Experts Who Have Contributed to This Project
In alphabetical order, of course.
We thank the multicultural business experts who have contributed to the American Businesswoman's Politically Incorrect Guide to Bangalore. Their expertise and generosity with their time and knowledge has been invaluable!
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Barbara Rowan Wright Real Estate Account Executive Barbara Rowan Wright is a Real Estate Account Executive specializing in builder advertising with the San Francisco Chronicle and SFGate.com. She has also worked for Seattle Time Publications, Inc. and San Mateo Times. Previously to advertising, she was a writer and photographer for such music publications as RIP, Hit Parader and BAM and interviewed such musicians as Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue, Jon Bon Jovi, John Densmore of The Doors and Alice Cooper. She earned a BA in Women's Studies from the University of Washington, '94. Barbara has traveled solo to 16 countries and the 4 hemispheres. Currently she is studying to become a registered nurse so she can travel more and volunteer for nature disasters. The San Francisco Bay Area has been Barbara's home for the past 12 years. When not studying, she can be founding doing misc. home improvements on her 91-year old Arts & Crafts home, figure skating and of course planning her next trip. |
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John F. Williams Aviation Business Consultant/Manager John is an avid traveler, aviator, businessman and entrepreneur. He specializes in organizational leadership; multi-national business; financial management; international business negotiations; startups; business planning; financial analysis; corporate structures; regulatory compliance He’s a fabulous traveling companion and editor, and also my husband. |
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John Rajeski My passion is business, and assisting companies maximize their international marketing and sales opportunities, and, I embrace the challenge of facing the ever-increasing complexity of global business. While the pace of globalization and innovation continues to quicken; I am clear that sound fundamentals such as guanxi, and doing what's best for the customer will always hold true. |
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Jon-Michail www.imagegroup.com.au As a past designer with Christian Dior he further studied International Business Management at Monash University, Australia, Media Relations at RMIT University, Jon-Michail is also a past winner of the prestigious International Image-Maker of the Year USA Award (the only Australian to have won this award to date) a recipient of the Australian Achievers Award and winner of the Hong Kong Bank Business Award for export services, along with many other business and marketing achievements. |
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Julie Jacobs Consultant (Profile coming soon)
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Michaela Broeckx Homegrown in a culturally diverse corner of Antwerp par excellence, Michaela first did Arabic & Middle Eastern Studies in Ghent, and then proceeded to Damascus, where she further fine-tuned her language and culture awareness skills at different institutions. Later, she went for additional MA degrees in Pedagogies and Culture Management - and hence moved to Muscat (Sultanate of Oman) to be a member of the Nawras (Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company) launch team. |
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Miri Elman That is to vast an answer and this is such a small space... A couple of things tough, I'm practical (when I must be), spontaneous (when I can be) and I dearly enjoy this world. I love NY, love to leave it, love to return to it, it has such an incredible energy. My favorite thing about travel is meeting people in other cultures, seeing a places history and how it's present came to be. |
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Pooja Gupta After having worked for 7 years, I did my second post graduation at the French Grande École ESSCA, and worked in Europe for an year. Then once again I moved back to India. I am working with Brickwork India for almost an year. Here I am a Business consultant, handling multifarious requirements of the clients ranging from basic Administrative to High Research tasks. I am working with a team of analysts, thereby giving a quick turnaround to the assignments. It's a fun job, not the easiest - but it definitely challenges you in a good way! My international education was and still is a big plus in progressing with my career even outside France.
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Rajani Paniker I am a commerce graduate from the University of Calicut, India. I have been associated with the Outsourcing Industry for the past 6 years. My tenure as a Customer Experience Coach with Dell International Inc., helped me gain awareness about the US culture and people. I am currently employed at Brickwork India as Remote Executive Assistant. My expertise in performing various administrative and web based research tasks allows me to meet the client expectations productively. My family is my strength and my weakness. Reading, Traveling, Listening to Music and spending valuable time with family and friends are my favourite leisure pastime. |
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Rinku Sood Once upon a time she was an an active sports person but now personal interest includes Animal welfare & reading - both fiction & non-fiction but more inclined towards Philosophy and Spirituality. Her Creative quest has led her to learn Calligraphy and now she intends to pursue a professional course in writing. Some day she hopes to open a home for abandoned & stray animals, and to learn the richest language on earth- Sanskrit. |
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Sharona Gottlieb |
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Sigrid Steinschaden Higher Education Professional Ph.D. University of Salzburg, Austria Has been working in the field of Higher Education for 10 years for an Austrian university network (Eurasia-Pacific Uninet) linking Austria to Central- and East Asia. From September 2008 on she is working at China Conservatory (Beijing) for a joint project (“Austrian-Chinese Music University”) established under the guidance of Eurasia-Pacific Uninet. |
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Ursula Villareal |
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Viraj Kalra Viraj Kalra is a new media consultant specialized in animation, online media and media process outsourcing. He currently heads Planman Technologies and Planman Motion Pictures' Media Studio in India providing services to clients in the media & entertainment sector across the globe. Viraj's multi-dimensional carrier spans across public relations, image consulting, marketing communication, corporate communication, film production, film marketing, brand tie-ups, business development, corporate training and teaching. He teaches the Executive Communication course at the Indian Institute of Planning & Management, a reputed business school in India. His training assignments with senior teams at various corporate cover topics like team-building, communication skills, power dressing, new media and brand & personal identity. Viraj travels extensively (80 to 100 days in a year) within Asia, Europe & USA on training assignments, faculty exchange programs, consulting & speaking engagements, film festivals and client interactions. His wife Nidhi is a research and HR consultant and they live in a South Delhi apartment from where they love to entertain friends and plan weekend getaways. |
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