Banco Itau is an organization of notable size and is furthering its propensity towards growth by its current merger with Unibanco. It is one of the largest banks in Brazil and accounts for 11 percent of the Brazilian Market. It also has banks throughout the world, including New York, London, Tokyo, and Shanghai.Don Linford serves as the head of International Securities Operations for Banco Itau. As he joined with us in Switzerland it was a great experience to meet with him and have him present to us about his work and his advice for us as prospective international business people. I was intrigued by his background and his yearning for an education despite growing up on a farm and in a family that did not consider or support the idea of higher education. Don shared his philosophy about luck – there is none, and if there is a definition for it, it is when preparation meets opportunity.
He shared other philosophies about how to approach life and work. Despite his accolades and successes as a businessman, he said, “I do not feel like I am successful. There is still more I want to do, more growing for me to do.” His insights were meaningful to me, yet it was hard to be completely persuaded by him. As I thought about family and work-life balance, and I didn’t feel like he had a healthy one. Still, his experience and words of wisdom were powerful and very applicable, and I gained a lot from his presentation.
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