Yearly Archive:: 2018

Expanding Horizons and Weaving Global Threads 0

Follow my journey, as well as my 2018-19 MBA classmates’ experiences during their time on the Oxford MBA programme, at http://mba.sbsblogs.co.uk/ “Never forget that there are countless people who would be happy to live your worst day.” – Colombian Airbnb Host. These words of wisdom will forever stick as a relevant

First Half 2018 Quotes 0

“To what then, must we aspire? This, and this alone: the just thought, the unselfish act, the tongue that utters no falsehood, the temper that greets each passing event as something predestined, expected, and emanating from the One source and origin.” — Marcus Aurelius “There are two things people want

Identity: Peeling off Labels 0

Photo attribution: Manolo Chrétien on Unsplash Reading Time: 20 minutes “If I wasn’t me would I still be me?” I asked my mother an umpteenth time as a young child. “If I was born as someone else would it still be me?” These pseudo philosophical questions were the start

Kurtosys Interview: Digital Disruption in Korea 0

This interview was first published by Kurtosys on September 25, 2017 under the title “How South Korea’s mutual fund pioneer embraces digital disruption” and has been reproduced here with permission. An Interview with Matthew Morgan, Global Strategic Marketing & Business Development Manager at Mirae Asset Global Investments Matthew Morgan The

Second Half 2017 Quotes 0

“For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson “There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” ― Henri Matisse