We look forward to showcasing employees each month so that you can get to know each other better!
Benjamin Ebele
” I’m an IT Specialist, I ensure to provide technical and administrator responsibilities aimed at ensuring the smooth operation and enhancement of our company’s IT infrastructure.
What’s your favourite Holiday?
I love Horror Movies (Seen all movies from 2002 till date).What was the last book you read?
Playing XboxWhat’s your favourite food?
Fried Plantain & Eggs.What’s the greatest accomplishment of your life?
Completing my MSc and Starting with my PhD degree.What’s The Best Advice You’ve Ever Received?
Wherever you find yourself, at work or in your personal life, do your best.What are three items on your bucket list?
Travel to Greece, Sky-diving and Travel to Rome (To see the Colosseum)What’s your favourite travel destination?
I think this should be Paris (Saw the Eiffel Tower)Do you like to stay up late or wake up early?
Stay up Late.How do you approach learning something new?
Really Good, Actually.What are you passionate about?
About my Job and Profession.What’s something on your desk, a nearby wall, or out a window that makes you smile during your workday?
My Mother’s Picture.When at work, how do you motivate yourself?
Continuous Learning and Development & Staying positive and ensuring I create a comfortable workspace.
Monique Johnson
“I am part of the ModCom team. I answer and assist with customer’s inquiries through email and chat.”
What’s something about you that not many people know?
I am diagnosed with two rare conditions: Exercise Anaphylaxis (which works out for me cause I don’t like exercising, LOL) and Intraoperative awareness, which means I’m resistant to anaesthesia. I got a job in Clinical research to find out more about these conditions and to possibly find a cure. I don’t really consider this fun but I thought it’s pretty interesting.What’s your favourite hobby?
I love to cook and travel to other countries (whenever I can
What’s your favourite food?
There a Filipino dish called “Bicol Express” which I LOVE! It’s pork stewed in coconut milk with lots of chilis. YUM!What was the last book you read?
What Men Live By Leo Tolstoy. I haven’t had a lot of spare time to read lately due to having a 2-year-old.What’s the greatest accomplishment of your life?
Building a happy family and raising my toddler happy and healthy.What are three items on your bucket list?
o Travel the world o See my daughter and son be successful o Retire earlyWhat’s your favorite travel destination?
The Philippines! Some of my family still lives in the Philippines and I love visiting them.What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
Do not try to change something that is beyond your control. There is nothing more you can offer anyone other than your very best. If you’re doing this, nothing more is required.How do you approach learning something new?
o Practice, practice, practice. o I set a goal for myself and try to exceed that goal. o I ask questions. Better speak up than pretend and make mistakes.What are you passionate about?
I lost 2 important people in my life recently and I realized life is very fragile and that relationships should be treasured and expressed every day. These treasured moments become a guiding principle that influences how I approach relationships in both my personal and professional life. I am also an advocate for myself and is very passionate about continuous learning and constant self-improvement.What’s something on your desk, a nearby wall, or out a window that makes you smile during your workday?
Not on my desk, wall or window but all over my house. My almost 2-year-old daughter. She’s a handful but I love her to death.When at work, how do you motivate yourself?
I find out and think about my “Why’s”. Why am I working? Why am I putting this much effort? Why am I setting a goal and trying to achieve these goals. When I stop and think about my “why’s”, only one thing comes to mind. My family. So it keeps me motivated, eager to work and hit my goals.If your current team had a mascot, what would it be?
A sea otter! I think the modcom team have a good bond and I read something where otters hold hands while napping to avoid drifting away from the group. I see it analogous to how we help each other if someone is struggling.
Ruth Odutayo
“I work as a BDC Sales Agent. I make and receive calls that may lead to potential sales. “
What’s something about you that not many people know?
I love anime movies and children cartoons.What’s your favorite hobby?
Shopping, listening to podcasts and music.What was the last book you read?
Regretting You by Colleen Hoover.
What’s your favorite food?
Jollof rice paired with fried plantain and chicken barbecue.What’s your favorite Holiday?
Christmas
What’s the greatest accomplishment of your life?
Switching careers to what I enjoy doing.What are three items on your bucket list?
Skydiving, Watch a Beyonce Concert, become a mom.What’s your favorite travel destination?
Peru.What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
To thyself be true. To others, be kind.Do you like to stay up late or wake up early?
Stay up late.How do you approach learning something new?
Research. Then jump into it while learning and unlearning on the go.What are you passionate about?
Trying new things.What’s something on your desk, a nearby wall, or out a window that makes you smile during your workday?
My niece and nephew.When at work, how do you motivate yourself?
Appointments and shows! An engagement leading to an appointment and a show are great morale boosters.If your current team had a mascot, what would it be?
It’d be the managers. Keith, Robyn, and Robert!Ceejhay Teodosio-Bregole
“I was part of the follow-up team then transitioned to admin/projects tasks. I provide the collective information on the tasks that our agents need to work on a day-to-day basis so they would know where to focus on. I also work on removing the duplicate information in the database. Aside from that, I helped build the dialer and maintain/update the information.”
What’s something about you that not many people know?
I have ADHD.What’s your favorite hobby?
Watching volleyball games and playing pretend games with my daughter ��What’s your favorite food?
Spaghetti and pizza, but recently I have been liking Ramen too!
What’s your favorite Holiday?
Christmas.What was the last book you read?
I no longer read books but the last one was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer Stone (years ago).What’s the greatest accomplishment of your life?
Was able to buy a house for the family (all because of the help of Strolid).What are three items on your bucket list?
o Travel to a different country! o Provide my parents with things/experiences that they were not able to get/experience before o To be able to build a business that will be able to support my family’s needs in the future and my daughter’s educationWhat’s your favorite travel destination?
Not really a hodophile but we love to go to parks and educational museums.What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
o Don’t trust anyone, even yourself.Do you like to stay up late or wake up early?
Stay up late. Ask my boss.
What are you passionate about?
Helping out people the best way I can.What’s something on your desk, a nearby wall, or out a window that makes you smile during your workday?
My husband
How do you approach learning something new?
I am a visual learner so I always ask for videos/ pictures/ virtual training first. Write down detailed and step-by-step procedures, and then do it on my own. Most importantly to ask questions so I won’t be lost.When at work, how do you motivate yourself?
Nothing fancy but I’m just looking forward to finishing the tasks I have for the day. It’s like a puzzle that I have to complete.If your current team had a mascot, what would it be?
More of a nonchalant Dexter that’s in front of a computer (from Dexter’s Laboratory).
