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I work part time at a Paris Baguette, and I got extremely moved by a 10-year-old kid today…
There's this kid that often comes to our shop… He came holding his mom's hand today and was looking closely at the types of cakes we have… Then he points at a Pororo cake and says: "Mom, this one!", but the mother goes: "You can't eat chocolate because of your allergies… pick another one"…
But then the kid says: "It's okay, even if I can't eat it, my friends can! My friends like Pororo too, let's buy this one…"
Turning all red and unreasonably moved to tears, and because the kid was so pretty, I bought him strawberry doughnut as a present… That's what real friends should be… And it seems like so far I haven't been a real friend to anyone…
This was going around on Twitter this morning and somehow I couldn't help but translate it. It seems to be an old post from NATE (or any other similar Korean Internet community), but… it's really sweet.
Apparently, my Tumblr turns 4 today ^0^/
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a student showed me this in class today, saying i should use it for stupid people xD
a co-worker sent this to me during a particularly dull period at the office today…
If you were granted 3 wishes from goldfish, what do you want?
Ahhhh… It's the kind of why-you-like-Wooyoung question…
Hmm… I don't really know. I guess I would wish for something I cannot do myself, something that's beyond my capabilities, but as of now, I don't think there's anything. As far as money and comfort and dreams are concerned, I'm sure if I had enough will, I could work towards it. The same for happy family, I don't think I can ask a goldfish for that, because I have to work towards it too… The same as I can't ask for the world to be cleaned of dumb people. That also wouldn't be fair lol.
I guess if I were to ask for anything, I would wish for my parents to be always healthy.
Why does it suddenly make me think of this old Soviet cartoon…
Just a fun question. if u ever had the chance of naming a street in korea, what will u name it and why
Instead of naming a street, I would paste a plate with the its name on every other house on the street, because Korean street names are usually displayed only on pointers in crossroads, and sometimes it is really hard to find the place you're looking for unless you have Google maps in your phone OTL.
Thank you for your prompt answers! Yeah! About handling the boys... I mean, like, you know, what do you do when you love them so much yet you don't get enough of them? I'm not sure if it's called fan-girling? I'm pretty new to this tumblr (and fandom) thing as you may have noticed. I've always just kept them in my heart... but it seems like I can't anymore!
Hmm… I don't know, perhaps I've been in the fandom for too long, that I can't really think of such moments. I guess I wouldn't call it "love". Hell, the word alone makes me cringe (I come from a culture where we don't say the L word too often). Perhaps I call it "feels"?
I might tweet at times when feelings bottle up, but most of the time I end up plotting fan-fics. Feels are really good source of inspiration for fanfics :D
is there a question no one asked you yet and you wish someone had? and what would be your reply ? :]
From my experience I can tell that even if there are questions I wanted to be asked, people come up with far better questions than that. They always surprise me!
Somehow I can't think of anything that I REALLY want to be asked about… Perhaps something related to Korea? But then again, we have YouSoKorean blog for that haha :D
"Taec, shut up and give me some light here, please," Wooyoung cuts the ship off, not having any of its (his?) weird antics.
I literally gasped when i read this part..nvr thought wooyoung would talk to taec this way. Kkk. Even this Taec is…a ship?
Ah yes, it was a bit weird to write that way as well, but I guess this is the part of the story where Wooyoung is still not sure whether he should treat Taecyeon as a person or a very complicated super computer (long story) ㅋㅋㅋ
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There's another of Bill Ackman's song-and-dance shows today: he's waging what the FT calls "one of the largest and most expensive proxy battles in US corporate history" against Target, and eliciting some pretty compelling pushback from Bill George in the process. George is no lightweight: he's the former CEO of Medtronic, is a professor at Harvard Business School, and is a board member of both Exxon Mobil and Goldman Sachs.
The Ackman fight is confusing, especially given the very peculiar quote he gave to the FT:
"This is not a poorly managed company," he told the Financial Times in an interview. "This is really just about improving the board."
I really have no idea what this is supposed to mean. No one spends $15 million on a monster proxy battle just because he thinks that one set of independent directors will be marginally better at giving direction to existing management than the current set of independent directors. But Ackman has backed himself into a corner.
When he started his fund, Ackman had all manner of bright ideas about how Target could achieve better results through financial engineering. But the world was different then, and much more amenable, in principle, to such suggestions. Today, talk of spin-offs and lease-backs is extremely unfashionable: we're living in a back-to-basics business culture, and that's no bad thing.
The problem for Target is that Ackman still has a fund to run, and pushing financial engineering is the only way that he knows to try to justify that fund's existence. The fund might have been a bright idea when it was set up in 2007, but not all bright ideas turn out well, and this is one which turned out badly. So we get mission creep: Ackman is now targeting the board, rather than management, for reasons which are increasingly vague.
Most investors, if their investment in a company doesn't work out, sell it and move on. But Ackman can't do that, because he's running a single-stock fund. So he's liable to be an expensive annoyance to Target for the foreseeable future. He has very little choice.
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Felix, I think you've got this one exactly right. The quant-based financial engineers need to wake up and smell the coffee. Going forward, the global economy will not be able to afford the "skimming" that the financial services industry has engaged in for decades — positioning themselves in the flow of money and helping themselves to a few hundred basis points a year when all they do is slice the global GDP pizza into a different number of slices. It's over, boys — let's see those business plans. Case in point: spoke with a former CIO of a mutual fund company last week; she was recently downsized and bought a landscaping company. Sun on your face and sweat on your back, like the rest of us.


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Rihanna has been through a lot since she scored her record deal at age 16. Now, at 22, she's released her fifth album and acted in her first feature film, Battleship, but the in between hasn't always been so squeaky clean for the pop star. The Grammy winner was infamously abused by boyfriend Chris Brown and chose to take him back for a short amount of time, all in the public eye.
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Well, I would say that in the beginning of my career, I didn't have a lot of input in what I wore and stuff, but it was a very, innocent, girly look. Then after we put out Good Girl Gone Bad, it kind of became a darker, edgier look, and then it got even edgier on the last album [Rated R]. And now it's just . . . I'm over the whole structured clothing, overly shoulder-padded shit. I like stuff that's easy without trying too hard. I don't like stuff that's too contrived.
And on what she sees happening in fashion this year:
I probably see a lot of menswear, or something extremely, extremely feminine. But I like to play with both. It would have to be so extreme that it's a look, because I don't usually like typical ladylike, girly-girly stuff. It would be a look if I were to do it. I always like something that's a little off, so it's just not typical or expected.
Kanye must be aware of how Rihanna has fans that appreciate thinking outside of the box, as he also wanted to know how she got the idea to include a pink military tank on stage as part of her last tour.
I love to combine femininity with a kind of extreme masculine edge, and I felt like the tank is just not a typical thing that you think of when you think of a girl — or in any kind of relation to a girl. Then we made it hot pink. We just added that touch.
And he really must have done his research to know that Rihanna has many a female fan that is interested in Rihanna the person as much as they are Rihanna the pop star. (That, or he knows something we don't know.)
