Category: Middle East
Today was a big day for the team, our strategy proposal to the executive team at RISE. Even with advanced technology and the resources Fisher has provided our team, seven thousand miles and an eight hour time difference made regular meetings during the initial project planning portion of our assignment rather difficult. Add on the fact that our client is working on a new venture which often lead to pivotal changes in scope.
Post initial presentation we spent much of the day revisiting our strategy and allocating our remaining areas to research.
At 4pm, Gregg, Joey, Travis and myself headed down the street to meet the CFO. This was our first working session with Steven and we were looking forward to his insight for forecasting revenue streams within the F&B industry.
In the words of Gregg Silver:
I would not say that waterparks are generally my cup of tea, but at the advice of my friend I decided we should check out the Atlantis Waterpark. Likewise, most of the teammates were interested as well . . .so we packed up our things and headed for the Palm. For those of you who are not familiar with Dubai . . . it’s time for a geography lesson by yours truly. . .
With our presentation fast upon us, we spent much of the morning with our heads down. The team compiled our final pieces for the first cut at our presentation, and spent the afternoon rationalizing our plan. We also had our first meeting with Steve . . via Skype which was helpful to run through our ideas as we further define our strategy.
We even worked straight through lunch. . . for those of you who know Matt . . .he does not like to miss a meal. The boys headed to a local pizza place for dinner . . . once again Travis consumed the most interesting meal