THE TALENTBRIDGE TABLE
This post was contributor by: Kyle Sergeant
I was going to write a short-short. I had it all set up in my head. The main character’s name was going to be Kingsley. We will save that for another day…….
I want to reflect.
I have been partaking in the OCRI community for two months. I am a junior. If this were hockey, I would be enjoying myself through fierce competition, the quick wit needed to jaw at an opponent, building camaraderie with my team mates at the gym, and the cliché puck bunny experience of a rookie party. OH, to have practiced just a little more during my youth.
But back to my reflection.
My association with OCRI is through the TalentBridge program facilitated by Manu Sharma. Talentbridge, for those unaware, is an educationally driven entrepreneurial incubator for all realms of the Ottawa populace. It is a productive place. Engineers meet other engineers, and then they learn business modelling. Those familiar with business modelling interact with the engineers, and then they learn the importance of structure. And I, the something, watch. I have had the privilege of witnessing mesmerizing views.
The sunrise does more than waken you at TalentBridge. It liberates you, sets you on a course of anything and everything. Its mid-day glow is not just for warmth. It is for energy, exuberance, and curiosity – all things needed for future productivity. And dusk is not just some casual goodbye. It is an anxious time, fuelled by tomorrow – where we all see ourselves thriving. Talentbridge is a full day.
Full days can be tiring, and I must be honest: I have not slept this well since my years of dabbling at the Universityof Western Ontario. TalentBridge has been a strain on the mind. But a great strain. The incubator has called on me to innovate so I am not left behind, and forced me to update my mind on matters I had previously glanced over – technological jargon, business acronyms, and networking practices. TalentBridge, you see, has been very accommodating.
So where is it going?
Well, this is debated every time we TalentBridge folks, members of OCRI, co-locate. Come find us. The banter is not half bad.