WEST: How does it feel to know that you could have any man in the world? Or woman. How does it feel to know that you can turn straight women gay?
RIHANNA: Is that a real question?
WEST: Yeah.
RIHANNA: Well . . . Thank you. I don't know how to feel about that. [laughs] I guess that's flattering.
WEST: But just to have that level of power. How do you deal with it? No one woman should have that much power.
RIHANNA: I try not to depend on it. It's just a part of what's happening right now in my life, and I appreciate it. It helps a lot. [laughs]
Many of Rihanna's counterparts have flirted with similar ideas of possible bisexuality (including Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha), but there's something about Rihanna that gives the impression she's a little more authentic when it comes to what she puts out for the public to see and hear from her. I could be wrong, but I have yet to feel as if she's attempting to profit off of pretending to be interested in women.
At any rate, I appreciate Rihanna's taking control over her image and not being afraid to embrace her masculine side.


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We are less than two weeks away from Milwaukee Brewers' pitchers and catchers reporting for Spring Training. And after that yawner of a Super Bowl, I have never been more ready for baseball. I mean, come on. Eight points for the NFL's top offense? Former MLB player Fernando Tatis once had eight RBI's (two grand slams) in one inning, as he so kindly pointed out.
8 points in the superbowl…i had 8 rbi in one inning
— Fernando Tatis (@FTatis23) February 3, 2014
But enough football talk. It is officially baseball season, also known as the best sport in the world. Let's take a gander at what other baseball bloggers are typing about.
- Kyle Franzoni of Jays Journal wonders if Colby Rasmus is worth the money that Adam Jones received.
- Ryan Ritchey of District On Deck ranks Nationals' pitcher Gio Gonzalez among other NL pitchers.
- Jason Evans of Yanks Go Yard claims the Yankees must acquire Emilio Bonifacio.
- Nicholas D. Blazek of Cubbies Crib takes an in-depth look at new manager Rick Renteria.
- Randy Holt of Call to the Pen questions if the Orioles should extend J.J. Hardy.
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Photos and Description of this 3 bedroom holiday cottage in Old Fort - Kibbin at Mackey Ford
Architecturally Unique 3 BR (plus loft and sm. bonus room), 3 BA, on creek
Fall asleep to the music of Mackey Creek and awaken to a hiker's paradise!
New stone cottage lodged in isolated setting between creek and mountainside, with exquisite beamed interior of white pine, and Linville Blend granite exterior. Heart pine floors on main level and wool carpet in loft. Marvin windows. Two skylights. Combination mountain cabin and Swedish décor.
Architecturally exceptional in an extraordinary setting.
Three bedrooms plus loft and small bonus room, and three baths. Sleeps 10 plus.
A scenic mile by foot --along one of the most beautiful native trout streams in the Blue Ridge-- from Pisgah National Forest with its Mackey Mountain Wild Area containing approx. 5,000 acres of little known Old Growth.
A few minutes from the Revolutionary War era and rail town of Old Fort, fifteen minutes from Black Mountain, and a half hour from Asheville and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Wifi and land phone line.
Close in, cove setting against mountainside blocking all but midday sun, no distant mountain views.
11.75% combined McDowell County occupancy (5%) and NC sales/ use (6.75%) tax is in ADDITITON to rental.
Cleaning costs included in visits of 3 nights or more
- Suitability:
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters
- children welcome
- limited accessibility
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
About Larry Pless Atlanta
A family of 5 with grown children in Atlanta, Georgia, resulting in a family and home blend of Sweden and Western North Carolina.
Larry Pless Atlanta purchased this cottage in 2013
Why Larry Pless Atlanta chose Old Fort
The owners repurchased part of a grandfather's old Kibbin property which was a place of magic in the family from 1934-71. But the old half -round log Kibbin , site for decades of both annual Kibbin parties for legal and political figures from around North Carolina and of treasured family memories, had held up the mountainside for too long, so a granite cottage took its place. Interior is mix of Sweden and Carolina mountain cabin, as Dana is of Swedish descent.
What makes this cottage unique
Exceptional architecture hard by shallow ford of a rushing, pristine and symphonic mountain creek.


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Warner: Trading for Alex Smith wouldn't 'cost that much'
The San Francisco 49ers may have plenty of suitors for quarterback Alex Smith this offseason, with the Arizona Cardinals possibly joining the mix.
Smith, who has become expendable to the 49ers after the emergence of second-year signal caller Colin Kaepernick, could be an ideal fit for a Cardinals team that still lacks an impact quarterback.
Former Cardinals QB and NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner told Arizona Sports 620's Burns and Gambo Monday he thinks Smith can be had at a reasonable price.
"First of all, I think San Francisco as a gesture to him is going to let him go. So I don't think it's going to cost that much," Warner said. "I think a three or a four [draft pick] would be my guess on what you had to give up to get him. So I don't think the cost is too high for a guy that can win at this level and shows what he brings to the table."
Smith has suffered his fair share of ups and downs, posting a 19-31 record over his first five seasons in the league. But he appeared to turn a corner last year, en route to a 19-5-1 record.
In 2012, Smith seemed in position to lead the 49ers for the foreseeable future, before a concussion derailed one of the best seasons of his career.
San Francisco then went on to post a 7-2 record with the dynamic Kaepernick at the helm before losing in the Super Bowl.
Smith's future is now up in the air, but he stands to be a popular target in trade talks this offseason. While the Cardinals seem like a logical fit for the 28-year-old quarterback, Warner said it's important for Smith to find a system that plays to his strengths.
"I think that's going to be the key for Alex Smith and whoever brings him in is make sure what you're going to do and how your team is built fits Alex Smith and if you're Alex Smith try to do the same thing," Warner said.
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January 7, 2008
I came here for a job that fell through.
Where all the cool stuff is!!
Hello! I've been here for a little over a year and I have yet to do anything and I barely know where anything is...help! :) I would love to meet some new people, especially those interested in art, small dogs and all things French. Cheers!
Thanks Diane, Roo Roo ROO! (We are pretty normal and mature people unless it involves our mini-Schnauzer. Really.)
Next time, Bill and Judy
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I won't be able to make this one, that why I asked about frequency. I look forward to keeping an eye on when the next one will be! I take my dogs to Grandview dogpark sometimes. Have you ever been there?
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By Gabriel Sanchez Zinny
There appears to be a growing consensus in US and Latin American circles that our diplomatic relationship has not been very dynamic over the past decade—with hopes that the re-election of President Obama could finally occasion the real hemispheric dialogue that he said was his priority at the beginning of his first term. But this kind of thinking is clearly coming from a US perspective, since many Latin American societies are asking themselves why they would want to engage more with the United States. Indeed, most are trying to diversify their political and economic portfolios.
So what are the major issues in the hemispheric relationship? Certainly, they include democracy promotion and human rights, citizen and border security, and trade. There is also new integration efforts such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Pacific Alliance, as well as the Obama administration's "Pathways to Prosperity" program, which seeks to promote social inclusion through support for small business and human capital development.
