I love Baroda. After visiting the city palace yesterday, we spent quality time with our host families. You can see mine to the right: Kavita (homoeopathic doctor), me (Whitney), Savir (VP marketing Inox India), Ashna, Jingle (adorable cocker spaniel), and Tanvi. Ashna and Tanvi are identical twins, and both are athletic and artistic. It will be very hard to leave such a warm, vibrant family and city.
The power of Rotary is incredible. It just so happens that my wonderful host Savir Julka and Alok Desai, CEO of Baroda's leading branding agency aadharshila, are fellow Rotarians at RC Baroda Metro. As a PR professional for Atlanta's communication firm Jackson Spalding, I loved spending the day with Alok's team of designers and client service representatives, comparing business strategies, creative processes and even firm cultures. It is a true privilege to shadow others in the same professional half way around the world. Thank you to Alok and his team for spending time with me.
JSers, it's great to see friendly faces from Baroda working hard for great clients like ours. They eat lunch together each day as many of our PROI partners do, and they welcomed me to the table. They gave a special shout out to JS Creative, Cultivation and Communication!
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Dear Whitney,
ReplyDeleteIt was indeed a delight to spend the day with you today. The best part was that we share so many things in common. The entire team was all admiration for your friendly demeanor, depth of expertise and pragmatic approach to the profession. Its nice to know that, far away, across the globe, we have people practicing marketing communications with similar ethics, involvement and passion.
The best wishes to the GSE team and everyone at JS.
Cheers
Alok
Whitney:
ReplyDeleteGreat update. Can't wait to see you upon your return but it sounds like you are having a great time.
Brian
I am so proud of you Whitney! -- Carrie
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