Tuesday when my Swedish classmate, Jesper, arrived in town and crashed at my apartmentContinue reading “Reunion”
IMD Keeps On Giving
Last week was a very IMD-centric week for me. It began Monday night with dinner at a professor’s house to discuss my next career move. After dinner and much discussion of Harry Potter with his children, we moved out to his terrace for dark chocolate, 1997 Castello Brolio Chianti Classico, and a marvelous sunset overContinue reading “IMD Keeps On Giving”
Berlin, Take My Breath Away
Another weekend, another great trip to visit friends in new places. This weekend I went to Berlin to visit IMD classmates Matt and Lucy. I arrived late Thursday night, crashed at Matt’s place, and awoke early to accompany him into work. His office is conveniently situated in Mitte, so, while he worked on Friday, IContinue reading “Berlin, Take My Breath Away”