Security and trafficking issues are key to the sustainability of the region, and both the United States and Latin America have a lot at stake in the outcome. But I would argue that the same applies to trade and economic growth, even though it has been less visible on the diplomatic agenda. However, one of the most important issues—education, the human capital that is the foundation for all these topics, the basis and the long-term driver for many of them—is hardly addressed in the hemispheric dialogue.
Human capital is not only an essential factor for promoting economic growth, alleviating poverty and preventing drug consumption, but is also one where both North and South face challenges. In the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) figures, the United States is at or below the OECD average in math, science and literacy, and the US graduation rate barely tops 75 percent. This, even though the United States is the country with the highest per capita spending on education—around $12,000 per student per year.
Latin American is doing even worse, perpetually in the bottom third of the international rankings. If the region wants to maintain its recent spurt of economic growth, it can only sustain it through increases in productivity, innovation and improved competitiveness. The basis of all that is better education.
Some recent State Department initiatives focus on education, like one signed with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, which will send 100,000 Brazilian students abroad, half of whom will come to study in the United States. Education is also addressed through USAID programs, and through the multilateral development community. However, it is an issue that deserves more attention in any diplomatic relationship, given that a well-educated society is a key asset for every country.
We are seeing already some of this in the policy and philanthropic communities. Initiatives like PREAL, Teach for America, the World Fund, and Junior Achievement are all promoting greater hemispheric dialogues and shared experiences around education. They are doing so through many different channels. Some are fundraising in the United States and investing in better teacher training in Latin America while others are connecting policymakers throughout the region to advance the conversation and share best practices from around the hemisphere. It is a good beginning – and diplomacy should follow that lead.
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Gabriel Sanchez Vinney is the founder and Managing Director at Kuepa, leading blended learning company in America Latina, and partner at Blue Star Strategies. His previous experience includes development of health services, management of the implementation of new technologies in the education sector and directing the Argentina program for International Scholars at the Woodrow Wilson Center. Prior to Blue Star Strategies, he served as Vice President at Dutko Worldwide, in the areas of Foreign and U.S. Federal Affairs. Gabriel co-authored four books on education policy and is an opinion columnist in several Latin American newspapers. He also was a director at Edunexo.com, one of the first software companies to address the education sector in Latin America. Gabriel studied Economics at the University of San Andrés in Buenos Aires, Argentina and completed his Masters in Public Policy at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
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Did you know that that the Ski Lake Tahoe resorts are rolling out a lot of cool new developments this season? Think new lifts, new resort properties, new base area renovations and new modern amenities. All of this is designed to ensure that you have a more enjoyable and memorable Tahoe ski and snowboard vacation.
Alpine Meadows and its sister resort Squaw Valley are undergoing a five-year, $70 million renaissance. For Alpine Meadows, this means expanded snowmaking and new state-of-the-art grooming snowcats, along with a revamped mid-mountain lodge into a Bavarian-style beer garden serving regional brews, sausage plates and even raclette. It will also introduce a new Snow Rangers program offering season-long backcountry touring and avalanche awareness training for ski team kids ages 12-18.
In the first two years of its five year renaissance, Squaw Valley has invested over $38 million in new lifts, on-mountain improvements and base area renovations. It's continuing this trend with a new Wanderlust Yoga Studio, as well as a fleet of Mtn Roots Food Trucks serving an eclectic menu of regionally and sustainably sourced food. Parents looking to introduce the next generation to skiing and riding will want to check out the new Teaching Tykes private lessons that instructs them on how to teach their young ones how to ski or ride.
Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe has added a few tech-friendly upgrades this season, including expanded wifi service throughout the base area and the ability to pre-purchase lift tickets and lessons in advance through a streamlined e-commerce site.
Over the last five seasons, Northstar California has made some significant upgrades, including the Promised Land Express high-speed detachable quad chairlift and the new Zephyr Lodge. This season it's renovating the cabins on its Big Springs Gondola and welcoming the Ripperoo Riglet Park for its first full season of operation, featuring specialized terrain to help 3-6 year olds become comfortable on a snowboard sooner.
Heavenly has a lot going on, both on the mountain and off. At the top of the gondola, it is expanding its Adventure Peak offerings to include a four-lane zip line center, a treetop canopy tour, two ropes courses along with an additional 3,000-foot-long zip line as part of the resort's new Epic Discovery program. If you haven't been to Heavenly's après ski party, Unbuckle at Tamarack Lodge, you'll definitely want to check out the expanded excitement on the outdoor deck this season. Off the slopes construction is underway on a number of new retail shops as part of The Chateau project being built adjacent to Heavenly Village. In addition, there's a new hotel in town. The Landing Resort and Spa is a luxury, boutique lakefront resort complete with marble bathrooms, gas fireplaces and a Greek taverna.
Kirkwood Mountain Resort has once again been chosen as one of only two North American stops on the Swatch Freeride World Tour (FWT) pitting the best big mountain skiers and riders in the world against the forbidden and permanently closed chutes and cliff bands found in The Cirque. The resort is also partnering with slopestyle legend Bobby Brown and Red Bull to bring twelve of the best riders on the planet together for MegaSlope 2.0 to showcase their skills on a custom-built course on the resort's backside that will be twice the size of the Olympic course in Sochi.
Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort has invested over $4.5 million in a new base area facility and adjacent plaza that will add more than 9,000 square feet of retail space, demo centers and restaurant options. As part of this expansion, you'll be able to enjoy a new sun deck complete with comfy lounge chairs and cozy fire pits. The venue will also be the site of a new Spring Concert Series that will showcase top touring acts from around the region. Thanks to the popularity of Sierra's Yoda Riglet Park, it's expanding it to include a Burton Star Wars™ Echo Base giving kids ages 7-12 the opportunity to quickly learn how to snowboard.
New associate member Sugar Bowl Resort is installing the $3 million Crow's Peak Chairlift that will add more than 150 acres of advanced/expert terrain including two new groomed runs, wind-protected glades and committing steeps and chutes. The resort is also building a new $4.5 million Sport Haus Aquatic and Fitness Center available for use by those lodging guests staying within the resort's snowbound village.
Homewood Mountain Resort, located on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe, is another new Ski Lake Tahoe partner. For the upcoming season it has expanded its grooming fleet to ease the learning curve for first-time skiers and snowboarders by incorporating man-made berms and gullies as part of the resort's beginner terrain. It has also teamed up with Pacific Crest Snowcats to offer a new specialty lodging package, The Backcountry Experience, combining a full day of powder turns on more than 3,000 acres of private terrain with luxury lakefront lodging at the West Shore Café and Inn.
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TaskUs is a company comprised of hard working, passionate and fun loving individuals bonded together by one common goal: revolutionize the way businesses get work done, one day at a time.
TaskUs is a company comprised of hard working, passionate and fun loving individuals bonded together by one common goal: revolutionize the way businesses get work done, one day at a time.
