Adarsh, Brinda & Christine
The FiftyTwoCoffees program through the North Bay and District Chamber of Commerce is built on a simple idea. One coffee. Two people. One good conversation. This morning it turned into four. I sat down at Gd2Go for my FiftyTwoCoffees with Adarsh Thiya, Project Manager at Ontario Northland. Across the shop was Christine Puma from Rogers Sports & Media, who happened to be there for HER FiftyTwoCoffees with Brinda Ranpura, Procurement Contracts Specialist at Ontario Northland. Brinda is Adarsh's wife. And here is the kicker. Christine spent a year on contract with Ontario Northland herself, and had even crossed paths with Adarsh during an office move a while back. Four people. One table. Every road leading back to Ontario Northland. So we did the only sensible thing and made it a foursome. Here is what I loved about it. Adarsh and Brinda came to Canada from opposite ends of India, met at college in Ontario, and chose to build their careers and their life right here in North Bay. Christine has spent decades serving local business in this city and still shows up for the next connection. These are the kind of people who make a community strong. Two lakes five minutes from anywhere, a Chamber that genuinely connects people, and leaders like these three. North Bay, we are lucky. Adarsh Thiya, Brinda Ranpura and Christine Puma, thank you for the laughs and the great conversation. Gd2Go, thank you for the table and the good coffee.
