Michael Grapsas
mgrapsas@nexiaasr.com.au

What qualifications do you have?
Bachelor of Business in Accounting. Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

What experience do you have?
At the ripe old age of 25, I've just notched up 6 years in the business, having started my career as a "sandwich year" student when i was 19.

When did you join Nexia ASR?
December 2000, Long Service leave here I come.

Why did you choose to work at Nexia ASR?
A pure illustration of supply and demand -  I wanted a job and they offered me one.

Why did you become an accountant?
Because accountants have always had such a fashionable image of course!

If you could have any one / any business in the world as a client who would it be and why?
Mark Cuban. As owner if the NBA's Dallas Maverick's, he's unconventional by the measures, and isn't afraid to speak his mind (and has been fined $US1.5m by the league to prove it!). He turned a hobby, being a desire to broadcast live commentary of his college basketball's team games over the internet, into a multi-billion dollar corporation (Broadcast.com) which he then sold to Yahoo! And somehow, I don't think fees would be a major issue with him.

If you could have dinner with any one in the world, living or dead, who would it be and why?
I think Hugh Hefner would be an interesting dinner guest. He's another guy who turned a pretty simple idea into a license to print money. Plus, it would be interesting to see who he would bring to the meal.

What do you like to do in your spare time?
I'm a bit of a sportsman, both on the field and in the arm chair. I love my cricket and basketball. Sleep is also a hobby of mine.

What AFL team do you barrack for?
I was indoctrinated, as most of my brethren were, into the Magpie Army from a very young age.