TaskUs founders, Bryce Maddock and Jaspar Weir, have been business partners since their teenage years at Santa Monica High School. In 2008, they left their jobs to start a virtual personal assistant company that would allow busy professionals to outsource their lives, one task at a time.
They started working with service providers from over a dozen different countries and testing out skill sets that ranged from data entry to blog writing. Time and time again, they found the highest quality work and had great experiences working with teams in the Philippines. With a highly educated English speaking population and modern infrastructure, its no surprise that the Philippines is the number 1 destination in the world for outsourcing business process.
In 2009, TaskUs built its first office in Manila with a core team of five team members. The founders also quickly realized that the same high level service they were offering to busy professionals was desperately needed by businesses. With a dedicated core team in place and a new vision for changing the way work gets done, TaskUs began to work with the most innovative companies in the world, offering the same fanatical level of customer service and attention to detail that the company was founded upon.
Today, many of the biggest and most exciting companies in the world trust TaskUs with their daily business processes that free them to focus on true innovation, and the TaskUs family has grown from two childhood friends to an international organization of hundreds. Join us and let's redefine the way the world works!
We don't consider ourselves to be "ninjas," "rockstars" or any other catchy term for incredibly smart employees. Rather, we are an organization comprised of talented individuals banded together by common goals and core values.
Daniel joined TaskUs in December 2013 as the newest U.S Operations Manager. Previously at Airbnb, Daniel developed their top-tier customer service channel known as "White Glove" (think Navy SEALs of Customer Service), supporting 150+ customer service representatives and ensuring premier experiences for VIPs. Known to be ready and willing to dive into any issue and project, Daniel's management experience has seen him spearheading endless varieties of creative tasks: from customer service, email lead generation, non-profit internal auditing, media development, webcasting, audio/video event production, organizing a community film festival, and even motivational public speaking. This key versatility allows him to match TaskUs' unique business processes offerings with the world's most unique and innovative companies. He is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton with a B.A. in Communications and Human Communication.
Daniel's free time is spent exploring the world; by foot, automobile, plane, train, and when all else fails, via the web. He believes diving deep in to obscure music, art, ideas, and cultural movements help him understand and better live the world of tomorrow, today.
Andy is a recent addition to the TaskUs executive team, where he is responsible for defining and driving company strategy, leadership recruiting, and operations. Before joining TaskUs, Andy was Senior Director of Global Customer Operations for Expedia. In this capacity, Andy led a global team responsible for opening and closing call centers, implementing new processes and technologies, and developing and executing operations strategy.
Prior to his time at Expedia, Andy led client service teams at The Boston Consulting Group, with a focus on strategy and operations engagements at high growth companies, largely in the consumer, technology and travel/leisure industries. Andy started his career as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company, where he learned to love data and to be driven by results. He also spent several years as a private equity investor at Castanea Partners, where he focused on middle-market opportunities in the consumer, retail, publishing, and business services sectors. Andy studied economics and psychology at Yale University. Later, he received an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Outside of work, Andy is hard to find, as he is usually on a flight to explore a corner of the globe with his wife, Lynne. His travels to date have brought him to 70 countries on all 7 continents. A lifelong sports fan, Andy has been to every major league baseball stadium, but is happiest on a family ski vacation, when he can combine his passion for travel with his love of skiing and family.
Ashir Badami joined TaskUs in 2014 as the Director of Marketing. Drawing from a decade of experience that includes experience in journalism, custom publishing and digital marketing strategy, Ashir's approach to marketing fuses business strategy with a content heart. Never a fan of accepting the status quo as the limit of possibility, Ashir brings a desire to experiment and a fervor for measurable performance to TaskUs's marketing and brand building activities.
A native of India, Ashir is an admitted bicycle junkie who loves travel, good coffee, meditation, obscure musical references, yoga and chili peppers — definitely not in that order. When he is not at TaskUs, Ashir is usually taking up too many tables at a coffee shop in Santa Monica while trying to make a dent in his reading list.
As one of the newest members of the business development team, Bo is extremely excited to be prospecting and calling some of the hottest companies in the high-growth internet space. Being a tech-lover, he is thrilled to be working at a company that is focused on growing and supporting game-changing companies. Bo's competitive spirit has allowed him to thrive in the fast-paced environment that is TaskUs.
After studying environmental policy at UC Davis, he developed a deep appreciation for Northern California and all things outdoors. While doing business development for an IT Solutions company outside Sacramento, he grew to love sales, but knew he would prefer the organized chaos of a growing startup. Five years after moving to Northern California, he returned to Southern Cal to be closer to the beach, his friends, and to join the TaskUs family.When not reaching out to prospects, Bo can be found hanging out with his longtime friends or enjoying his number one vice–quality beer.
Frisco joined TaskUs in early 2013 as an Operations Manager, bringing more than 10 years of experience in the BPO industry. With an enthusiastic and genuinely friendly attitude, he radiates a sincere passion for delivering solutions. Prior to joining Task Us, Frisco has proved his visionary style of leadership while contributing to the growth of many Philippine BPO firms. He has also held responsible positions in handling accounts such as medical, financial, collections, customer service, and inbound/outbound sales. He has set his sight on overseeing strategies and functions to support the company's vision using his expertise in operations management, team management, performance management, quality assurance, process improvement, coaching, and sales strategies. For more than 10 years of experience, Frisco has demonstrated his ability in growing and scaling his campaigns aggressively, which makes him one of the current driving forces behind the development of Task Us.
Frisco's passion also goes beyond improving business. He also enjoys playing chess and other board games, travelling, going to the beach, and movie marathon with his family.
Steve joined in early 2014 to help manage the Finance and Accounting functions for TaskUs. Originally from Montana, Steve moved to California in 2011 to work in Big 4 accounting, specializing in Private Client Services for PwC's tax group. Although he enjoyed working in Northern California, he knew he was meant for greater and warmer things down south. Prior to moving to the West Coast, Steve received his Masters in Accountancy from Montana State University.
When Steve is not working, he can be found hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains, snowboarding, playing tennis or watching the most recent sports event.
With a degree in Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California, he actually began his career in Industrial Real Estate where he managed the marketing of over 4 million square feet of property in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eventually, he decided to leave his firm to venture out as an independent marketing consultant. Major projects and accounts with Stonyfield Organic Yogurt, Front Burner Brands and Breastcancer.org defined his early accomplishments in marketing. Connected by mutual friends, TaskUs co-founder Jaspar Weir initially tasked Tyler with a few consulting projects. The fit was perfect and Tyler's strong work led to him to taking a permanent position at TaskUs as Communications Manager. Simply put, Tyler eats, sleeps and breathes startup culture and eagerly tackles any opportunity to brand or define TaskUs as a market leader.
As an avid lover of music and all things that are delicious, Tyler can often be found attending concerts across the US and actively seeks out the latest and greatest in the Los Angeles culinary scene. Whether rooting on his beloved USC Trojans on Saturdays or checking out the hottest indie bands, he is one of the most passionate people you will ever meet.
