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Her Majesty’s right-hand man in Missouri
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Recently, I had the privilege of sitting down with KSDK’s Kay Quinn and Brandie Piper to discuss my work with Her Majesty’s Government, the latest Royal news, and, of course, Brexit. You can also read the article and listen to the podcast on the KSDK website.
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UK/US Business Etiquette & Small Talk
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Excerpt from Chapter 4 of “Pond Business: How to Succeed Across the Atlantic” by Mark Sutherland, available from Dunrobin Publishing on Amazon and Amazon UK and in bookstores in the UK and the US. As we have already established, American and British ways of communicating and doing business are different. Business people, and especially…
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Business 101
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Excerpt from Chapter 3 of “Pond Business: How to Succeed Across the Atlantic” by Mark Sutherland, available from Dunrobin Publishing on Amazon and Amazon UK and in bookstores in the UK and the US. There’s a great organization spread across the globe, run by the British Government, called the Department of International Trade or…
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Prorogue What?
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If you are a follower of international news, or any news for that matter, the word “prorogue” may have just entered your view for the first time ever. And in case you are wondering what the heck that is, let me give you some context. Prorogue, or prorogation, is when Her Majesty The Queen…
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UK/US Cultural Differences
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Excerpt from Chapter 2 of “Pond Business: How to Succeed Across the Atlantic” by Mark Sutherland, available from Dunrobin Publishing on Amazon and Amazon UK and in bookstores in the UK and the US. Ricky Gervais, the British award-winning comedian, wrote a rather interesting article for Time in November 2011 that gives us a…
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Two Countries Separated by a Common Language
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Excerpt from Chapter 1 of “Pond Business: How to Succeed Across the Atlantic” by Mark Sutherland, available from Dunrobin Publishing on Amazon and Amazon UK and in bookstores in the UK and the US. When I first came to America in 1989, I was met by many interesting and memorable questions. Deep questions of…
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Pond Business: How to Succeed Across the Atlantic
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Pond Business, my latest book, releases today! This is a book that has been 30 years in the making. Ever since immigrating to the US from the UK, I have been driven by a desire for others to see the opportunities that exist a short hop across the Atlantic, or The Pond as I…
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A New British PM
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Earlier this morning, the Conservative Party chose a new leader. And since the Conservatives (in partnership with the DUP) are the party in control of Parliament, then the leader of the Conservative Party will (most likely) be asked to be the new Prime Minister by Her Majesty once the current Prime Minister, Theresa May,…
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STL Craft Beer + PGA Style = Fun Times
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St. Louis has an incredible craft beer scene, and I recently had the privilege of helping to promote it in advance of next week’s PGA Championship in St. Louis – Happy Gilmore-ish style. Enjoy! And then raise a pint! Sláinte!
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Promoting the STL Craft Brew Scene – PGA Style!
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I have the privilege of knowing many people who are passionate about St. Louis. And since I am also, there are many projects I get willingly dragged into. This one combined the St. Louis craft beer scene with the upcoming PGA Championship taking place in St. Louis next week. Thanks Happy Gilmore for…