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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

Franck Farigoul

I love astronomy and taking pictures of astronomical events – I actually did a presentation to my colleagues a few months ago on it. It’s something outside the realm of ...
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Daniela Sorriso

My little brother is 12 years younger than me and over the last year or so, he’s been saying to me that I’m  the father he’s never had. That makes ...
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Fahim Sabir

I think the most exciting project I've worked on at Colt is the one I'm working on at the moment, which is a network-on-demand platform for our customers. It's a ...
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Jason Li

I love sport, especially football. At school I was a basketball player but then I transferred to a different high school where everyone played football - it was only me ...
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Manish Chopra

When you're a kid - you think your parents are so technologically inept - we used to make fun of our parents for not knowing anything about TV or VCR. ...
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Pablo Diez

I don't collect stamps or cards or watches. I collect new places, people and feelings. I come from a small town in the west of Spain - it's your typical ...
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Danielle Reilly

The most influential person in my life is my father. He's the most solid person I've ever encountered. He's always approachable about anything, whether it's personal or about work, and ...
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Oscar Blanchaer

I’ve been at Colt for five years, mostly in my home country of Belgium. When the opportunity at Colt Hong Kong came up in 2017, I was really interested. I ...
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Dharmesh Vashi

My parents moved to the UK in the 60s, my mother from Uganda and my father from India. Soon after that,  my uncle came to join us. He was kind ...
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Chee-Hau Man

My parents immigrated from Hong Kong in the 70s for the restaurant business, so I grew up in restaurants. I would sit at a table at the back of the ...
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Javier Benitez

You should always treat people as you’d like to be treated by others, that’s something my parents taught  me and it’s something I always keep in mind. In business, in ...
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William Fleming

I would say my most precious possession is my passport – I live abroad so without it there’d be a problem.  It’s also my gateway home. Earlier this year, I ...
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