Interviews

Russell Skidmore, Photographer

After an extensive career in advertising as an Art Director & Creative Director in London, Paris and Budapest for leading agencies, he transferred the skills and knowledge gained to his own successful company covering wedding, event, PR & portrait photography.

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Osama Kutaini, Owner Of Byblos - Fine Lebanese & Levantine Cuisine

1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your last XpatLoop interview?

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Xpat Interview: Jennifer Webster, Founder of Good Karma Restaurant Budapest

Jennifer Webster is an American expat entrepreneur who originally arrived to Hungary in 1993 to open a bar with friends.

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Xpat Interview: Chris Clarke, Director, Clarke & White Real Estate Budapest

Chris Clarke was born in Shropshire, England and moved to Brighton when he was 22 years old, when he was 24 he set up a recruitment company specialising in Hospitality moving workers around Europe.

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Xpat Interview: John Hart, School Principal, International School Of Budapest

John has lived with his Hungarian wife in Budapest since 2010. Before moving to Budapest, he spent 18 happy years as the Headteacher of two large comprehensive schools in the North of England.

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Daniel Erdei, Manager of Winestone Restaurant in Budapest

Daniel, who is 32 years old, lives in Budapest with his wife and young daughter. He spent his internship with an Accor hotel, and has been a big fan of the company ever since.

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Interview: Ildikó B. Csejtei, Business Development & Integrated Communication Expert

Ildikó is a senior business development and integrated communications expert and leader with over 20 years’ experience in media, financial services, pharma and strategic consultancy.

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Xpat Interview: Denes Danko, CEO, Alpha Travel SouthEast Europe

Denes Danko, CEO of Alpha Travel SouthEast Europe and creator of Szerbia Magyarul (Serbia in Hungarian).

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Xpat Interview: Zoltán Roy Zsidai, Owner & CEO, Zsidai Group

An entrepreneurial professional with decades of experiences in the hospitality industry, Mr. Zsidai goes by the name of Roy.

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Xpat Interview: Robyn Flemming, Freelance Editor, Proofreader

Robyn is an Australian freelance editor and proofreader, with clients in Australia, Asia and the Middle East. A digital nomad since 2010, she now has a nest beside the Duna, where she is keen to unpack her suitcase.

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Xpat Interview: Mr. Arne Klehn, General Manager, Budapest Marriott Hotel

An open-minded, truly cosmopolitan expat with a passion for gastronomy and social responsibility, Arne arrived Budapest a year ago.

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Éva Patzauer, Managing Director, Csodalámpa Alapítvány

I have a BA in foreign trade. I speak English and German fluently, and some French as well. Before I took long maternity leave, I worked for a number of Hungarian banks (CIB, Creditanstalt, Unicredit) as deputy treasurer.

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Xpat Interview: Giovanna Mandato Leahy, Chairwoman, International Women's Club

Born in Italy and educated in the USA, I obtained my Masters in Business Administration and Marketing in 1982. Since those days, my husband and I have traveled all over the world and lived in many countries in the last 27 years of both my and his professional career with Fortune 500 Companies.

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