Michael Virardi

2014-08-26

When it comes to exceptional customer care in my country, I regret to say that while one may come across it in a few isolated cases, most companies and...

2014-08-06

“A store is nothing without its staff, like a home is nothing without its family” The above words belong to Harry G. Selfridge, the American-born British...

2014-08-02

Sometimes education and inspiration comes from the least expected source! This week the “source” was a series of three unconnected e-mails that appeared...

2014-07-13

It was a historic day for my country: the first visit by a high-profile American politician since the early 1970s. The former 42nd President of the United...

2014-07-04

I recently read a joke on LinkedIn that I would love to share with you! It was about a big corporation that hired several cannibals. “You are all part...

2014-06-18

It all started when my country’s national football team visited Japan a month ago. We lost 1-0 on the pitch but we gained so much from our Japanese experience...

2014-06-06

I doubt if rock stars are treated the way the members of the Cyprus national football team and the accompanying delegation were treated during their recent...

2014-05-14

Today is a special day for all of us because, like every single day, we will experience it only once in our lifetime. For me, however, it is rather more...

2014-04-22

It is not that often that my wife and I enjoy a good movie but last night we did. Dallas Buyers Club was the reason we were riveted to our couch for...

2014-04-01

I’ve just arrived back from Turkey where I was invited to be a speaker at the prestigious Ankara TEDxBLIS! It was an honour and a pleasure to find myself...