Ray joined the TaskUs team July 2014 as Vice President of Sales, bringing over two decades of business development and sales leadership within the BPO space. He is an outsourcing industry pioneer and is known for driving rapid and profitable expansion into numerous industry segments that include a well-diversified array of happy clients. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Sales to as US headquartered, Nearshore contact center outsourcing organization where he was responsible for global revenue, client relationship management and marketing strategy. Previously, Ray spent 8 years as Co-Founder and Chief Sales Officer at Technology Leasing Corporation, where he created a full service direct leasing organization providing competitive leasing solutions catering towards large scale ERP (Microsoft, SAP, Oracle) implementations. Ray began his career bringing together four main ingredients; people, process, service and technology, into a combination of value driven solutions for every client he impacts along the way. Ray earned a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
When Ray is spending time away with his family, Ray is enjoying the Southern California climate and can be found hiking, biking, lounging at the beach, enjoying a great happy hour with friends, or simply traveling and enjoying all of the great places to experience on this planet.
Mel was among the pioneers that helped bring TaskUs to where it is now. Mel is a silent worker and has consistently set a high expectation of herself in all the pilot runs and projects she works on. She started as a Virtual Assistant in her early years with the company and her commitment to excellence has led her to become an Operations Manager handling proof of concepts for TaskUs. And although she has come a long way from being one of the pioneer virtual assistants, she remains passionate and driven to help bring the team to where it should be despite all the challenges involved in a growing company.
As head of the POC Team in the Philippines, she sees to it that her team sets a high standard for total customer satisfaction — which is truly what TaskUs is known for. Mel prefers to stay at home reading books, watch movies, and bang on her drums.
Carlo joined TaskUs March 2013 and immediately took on responsibility for five start-up campaigns. Carlo has had more than 10 years of leadership experience in the BPO industry. He started out as a Technical Support e-Rep for PeopleSupport and quickly moved up the corporate ladder. He has since then managed multiple facilities with more than a thousand employees and moved on to manage multi-level professionals. From handling sales/retention services to technical/operational support, Carlo has continuously delivered ace performance. He keeps himself motivated by seeing to it that he provides his team with sufficient support and guidance for each goal they set for themselves. He exercises the kind of management style that has been proven highly effective, because most of those who've had the privilege of being under his leadership know that he is one to encourage individual style in project management. His work ethic involves trust in his team without being overly dependent on them for decisions he himself needs to make as a manager.
He is currently into boxing with his long-time friends during his days off and tries his best to resist fast food as much as possible.
Louie is a licensed graduate of Electronics and Communications Engineering and a Cisco Certified Network Associate. He joined TaskUs as an Operations Manager in December of 2013 working since then on a wide variety of campaigns.
He is very hands-on with his projects and possesses a strong grasp of the essential tools required to work in the BPO business where he has 9 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies for customer service, technical support, billing and sales.
He adds a touch of his own flair to every campaign he manages and pays great attention to every detail whether it relates to customer service, data entry and analysis, reports generation, quality processes or admin support. Louie is always happy to lend his experience to a fellow employee and prides himself in having a great relationship with both his clients and fellow team members.
An avid foodie, Louie loves to cook. He loves to travel and play video games in his spare time.
Matthew Mink is a Los Angeles native who is the U.S. Operations Director based in our Santa Monica office. With a background in lean processes and Project Management, Matthew was a natural fit for the Operations team at TaskUs. As the only member of the TaskUs Santa Monica team with a degree in Design, Matthew is particularly strong with detailed and complex projects and brings a unique perspective on operations with his experience in product design manufacturing. Matthew also has experience in vendor onboarding, remote team management and consulting with start ups that include BetterWorks and GameDesk. His attention to detail is remarkable and his impact at TaskUs was immediately felt as he was able to improve efficiency and results for two of our largest campaigns. It became immediately evident that Matthew jumps at any opportunity to tackle a challenge. While his time at TaskUs is relatively short compared to some of the longer tenured members of the Operations team, Matthew is clearly going to be a force as many of the agents he manages have been rapidly promoted to management.
As our resident vegan, Matthew is actively changing the health and lifestyles of his fellow employees for the better. With interests in health and fitness, all kinds of music, and traveling the world, Matthew fits right in at TaskUs.
Marissa joined TaskUs in November 2013. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy from De La Salle University-Aguinaldo. Marissa brings over a decade of real world experience to TaskUs, she has expertise in business aspects such as payroll and benefits to name just a few.
Marissa enjoys every challenges at work. She is passionate about producing excellent work and loves to work on process improvement to streamline operations. She loves the opportunity to learn more and share her knowledge with others. For Marissa, inspiring others to dream more, learn more, do more is of the upmost importance.
When she's not at work, she's a full time wife, and mother to her 3 kids. Ultimately, collecting happy memories with her family & watching her kids grow is priceless.
Johnny joined in second quarter of 2013 to head the Finance team in the Philippines. A Certified Public Accountant by profession and graduating Cum Laude with a degree in Accountancy from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM), Johnny carries with him an extensive professional experience in various finance capacities as external auditor, Finance Manager, Controller , and Vice President – Finance . He also handled non-Finance positions like Operations and Logistics management. Most recently, Johnny was on the founding team of a BPO company where he assumed the positions of Finance Head and Assistant General Manager for nearly a decade. Through financial projections and financial statements analysis, Johnny was able to secure multi-million peso funding through long-term loans and equity infusion for a telecommunications company and manufacturing firm he worked for. Johnny is likewise skilled in achieving cost efficiency through contract negotiations, setting up financial policies, and formulating systems and procedures.
A traditional Filipino family man, Johnny spends weekends with his family playing tablet games at home, shopping, and going to church.
Mario joined the TaskUs team in October 2014. He comes from the customer experience leadership team at LivingSocial where he was instrumental in scaling the organization as it matured from a scrappy startup into a global organization. At LivingSocial, he supported a 400-seat contact center and helped define a customer experience strategy, ultimately leading to record quarter-over-quarter growth in both B2B and B2C customer satisfaction. He's passionate about the impact of voice-of-the-customer driven change and the evolving ways customers interact with companies through new platforms and technology. During his time at LivingSocial he also had a stint reimagining their social media strategy from content to servicing, launching new branded channels, and greatly improving brand sentiment.
He graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor's in political science. When not building and implementing world-class customer care and back office support solutions for some of the most innovative companies, Mario can be found exploring the many interesting pockets of LA and hiking the surrounding hills with friends and family. Born in Seattle, raised in Oklahoma, and most recently based in Washington DC, he is taking full advantage of the Mediterranean climate of Southern California. He's now patiently waiting for the day when his puppy graduates from obedience school and can join the rest of the office pack
Melissa joined in early 2013 to manage the Finance and Accounting functions for TaskUs. Melissa brings an analytical eye and is always striving for improvements in efficiency. Melissa is a startup junkie and enjoys taking companies through their next phase of development. In 2012, Melissa moved to California and helped launch a co-working/incubator facility in the heart of Hollywood. As Head of Operations, she managed the backend of business and advised local startups with their finance and accounting needs. Prior to her west coast move, Melissa was on the founding team of GeoGlobal Energy, a private equity fund. Through deal and financial analysis support, Melissa facilitated the investment of $250 million in green energy projects worldwide. Melissa was intimately involved in establishing a Chilean investment platform and enjoys working with international teams.
