Where to Begin?

Well, I guess, I will just give an overall update of what I’m up to. It has been about a year since I published on my last blog and quite a bit has happened. So, here’s a bit about the year that was…

Upon my return from Africa into Canada, I moved straight to Toronto. I think this transition really helped with the reintegration seeing as I was going from the massive city of Johannesburg to Toronto instead of Saskatoon. I spent my first weeks soaking up every bit of Canada I could – talking to Canadians, eating at Canadian restaurants, drinking Canadian beer.

Then the reality sunk in that I needed to get a job. I spent the next while applying like crazy at advertising agencies, NGOs, and any other company that I felt would challenge me. I went for a few interviews, but in the end I ended up accepting a job from Enterprise Rent a Car as a management trainee.

Taking the job with Enterprise opened another chapter in my life – long work days and not much sleep. The Enterprise management trainee program is a very interesting one. New employees start at the bottom and move up as fast they can manage. All promotions are based on performance, not seniority. As a result, expectations of participants are very high.

I left Toronto and Enterprise March 1st to return home to Saskatchewan. While home, I ended up getting a marketing position with SaskTel, Saskatchewan’s largest telecommunications company. I am now a product marketing manager for a number of business phone systems. This position is very exciting because I’m always working with leading edge technology.

I have now worked for SaskTel for six months. The experience has been great. At the same time, I’m also looking to get my own business/organization started. If anyone has any ideas, let me know.

That’s all for now…