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Jennifer Barry: I had read that real estate in cities like Hyderabad and Bangalore had gotten quite expensive. Sai Balakrishna: Yes it is. Just before the real estate boom I was lucky to buy what they call a flat. A flat is a cottage so now that has doubled in value since I [...] Jennifer Barry: How did you end up getting your MBA from Indiana University since there are some good programs here in Dallas like at SMU? Sai Balakrishna: Well I did consider SMU, but the type of program I was interested in was at Indiana. The pressure of work was tremendous and I had [...] Sai Balakrishna moved to the US from New Delhi, India in 1981. Since then, he has excelled in management positions in many different industries while earning two Master’s degrees, one in Industrial Engineering, and the other in Business Administration. He is currently the COO of ProCureVision, a consulting company which solves complex business [...] Not all the wildlife in Australia is deadly. Jennifer Barry: How are you enjoying Perth? You mentioned to me that there were a lot of sharks in the harbor. Matthew Oglivie: We’ve got Great Whites here, they’re scary to look at. I like Perth, the lifestyle here is very relaxed. [...] Jennifer Barry: Tell me about your experience moving the family to Australia. That must be logistically difficult, especially with four children. Matthew Ogilvie: It is. There are practical things as far as what we moved. We had to choose what furniture to bring. We sold most of our electrical items because the electricity [...] You could retire to a cheaper country to stretch your savings. Most people who work for an employer look forward to retirement. Maybe you’ve been dreaming of the trips you can take, or the hobbies you will finally have time to enjoy. Perhaps you have plans to retire early, to enjoy your [...] Jennifer Barry: Is there a lot of interaction between your country and New Zealand? Matthew Ogilvie: There is a huge rivalry between Australia and New Zealand. If you look at the relationship between Canada and the United States, multiply that by a factor of ten and you’ve got Australia and New Zealand. New [...] Matthew Ogilvie has a unique outlook on the world. He moved to the US in 2003 from his native country, Australia. Matthew was interested in the intersection of religion and terrorism, so he designed his own college curriculum on the subject. This summer, he returned to the Southern Hemisphere with his wife and [...] JB: Being in Italy, how do you think the economy is doing there? I know you don’t have to look for a job, but do you get the sense that people are struggling? DM: I have two different perspectives. One is what people tell me, and one is what I see which tends [...] JB: Now that you know Italian as well as English, do you have any interest in learning other languages? DM: Yes, I want to learn Castellano (Spanish). JB: Well, it will help to know Italian because Spanish is closely related. DM: I studied Spanish in high school and sometimes it comes back [...] |
 
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