Melissa is always striving for continual improvement and is eager to increase the scope of her financial knowledge. She is actively pursuing her CFA charter and plans to sit for the Level 3 exam this summer. When she's not studying, Melissa is enjoying the Southern California climate and can be found hiking with her husband and dogs, lounging at the beach, or stretching on her yoga mat.
An economics graduate and experienced nurse, Nia began her career in the BPO industry when she joined TaskUs in 2010. She started out as a virtual assistant and as a transcriptionist and has been HR Assistant. Since then her dedication and hard work helped TaskUs find and hire the right people for the job. Nia's steady and persistent pursuit for excellence made her a Recruitment Manager and a leader of her own team. She has proven that diligence, dedication, and continuous commitment to improving oneself and exceeding expectations is the right way to succeed.
When she's not busy screening new applicants and inspiring new hires, Nia is a full-time wife and mother to her three lovely daughters. She loves watching movies with her husband Apollo, going on delicious food trips and singing her heart out at karaoke.
Ryan joined TaskUs in August 2011 when he saw the boundless opportunities within the company. Ryan started his career in IT field support for almost 5 years before moving to the BPO industry in 2004. He was exposed to multiple facets of the industry such as Technical Support, Operations and Quality Assurance. He was part of a pioneer campaign that grew to 700+ full time employees and was deeply involved in developing processes and improving quality. He is a self-motivated person and always aims for perfection. Ryan continues to contribute and be part of the TaskUs' continuous growth.
Ryan enjoys spending quality time with his wife and son and watching movies and TV series marathons.
Martin is a Los Angeles native. He brings his extensive office and business administration background to the role of Office Manager at TaskUs HQ. Having worked previously in offices of different sizes and industries, Martin prides himself on his ability to just get things done… in style. He knows the city inside and out and loves to incorporate his passion for all things LA to the Office Manager role, from finding new local vendors to tapping into his established network of professionals. Martin understands the nuances and dynamics of an office and business, and what makes him ridiculously good at being office manager is his passion and drive.
This passion and vigor for life spills over to his affinity for cooking and profound interest in sports. On the weekends you will find him either reading up on the next food trend in LA or getting his friends together for an impromptu game of soccer. If all else fails just look for him in his kitchen, you wont miss him.
Taleen Askejian is the wearer of many hats, shoes, and any other fabulous accessory that completes TaskUs Santa Monica's wardrobe. As the Executive Assistant at TaskUs, Taleen unites her extreme organizational skills with a professional background in leadership and hospitality, thus creating a ridiculously effective and happy environment. Previously, Taleen helped manage UCSB's Family Vacation Center, an all-inclusive family camp with a staff of 50 college-aged students responsible for entertaining 2,000 vacationers each summer. Taleen's final role at the FVC as Assistant Director utilized her staff management and development skills. As a graduate of the USC School of Social Work, Taleen echoes TaskUs' Core Values by implementing her foundation in program management, community building, and leadership.
As a stereotypical Sagittarius, Taleen constantly plans for new travels, new pets, and new laughs.
Jasper joined TaskUs in November of 2013, was immediately assigned to head one of the company's biggest campaigns, and has since grown his team.
He initially worked as a customer service representative and soon progressed into the Operations Manager role. He can multitask and has the ability to work across multiple departments on a large scale. Backed up with a decade of experience in the BPO industry, he proudly holds all his campaigns for TaskUs in good order.
Jasper puts great value in empowering one's self, integrity, and transparency, as these have paved the way in his success as a manager and a team player. He does his best to impart these values with those he works with in order to maintain a productive environment.
If not at work, Jasper finds joy in being a caring husband to his wife and dad to his 7-year-old son.
King Leung has wasted little time establishing himself as an efficiency expert. King gained extensive international project and operations management experience during a leadership program in Singapore under Executive Coach International Pte Ltd. Becoming the President of the National Society of Leadership and Success, Davis Chapter from 2011-2012, King's ability to recruit and train was immediately tested. The management team is down to two people with dwindling general membership. His recruitment and management abilities enabled him to interview and train a brand new management team in an expedited timeframe. His transformational leadership propelled the leadership chapter in a complete turnaround in member enrollment and involvement from 27 members to 120 active members within his one year term. King possesses a special skill in his extreme attention to detail. He mastered this during his involvement with Morgan Stanley's Financial Training Program, where he learned directly from the Senior Vice President of the company. Additionally, King has a relentless drive for achievement. In March 2011, King played an active role in a record breaking campaign team that broke the Singapore's national record at the "Leap of Dreams" event. Today, King continues his commitment to a high performing team in TaskUs as a highly effective Operations Manager.
Outside of the office, King enjoys spending time with his family and catching up with friends. Considering the rigorous international travel requirements, working as a member of the TaskUs operations team affords King the opportunity to jetset to some of his favorite destinations. Ask King where he wants to go next. He will be happy to tell you and probably invite you along for the journey!
Joining TaskUs Philippines in 2010, Charles has been a significant part of TaskUs' growth and evolution. Starting his career in the BPO industry back in 2004 during college, he has worked with numerous US telecommunication companies such as: AT&T, Sprint, and BellSouth. Jumped from being an agent to a Subject Matter Expert in less than 3 months, being consecutively awarded as a top member of the operations team for 3 quarters at a time, and finally getting a chance in joining the core training team was just part and parcel of his drive to succeed in the industry. After learning about TaskUs from a colleague, he set out to see for himself what the startup was all about and after having a conversation with Bryce about the opportunity and direction the company was taking, immediately got on board and became part of the core management team in the Manila office.
Currently, Charles is the Managing Director of TaskUs. He is based in the Philippines, where he oversees and works with the entire operations team to identify and provide specific needs, assist in the progress of the site's compliance on all local government laws and regulations, and keep a close eye on capital expenditure. When he is not at the helm of the Manila office, you can typically find Charles working out, experimenting on local produce for his recipes at home, or blasting through one of the Mountain passes in his motorbike!
Elaine has almost 9 years of work experience primarily in the domain of Customer Management Solutions. Graduating Cum Laude with a degree in Chemical Engineering from De La Salle University Manila, Elaine strived hard to adapt to the complexities of the call center industry right after graduation. Prior to joining TaskUs, Elaine became part of the pioneering companies in the Philippine BPO industry. She has extensive experience in managing different lines of businesses such as financial, telecommunications, hospitality and internet search engine campaigns. Her core strength lies in adapting to changing needs and delivering results. Among Elaine's achievements are accelerating innovation, process improvement management, and creating a work environment focused on attracting, developing and retaining the best people.
