Happy Valentine’s Day! On this day of love, we often think about ways we can show love and appreciation to the important people in our lives. But while it may not be your first thought, today is also a great opportunity to think about how we can show love on a larger scale.

It’s been 20 years since I started with ComputerTalk, so it’s an interesting time to reflect on how I got here, what I’ve done, and what made me stay.

We are excited to share that ComputerTalk has once again demonstrated its devotion to client satisfaction and received exceptional feedback from our customers in InfoTech Research Group’s SoftwareReviews report. This accomplishment showcases our technical skills and commitment to being transparent, trustworthy, and focused on our clients.

It was that one Spring morning a number of years ago that I made the call (a cold call, in fact). The snow had melted, the ground was just thawing, and trees were starting to bud once again. It was a call to a young company, merely six years in existence, that had specialized in voice IVR systems with a platform called Glacier. It was advanced self-serve technology running on high-density telephony boards with analog lines and ISDN PRI trunks. (It has since morphed into a feature-rich omnichannel contact center product.)

My journey to ComputerTalk started at Wilfrid Laurier University; I was in my 4th year of a Communications Studies degree and was still figuring out what I wanted to do after graduating. I decided to go to the Waterloo Career Fair to see what employers were there and what piqued my interest.

Like many university students, I am not 100% sure on the career path I want to take, but doing People Function Co-op at ComputerTalk has opened the door to a vast variety of possibilities that I did not even know were possible.

While studying physics in university, my original goal and path in life was to remain in academics, following through with my Master’s and finally Ph.D. I realized when nearing the end of my undergrad that another 7+ years of schooling wasn’t for me, and I was looking to get some real-world work experience under my belt. It’s hard to believe it’s been almost 10 years since I graduated and started working at ComputerTalk!