Humans of Colt Archives | Colt Technology Services

Inspired by the famous Humans of New York blog by Brandon Stanton, we wanted to create a series of written portraits of the people that we work with and the (sometimes unexpected) stories they have to tell.

– Rachel Collins, Head of Inclusion & Diversity & Chair of Network 25

Tim Cook

When our children were two and three years old, my wife and I decided to take a sabbatical with them and go travelling. We travelled through most of Europe in ...

Lee Israel

One of the most influential people in my life is my boyfriend of 16 years. He’s a Police Officer and I’m proud of the work he and his colleagues do ...

Oriol Fort

I have always wanted to be a parent, having told my husband Marc my feelings on the matter the day after we first met in 2007. We began the lengthy ...

Raquel Gabaldà Fernández

It all happened so quickly. For a long time, I didn’t want to be a mother. My partner, Vicky, had a child with a previous partner, and she always talked ...

Susanne Hogan

Six years ago, I embarked upon a new and exciting sport. Many people thought I had lost my mind completely, which made me doubt the sensibility of my decision, but ...

Vinay Mishra

It was the first week of lockdown in India and we were transitioning to working from home. As schools were closed, our existing school-based CSR activities were no longer relevant. ...

Chander Sharma

I joined Colt’s CSR Committee in India four years ago. I find helping others rewarding and it also gives me perspective. It is easy to get bogged down in day ...

Mireia Sospedra Parra

I’ve always enjoyed learning and processing information, and supporting others has always come easy to me. So from a young age at school, I would help my twin sister and ...

Rita D’Auria

I live in Milan and joined Colt in 2016 as a Marketing Specialist. I now oversee the Capital Markets Marketing activities for EMEA and US in the BPM team, and ...

Adrian Sheridan

Lots of my friends and I find motorcycling hugely positive for our mental wellbeing, and it’s helped many of us through tough times. When you ride a bike, you have ...

Alexandra Damianlieva

As someone who hated the sight of blood as a child, becoming an emergency medical technician (EMT) with the Red Cross in 2017 might have seemed like a bold step. ...

Maxi Lampert

A few years ago, I ran the Paris marathon, which is a massive physical and mental challenge for anyone, but I had an additional challenge as I’m a type 1 ...