MON AMI MARK - MY FRIEND MARK
English Version - *version française dessous* MY FRIEND MARK “Never let schooling interfere with your education” – Mark Twain I laughed when I read Mark Twain’s quote... I felt he was speaking to me! You see, I was a terrible student. I only mastered two subjects, history and current events. I barely got out of high school and never had the marks to go to university. Consequently, I went into the family jewelry business. I was 18 years old. Five years later my parents went into a joint venture in the Republic of Ireland with two other companies. My folks suggested to their partners that even though I was young, I could run the green field start up. Everyone agreed and I moved to Ireland. I knew the manufacturing process pretty well, but that was about it. I had no experience setting up a new business, hiring the employees, r...