When it came time for college, his parents gave him the choice: business school or fashion school.

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Bulas also happens to be a father of two daughters, one in high school and one in college, that helped him out with the business from time to time.

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Shocked, he asked a finance professor at the premier business school in Ahmedabad, Indian Institute of Management, to double-check him.

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This Santa business, which he pursued after attending the nearby Professional Santa Claus School in Denver, moves him.

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