MFAD faculty member Brian Collins of Collins: recently flew to Scotland and bought a 17th century castle on 500 acres in the Highlands for his new UK headquarters.

“I brought along an American Bald Eagle to mark our company’s arrival here,” he explained.

However, before you get jealous of such good fortune, he also said, “This is all made the hell made up.” And yet “I do look forward to having an office in this most remarkable part of the planet,” he added with a slight brogue, and then noted “I’ll get to wear plaid skirts without anyone looking at me sideways.”