The thing I love best about my work with Optimissa? Travelling to new and exciting places. New York was top of my To-Do list and I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time just as Optimissa were in the process of expanding their client base in New York. So a few short weeks after discussions with the client, I found myself boarding a plane and leaving Madrid, which had been my home for the last year, bound for New York.
After nearly one year in Spain and one year working for Optimissa I participated in the “Carrera de las Empresas”, which by now with my ‘expert’ grasp of the Spanish language (!) means “Race of the Companies”. I was initially concerned about the ‘race’ part of the event title but was assured that it was a fun event and not competitive. More on that later… So turning up at the race early on a cold Sunday morning was the first challenge. Everybody had arrived except Matt and Ruben. T-shirts and entry numbers were distributed but no sign of the missing …