Being a family-oriented woman, Elaine spends quality time with her husband and son when she is not at the office. She enjoys the most complex and demanding responsibilities of being a mother. She also loves travelling and discovering beautiful places. TaskUs is excited to have Elaine as a new member of the family and looks forward to see her excel.
Sonny has been with TaskUs since January 2013 as Director of IT Personnel. Sonny ensures that the center's network runs smoothly. He is a Cisco Certified Network Associate and a certified Microsoft Professional. His expertise in these areas allowed him to not only help TaskUs improve its internal technological systems, but also helps his team learn how such systems work. A level-headed perfectionist, Sonny prides himself in making sure that every job is done right in addition to providing top quality customer service to TaskUs. As a caring team player, Sonny is dedicated to learning about personal goals and improving oneself, he has always been ready to lend a hand when in the center.
Sonny loves dogs; he has a Labrador, a Rottweiler, and a Golden Retriever as pets. He spends his weekends with his family and whenever he's not at work, he's usually outside riding his bike or playing basketball.
Brendan joined the TaskUs team in October 2014. As a savvy B2B digital marketer, he is responsible for lead generation, conversion optimization, marketing automation and overall digital domination. He received his business degree from the University of Colorado and since then has specialized in building omnichannel marketing campaigns, most recently for the largest text message marketing provider in the United Sates, Outspoken.com. After quickly moving to the top of the digital marketing department, Brendan's heart was won over by TaskUs' high growth, talented team and startup culture. Over the course of his digital marketing career, he has helped acquire many high profile clients, lead a major rebrand, managed large scale marketing budgets and advertising campaigns, and raised over half a million dollars for various startups.
After moving to California, he sold his car, purchased an electric bike and never looked back. Besides placing cookies on half the internet and scraping data from the other, he enjoys high quality headphones, oversized hamburgers, board sports, designer sneakers, APIs and IPAs. Follow Brendan on Twitter at @Brendans_Tweets.
Christine Nguyen is the spark and energy behind TaskUs. As a member of the TaskUs operations team, Christine compliments her project management experience with a "never say never" attitude and contagious positive outlook. While working at Clear Channel Radio, Christine worked with an elite sales team to streamline the sales operation process and implemented plans to execute marketing and promotional campaigns for the top advertising agencies and movie studios. As a graduate from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, Christine possesses a strong foundation in accounting, project management, designing internal processes and cultivating client relationships. She prides herself in her attention to detail and strong work ethic. After 6 years at Clear Channel, Christine brings her expertise to the TaskUs team where her main duties include onboarding new clients and overseeing client campaigns. Christine specializes in customer support as her past career experience in account management have attributed to her tremendous ability to exceed customer expectations.
She enjoys visiting the team in the Philippines and can't wait to return to her "home away from home". When she's not at the office, Christine is most likely leading TaskUs trips to the gym, rooting for her Trojans on college football Saturdays or checking out the latest/greatest dj's in the Los Angeles area. She loves trying new restaurants, traveling and spending time with her family and friends. Warning, Christine's laughter is infectious. Prepare to get happy.
Frank joined TaskUs in October 2013 as IT Director. He overlooks the IT department utilizing over 2 decades of extensive IT experience. At TaskUs he currently manages, maintains and develops information technology strategies focused around IT security administration, network/system administration, technical support development, and project management. Frank excels in his interpersonal communication skills and uses this ability to lead his team through any project and situation. Frank prides himself on his work ethic and ability to multi task. He can adjust to any scenario and provides leadership, vision, mentoring and management to the IT department.
On his free time, Frank enjoys spending quality time with his family. He loves watching movies, playing basketball with his two sons and singing videoke songs with his wife and lovely daughter.
Bryce is the co-founder and CEO of TaskUs, where he is responsible for managing day-to-day operations and driving the vision and strategy of the company. At the age of 27, Bryce has scaled TaskUs from five employees to over 500 teammates internationally. A fanatic of boosting efficiency (he can run a three hour marathon), Bryce brings a passion for helping businesses scale that is unparalleled in the industry. In-line with his habitual overachieving, in 2013, Bryce became one of the youngest founders to make the Inc. 500 list when TaskUs was recognized as one of the 500 fastest-growing companies in America.
In 2008, Bryce and longtime friend Jaspar Weir founded TaskUs with the vision of changing the way the world works. Prior to founding TaskUs, Bryce was an investment banking analyst at Rodman & Renshaw in New York City. He graduated summa cum laude from New York University with a bachelor's in international politics. Bryce is a contributor to the Huffington Post, and frequently writes and speaks about the future of work and disruptive innovation.
Jon is the most recent Operations Manager to join the TaskUs Santa Monica team. He caught the startup bug in 2008 as the first hire of an online rewards-for-recycling startup in LA. Jon grew with the company, spearheading the deployment of more than 1000 recycling kiosks, eventually becoming the Director of Operations for their LA office. Eager for a new type of challenge, Jon is excited to bring his love of people management to the international operations of TaskUs.
His strength in management does not stop there: Jon is an accomplished drummer of 20 years. That's what brought him out to Los Angeles in the first place. When not traveling to Manila, you will find him listening to or playing music… And obviously hanging out with the most amazing dog in the world and TaskUs mascot, Dixie.
Jaspar is the co-founder and president of TaskUs, where he leads the overall growth and strategy, while overseeing the sales and marketing departments. In 2008, Jaspar and high school friend Bryce Maddock founded TaskUs with the vision of changing the way the world works. From 2009 to 2012, Jaspar grew the company's revenue by 1,893 percent. In 2013, TaskUs was recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the 500 fastest-growing companies in America, making Jaspar – at age 27 – one of the youngest founders to land on the Inc. 500. Jaspar's ability to grow revenue is rivaled only by his dedication to eating the healthiest foods this planet has to offer. It's rumored that for breakfast he goes for a swim outside of his house in Venice Beach, leaving his mouth open, consuming only seaweed and raw fish along the way.
Jaspar received a bachelor's in communication from the University of Southern California. While there, Jaspar and Bryce started their first profitable business, an event production and promotion company. Today, Jaspar is the chair of the Los Angeles Global Student Entrepreneurship Awards, the premier award for students that own and operate businesses while attending college.
Omar brings to TaskUs a passion and understanding of startups, and invaluable experience managing global teams. He possesses process-oriented thinking skills, high attention to detail and a proven track record of creating strong and lasting client partnerships. Previously, he was a project manager at NDS, a small market research firm that services engineers, real estate developers and urban planners. During his last two years there, Omar spearheaded utilizing outsourcing from the Philippines and India. He is excited to be working hand-in-hand with the TaskUs team in the Philippines, servicing some of his favorite Internet companies.
When Omar is away from the office, he's most likely exploring the outdoors. You can find him biking, hiking, camping, snowboarding and scuba diving all over the world. Omar loves exploring the city he grew up in; whether he's eating at a hole in the wall restaurant or seeing live bands at the many music venues Los Angeles has to offer, Omar is always ready for an adventure.
