The seven year switch

When I first crossed the threshold of Eurobuild CEE’s offices in 2012, it was with a sense of excitement and elation that I would be able to contribute to the next stage of the history of this magazine. Today, although I’m leaving the company, I realise that none of those early hopes ended in disappointment or disillusionment. It has been a wonderful time in my professional life. I’ve learned so much about journalism as a profession, about working with people, about myself and even more about the real estate market. I’ve met a wide range of inspirational individuals. And I’ve worked with the very best. These are my Eurobuild colleagues in the editorial department and on its sales and conference teams, who I owe a great debt to, as I do to those on the wider market who have crossed my path – those real estate experts and visionaries who have both passion and a deep knowledge of their field, and those in communications and PR departments, without whom it would have been impossible to write most of my articles. I’d like to thank each one of you for all your help, time, encouragement and off-the-record conversations – which are the very life-blood of a journalist’s work. I would also like to thank you, the readers of this magazine, for being the motivation to constantly explore new topics and overcome whatever difficulties we’ve had. Eurobuild has been a home away from home to me and I will always remember this time with affection. I’ve devoted seven years passionately to this job, which has made my life a misery more than once, but has also been a source of inspiration, good fun and some great anecdotes. They say that ‘whoever loves what they do, never works’. And there is a large pinch of truth in that. There’s also a lot of truth in the fact that you always need to improve, grow and take on new challenges. I’ve now set myself new goals that I want to accomplish with the same commitment and passion I had at the beginning of my career path. I hope that this will bear fruit, and that it will drive me to accomplish even more in my professional life and to scale new peaks. Especially considering the fact that I’m moving over to the dark side – as my waggish colleagues in the editorial department have put it. I will be observing the sector from a different perspective and I can’t wait to find out what I’ll see. And after all the thanking I’ve done, I now have a request: friends and colleagues, please keep your fingers crossed for me. And remember: this is not a goodbye, but a see-you-soon! ν