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”
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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”
A New Way
There’s a feeling I get When I look to the West And my spirit is crying for leaving –“Stairway to Heaven,” Led Zeppelin After months of very hard, conflicted consideration I submitted my resignation to Poken on July 13th. In this blog entry I will lay out the reasons behind my decision and presentContinue reading “A New Way”
Back in Lausanne
After a HOT week in Houston (albeit one that was bookended by gorgeous weather in Minnesota and Virginia), it feels great to be back in Lausanne. It is also very nice to be reunited with my team at Poken, although half the team is in San Francisco right now so I won’t catch up withContinue reading “Back in Lausanne”
The End Of An Era
This weekend marked the end of an era. Oh sure, Michael Jackson died and that’s really too bad. Although I was aware of Michael Jackson throughout my childhood, I didn’t really get into him until my senior year in high school. That’s when JEB brought in the MJ HIStory album to play while we were announcing for women’s lacrosse games. IContinue reading “The End Of An Era”
Heidelberg
Last week was pretty spectacular. Katie was in town for the week so it didn’t need much to make it great to begin with. Still, the week “overperformed.” Katie arrived on Sunday and we spent the afternoon walking around the lake in the gorgeous weather. Lausanne in the summer really is paradise: highs in theContinue reading “Heidelberg”
Chance Encounter
Yesterday was wonderful. I went to IMD to have lunch (OH how I miss those lunches!) and talk with the MBAs about careers in technology. On my way out, I debated whether or not to stick around and play a little ping pong–oh why not?! As I was playing a my first game, who shouldContinue reading “Chance Encounter”
It Finally Happened
This weekend has been remarkable for several reasons. Chronologically: 1. On Friday it was announced that Jimmy Buffett will be performing not one but two shows in Europe this year, both in small venues. July 5th he will be in London in a theater that seats ~2,000 and September 26th he will be in ParisContinue reading “It Finally Happened”
Carmina Burana
Thursday night several of us from the IMD MBA class of 2008 attended the Choire Lausanne’s performance of Carmina Burana. Although it wasn’t an amazingly executed performance, the music was, of course, great. Even better was the chance to catch up with my classmates before the show and afterward over beers at Les Brasseurs. FridayContinue reading “Carmina Burana”