A positive can-do attitudes is infectious. We face challenges in our work, and we welcome them with confidence and relish in the opportunity to prove to ourselves what we are capable of. From the top to the bottom, TaskUs believes in our employees and we are willing to prove ourselves, daily.
Individually, we are strong, together, we are extraordinary. We work together from around the globe, bonded together with a shared vision and values.Whether we're in Santa Monica or Manila, we are one united team that leans on each other to achieve our goals.
Starting a business in the middle of a recession with limited experience and no capital requires resourcefulness, and this attitude still permeates our culture. Lean and efficient processes define our service offering and we are constantly reviewing internal operations to insure maximum efficiency.
At TaskUs, we have an incredible opportunity to positively improve the lives and educations of our employees and their families. Continuing Education classes and leadership seminars are some of the opportunities afforded to our employees in order to foster Continuous Self Improvement.
Work with a company that has the same drive as yours. Startups possess the ability to skyrocket from a small business to an overnight sensation. We will match your enthusiasm and hard work ethic. No task is too small. TaskUs seamlessly adapts your company culture and works with you to grow your business.
At TaskUs, we have the unique opportunity to greatly improve the lives and well being of the hundreds of our employees and their families in the Philippines. TaskUs Team Members are the lifeblood of our company and we are able to continuously achieve remarkable feats because of their hard work and dedication. Fortunately, we have the opportunity to play an active role in the improvement and evolution of the Philippines.
$138: That's the budget per student, per year at public schools in the Philippines. That is 99% less than the annual budget for students in public schools in the United States. Hence, we have created the Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds, Limitless Opportunities Initiative. Annually, TaskUs will be driving various efforts to raise and match funding that will contribute directly to the educations of our employees' family members. The Philippines has recently surpassed India in becoming the number one destination in the world for Business Process Outsourcing services. It's imperative that we give our employees the necessary tools to succeed and aid the Philippines in becoming a global business power.
Contact us to learn more about the TaskUs Foundation.


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If Disney Princesses Were Actually Sloths by Jen Lewis
Previously: Nicolas Cage as Disney Princesses
Chameleon hatching
OH MY GOD. My heart…I just…*tears*
Petra licking her paw (by Tambako The Jaguar)
'Black Jaguar Yawning at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Arizona', great photograph of a Black Panther (Panthera onca) by Paul Fernandez on Flickr
It is an adult female Jaguar that was patrolling the beach at night in search of sea turtles. In this photograph appears the Jaguar with its prey; an Olive Ridley turtle or "Lora" which was attacked when it was preparing to nest. Jaguar first gives back to left it defenseless. When the turtle stretched his neck towards the ground to try to overturn, the cat attacks the throat cutting veins, booting into the trachea of the turtle and dragging it into the forest sometimes several kilometers.
Location: Guanacaste, Parque Nacional Santa Rosa, Costa Rica.
Black on Black! by Sue Demetriou
Well aren't you cute, wrapped in a little blanket of future meals you'll swallow whole!
The bat isn't the most popular of animals. In fact, it's largely misunderstood and so therefore many of its symbolic meanings are inappropriately fear-based.
The savvy Native Americans approached the realm of animals from a position of honor - knowing that all things are connected. They understood that seeing the bat with fear in the heart would be the same as being terrified of their own children. Ridiculous.
The Native American animal symbolism of the bat comes from a keen observation of this magnificent animal. These people recognized that the bat was highly sensitive to their surroundings and so therefore was considered a symbol of intuition, dreaming and vision. This made the bat a powerful symbol for Native American shamans and medicine people. Often the spirit of the bat would be invoked when special energy was needed, like "night-sight" which is the ability to see through illusion or ambiguity and dive straight to the truth of matters.
It is a symbol of communication because the Native Americans observed the bat to be a highly social creature. Indeed, the bat has strong family ties. They are very nurturing, exhibiting verbal communication, touching, and sensitivity to members of their group.
- Illusion
- Rebirth
- Dreams
- Intuition
- Initiation
- Journeying
- Inner Depth
- Communication
If Bat is your Animal Guide:
- You thrive on being in the company of others and prefer groups of people to being alone
- You're able to see in others what they keep hidden, and hear what they don't say
- You've earned your gifts as a visionary and shaman through a series of difficult initiations that have been a significant part of your soul's path
- You're able to look beyond immediate circumstances and perceived limitations to see the bigger picture, as well as possibilities that overlook
- You are extremely aware of your surroundings
- You are quite perceptive on a psychic level, and are prone to have prophetic dreams
If you work with the bat as your totem, you will be put to the test, because it is demands only 100% commitment to spiritual growth. The bat will never accept half-hearted or lukewarm attempts at self-improvement. Indeed, if the bat senses that you are slacking in your psychic/spiritual training it will likely move on to someone else who is more willing to learn the lessons the bat has to offer.
As with most of our hardest challenges, working with the demanding bat will reap some of the most profound rewards you could ever dream of. But be warned, the bat asks a lot of us, like:
- Dying to our ego
- Loving our enemies as ourselves
- Going within to touch our inner demons
- Exploring the underworlds of reality (which can be scary)
- Renewing our thoughts and beliefs on a moment-to-moment basis
All of these tasks can be harrowing experiences. This is why the Native American symbolism of the bat deals with initiation; because this creature takes us to outlandish extremes. But rest assured, the bat is never leaves our side while we are journeying.
Furthermore, once we are tested to satisfaction, the devotion of the bat will never fade. It will eternally support us on our spiritual path - ever faithful and forever loving us on our journey to maintain our highest potential.
If Bat shows up:
- Let go of those habits and attachments that no longer serve you
- Welcome changes that are long overdue
- An ordeal you're facing is a necessary part of your transformation and an initiation into a much more spiritually directed life
- It's time to confront and conquer your fears, trusting that doing so will bring about dramatic and beneficial changes
- Mingle and socialize more with others, perhaps by joining ongoing classes or group activities that you think you'd enjoy
Call on Bat when:
- You're in transition, where a life that you once lived is dying and a new cycle is emerging
- You've been isolating yourself far too long and need to make contact with others
- You're feeling anxious and fearful without knowing why or what you're afraid of
- You find yourself having powerful dreams and visions but don't understand their meaning
- You're being drawn to explore your shamanic practices
There is a lot of confusion and misinformation about the appropriate term to be used when an animal comes into your life to give you a message, be it for your life to a day. Totem/Spirit Animal is used for a group/clan of people, i.e. Native Americans. I have also been told about the terms Animal Guide and Spirit Familiar. The book that I use is titled "Spirit Animal" but mainly uses "Power Guide". Due to all the terms, I choose to use Animal Guide while recognizing that there are other terms used - as can be noted in my tags. None of these terms are meant to offend or disrespect.
[Source 1. Source 2; Animal Spirit Guides by Steven D. Farmer, Ph.D.]