What do we see, or feel, when we hear about negotiations involving millions of dollars? Probably movies. Maybe a TV show like Suits. There’s a certain value, and definitely a mythical aura, surrounding complex sales. Movies and TV shows have given us this idea that heavy, complicated commercial deals happen in boardrooms on the 50th floor, with …
In December, people are better, more willing to help those around them. Maybe more relaxed. Maybe less selfish. I read many comments that we should not donate only in December, that there are other months of the year, that people have needs all the time and not just one month. I believe that everyone donates …
I first talked to Ian some years ago, while we were negotiating a deal. We never met face-to-face but I really appreciated that as serious and very good at his job that he was, he was laidback and working towards an outcome that was win-win. Ian is one of those people in the industry that …
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Please tell us a few words about yourself and your professional history (and more). As a child, I was passionate about sports and exercise. I started jogging in the 4th grade more out of need than pleasure because I was a fat little girl. I became more and more passionate about movement, its beneficial effects …
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Years ago I met a complete woman: Gabriela Stanciu Păsărin. Architect, mother, girlfriend, friend, woman. Yes, woman in the true sense of the word. Beautiful, attractive, strong. She had a certain je ne sais quoi. She had that nonconformism rarely encountered in the period from 1975 to 1980, especially in the fairer sex. If you …
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Dear Grape Minds, “If Paris is France’s head and Champagne her soul, Burgundy is her stomach” – The World Atlas of Wine. Summer is reason enough for cheerful celebrations. No matter where. No matter whom with. Myself, I like to celebrate summer (and weekends, and special occasions – like being alive, for example –) with …
I would go to Florence every weekend, if I could. It’s a charming city where every street corner is overflowing with beauty. Every year, on Daniel’s birthday, we go somewhere in Italy (his father is Italian so his blood calls him). And we love Italy. Two years in a row we went to Lake Como …
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In September 2019, I was in Berlin for the annual ISTAT (International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading) Europe. Every year the organizers choose another European city for this event. This year it was the capital of Germany, at the Intercontinental Hotel. It is probably the largest trade fair in aviation, which brings together over 2000 …
My favourite Dutch city (right now) is Hoorn.
We moved to Amsterdam over a year ago. Because of my job and also because last year we have been on holiday in Turkey and in Canada to visit Daniel’s parents and in Bucharest to visit my parents, the plan was to enjoy the Netherlands starting with the autumn of 2019.
But the fall and winter were very rainy and cloudy. February was the wettest month in the Netherlands since they began measuring it, in 1901.
I wrote to businessman Adrian Ghilă on Instagram. I had heard of him from Haihuin2. In a few days he answered me, very polite, very humble. I was very surprised to receive an answer from the Romanian billionaire living in Los Angeles. We decided to talk on a Wednesday morning. The conversation was easy, it …
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