Wayne
Dedicating this one to the team.A couple of weeks back I planned on putting a post out on LinkedIn to mention how appreciative I am of my team. I didn’t. Partly because I don’t really post on socials and partly because I’m not one for public displays of affection.
And now today, I wish I’d done it.
Ahead of my 39+1 birthday, I came into the office to some really thoughtful gifts. I wasn’t expecting anything at all, and it only confirmed how grateful I should be to call these people Team Twilo.
And so, I’ve decided to scrap anything I had planned for this month’s update to dedicate my entry to the people who very much make Twilo what it is.
Andrew – He’s been a main stay during our growth over the past few years. Genuinely one of the most talented people I’ve worked with, and I hope I get to work with him for a long time.
Izzy – Has been a breath of fresh air since she joined us. Super organised, always smiling, and has freed up a lot of my time. The future of our marketing department.
Chris – One of the best designers I’ve worked with. Full of integrity, always wants to do the right thing, cares almost too much.
Matt – Has only been with us for a few weeks and has come from a broad marketing background. He’s committed to becoming a PPC specialist and is very thorough in his learning, making a great start.
Sayem – Honestly the politest person that has ever worked at Twilo. Always smiling, super polite, and will literally fight you to let him wash your mug. A true gent.
Michalis – Super positive, walks into the office wearing a big smile every morning. He always wants to improve. Amazing cook. The king of tzatziki.
Jen – Has been the biggest support throughout the growth of Twilo, from day one. Jen is Superwoman. The only person I know who works harder than I do, and she does it so much better.
Corey – Has been with us for just a couple of days at the time of writing and has already made a big effort to get to know his new colleagues.
I’ve always said that a business is only as good as the people in it, and this business is one of the best because of the people in it.
Enjoy hearing more from these amazing people below…
Andrew
April 2024I’ve done some upgrades this month; I started on an OpenCart rebuild as well as upgrade an old Laravel application. For OpenCart, we are taking a very old e-commerce website built in a dated framework utilising XSL / XML for the templates. We are taking the website and rebuilding it for the latest version of OpenCart (4.0.2.3). The Laravel project has been upgraded from an old version of the framework and the PHP version has been updated to 8.3. This is an application for shed retailers, and it gives the ability to create quotes as well as customise sheds before production. We are now ready for the next steps of this application to make it better and more suited to purpose.
In the last week of the month, I spent the weekend in Nuneaton for a pub and board games night. We headed out to the pub on the Saturday evening to get some good grub for a cheap price thanks to the vouchers my friend had saved up. We also had some “two for one” deals on the beers which is always great. After getting back, we spent the rest of the night, including early hours in the morning, playing games such as the Fallout board game.
Before the month closes, I’m going to see a mortgage advisor which will hopefully be our first steps into buying our first home. We’ve got all the documents together and will put through a mortgage in principle. The plan is then to start looking during May to get a feel of what homes we would like to go for.
