Employee of the Month
January 2017
Robb McCollum is our Employee of the Month for January. Here are a few tidbits about Robb that you may or may not already know:
- What makes you laugh the most? Listening to my boys play together.
- What two radio stations do you listen to in the car the most? Since I commute by bike, I rarely drive. But I do listen to lectures from The Great Courses when I bike. I’m currently listening to a lecture series on economic prosperity at both the national and individual levels.
- What’s the longest you’ve gone without sleep (and why)? I vaguely remember sleeping the first month or two when my first son was born. So, good luck to Heidi and Mike!
- Does your family have a “motto” – spoken or unspoken? If so, what is the motto? The official motto of the Scottish McCollum clan is “In Ardua Tendit” which could be translated as “We aim to do difficult things.” I try to help my boys have a growth mindset, meaning that we can get better at accomplishing hard things by learning, practicing, and reflecting. Making mistakes is an important part of the learning and improvement process. We can use those experience to do better on our next attempt.
February 2017
Michelle Alcas is our Employee of the Month for February. Here are a few tidbits about Michelle that you may or may not already know:
- What makes you laugh the most? My goofy husband and my goofier kids.
- What two radio stations do you listen to in the car the most? I usually listen to Audible but I'd pick Ozzys boneyard and U 92 if I listened to the radio much
- What’s the longest you’ve gone without sleep (and why)? 3 days. I plead the 5th on why.
- What's your favorite family recipe? Lomo Saltado (peruvian)
- Does your family have a “motto” – spoken or unspoken? If so, what is the motto? Family first
- If you were ruler of your own country what would be the first law you would introduce? Free M&M's for everyone.
- What was your first paid job? How old were you? Babysitting 12
- What motivates you to work hard? Helping to provide for my family
March 2017
Hannah Scharton is our Employee of the Month for March. Here are a few tidbits about Hannah that you may or may not already know:
- What makes you laugh the most? My boyfriend’s silly sense of humor. He makes me laugh so hard my stomach hurt
- What two radio stations do you listen to in the car the most? X96 and 89.1
- What’s the longest you’ve gone without sleep (and why)? 3 or 4 days and I was working/studying non stop
- If you were ruler of your own country what would be the first law you would introduce? Dogs are amazing and should exist everywhere. Especially at work
- What was your first paid job? How old were you? 14 and I worked at a bakery
- What motivates you to work hard? I feel good after a long day of being focused and working hard
April 2017
Drew Frandsen is our Employee of the Month for April. Here are a few tidbits about Drew that you may or may not already know:
- What makes you laugh the most? My dog
- What two radio stations do you listen to in the car the most? 103.5 and 93.3
- What’s the longest you’ve gone without sleep (and why)? 32 Hours for the very purpose of seeing how long I could go.
- What’s your favorite family recipe? Spaghetti
- Does your family have a “motto” – spoken or unspoken? If so, what is the motto? What you do today can change all of your tomorrows.
- If you were ruler of your own country what would be the first law you would introduce? Everyone has to own a dog.
- What was your first paid job? How old were you? A paper route when I was nine.
- What motivates you to work hard? Obviously my family and beliefs foremost, but I love that in addition to that I get to work for a purpose at Reading Horizons that I truly love and respect.
May 2017
Drew Bingham is our Employee of the Month for May. Here are a few tidbits about Drew that you may or may not already know:
- What makes you laugh the most? Corny dad jokes. Not so much jokes ABOUT corny dads, but rather jokes that a corny dad might tell.
- What two radio stations do you listen to in the car the most? 97.5 (The Zone Sports Network) and not a radio station, but "Rob Has a Podcast."
- What's the longest you've gone without sleep (and why)? I'm not sure, but it was probably at some point during this past year, after my daughter was born.
- What's your favorite family recipe? My uncle's chocolate chip cookie recipe. Some of you got to try it last potluck!
- What was your first paid job? How old were you? My first official job was working at Hogi Yogi/Teriyaki Stix. I was a meter 15 years old.
- What motivates you to work hard? My family motivates me to work hard. I also really enjoy seeing my designs out in the world. It's a cool feeling.
June 2017
Chris Brown is our Employee of the Month for June. Here are a few tidbits about Chris that you may or may not already know:
- What makes you laugh the most? My kids. They do the weirdest things sometimes.
- What two radio stations do you listen to in the car the most? The Pulse on SiriusXm and KBER
- What’s the longest you’ve gone without sleep (and why)? 72 hrs. Well at least very little sleep.
- Does your family have a “motto” – spoken or unspoken? If so, what is the motto? Family first
- What was your first paid job? How old were you? Carl's Jr. at 16
- What motivates you to work hard? I love what I do. I love what our company does. Motivation enough.
July 2017
Matt Hart is our Employee of the Month for July. Here are a few tidbits about Matt that you may or may not already know:
- What makes you laugh the most? My son for sure.
- What two radio stations do you listen to in the car the most? I would say sports radio stations but I have been listening to Pandora more.
- What’s the longest you’ve gone without sleep? 43 Hours it wasn’t for a lack of trying just never could fall asleep.
- What’s your favorite family recipe? That is tough. Probably Cajun Pasta.
- Does your family have a “motto” – spoken or unspoken? If so, what is the motto? You get what you get and you don’t throw a fit.
- If you were ruler of your own country what would be the first law you would introduce? The 3 day work week.
- What was your first paid job? How old were you? Secret Shopping with my Grandma, I was 10. I got very good at guessing peoples age height and weight. A skill I have now lost.
- What motivates you to work hard? Family
August 2017
Carrie Drake is our Employee of the Month for August. Here are a few tidbits about Carrie that you may or may not already know:
- What makes you laugh the most? Jimmy Fallon and Ellen Degeneres.
- What two radio stations do you listen to in the car the most? Mostly podcasts or anything appropriate for "Car-e-oke" (80s or Top 40).
- What's the longest you've gone without sleep (and why)? I treasure my sleep too much. I try to block any memories that involve a lack of sleep. ;)
- What's your favorite family recipe? A dessert my mom used to make called Oklahoma Yummy.
- Does your family have a “motto” – spoken or unspoken? If so, what is the motto? I only remember two rules growing up: no slamming your door and no jumping on the couch. :) My mom's motto was 'Life is hard already, why make it harder by creating more rules?" There was a great feeling of trust and comfort in my home growing up
- If you were ruler of your own country what would be the first law you would introduce? Mandated monthly vacation time, beach front property, and free tuition for life-long learners.
- What was your first paid job? How old were you? I was a nanny for 3 little boys when I was 14. The father wrote me a killer letter of recommendation which landed me a job at Cold Stone Creamery and Subway
- What motivates you to work hard? I am motivated by being creative, collaborative, and helping people. That's why Reading Horizons is the best company to work for!
September 2017
Katherine Liu is our Employee of the Month for September. Here are a few tidbits about Kat that you may or may not already know:
- What makes you laugh the most? My friends and my puppy.
- What two radio stations do you listen to in the car the most? X96, 106.7, and Spotify.
- What's the longest you've gone without sleep (and why)? Somewhere around 48 hours, it was a group project that we had put off until the last minute so we stayed up in the school computer lab the entire time.
- If you were ruler of your own country what would be the first law you would introduce? I’d make it illegal for any work to be done before 10 AM.
- What was your first paid job? How old were you? Tearing up tile for my dad’s best friend and I think I was 15.
- What motivates you to work hard? The people I work with are all amazing and hard workers that motivate me to do well and everything that our company stands for makes it worth it.
