Priya Mehta

It's already been three months since our backyard wedding, and today I find myself relaxing on a beautiful beach in Thailand reliving the fun in my mind and wandering out loud if we can do it all over again (ok, full disclosure: I have this daydream daily). Considering I was once initially apprehensive about having a formal wedding ceremony, this is no small feat. Thank you so much to these brilliant people whose magical work allowed this to happen: Stretch tent for our back garden: Stretch & Tents Will and Alex are great on email, phone and in person. They're a busy company due to their quality and pride, but never let us feel the effects of their packed schedules. We drafted out multiple layouts ideas / options the first time we met, which was great as they're innovative and open to anything - everything we thought of, they found a way to make work. The tent, poles and lights were great quality and aesthetically attractive, and it was al...

My biggest influences  My family, friends and better half; I could go on about how lucky I am to have these people FOR EVER. Instead, let me acknowledge that I am also lucky to really enjoy my job and work for -and with- a really great group of people. Really, work? All the advice givers in my life told me that their workmates quickly become like a second family, and I now agree with them; from the wise and exemplary parental figures who give me subjective advice and random (but useful) life hacks, to the fresh eyes who are the first to question the things I take for granted (and keep me up to date with latest Ted Talks!).  I've felt loyalty towards the company I work for since completing a summer internship after my second year of university, and will always be grateful to the nice Australian from HR, Kiran, who called me to help me work out if my skills identified more with Operations, over Finance. He obviously didn't know that I was so bu...