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Monthly Archives: October 2011

South Africa

  When people hear that I’ve just returned from South Africa, they always ask “How was it?” It’s hard to think of just one word to describe the trip but one tends to come to mind – amazing. 20 hours of travel time later, we arrived in Johannesburg Thursday September 29th around dinner time and headed to our hotel – the Fire & Ice Hotel. We had free time for the evening, and woke up bright and early the next day to start our adventure. Our first visit Friday was to MultiChoice – the leading satellite television operator for the African continent. It was so interesting to hear about the companies business strategy and how it is influenced by the Read More

Fall Break Reading Proves Realistic

For those of you who have begun reading The Iron Horse Club, this real article about Koch Industries, Inc. is eerily similar to the book’s fictional company ADG.