It was exciting to start my new career adventure with Calysta, a company whose name, echoing classic mythology from my own Greek heritage, points to stars in the night sky … this name chosen for how it evokes a professional willingness to try and touch perfection.

Calysta company culture and values – such as sharing, team unity, intelligence, respect, boldness, transparency, and openness – quickly made me feel an enduring bond with my new professional home here.

‘Assisting each client in any type of IP challenge with efficiency & professionalism’ – as well as defining Calysta’s approach, this has been my client-centred attitude since my first days in this field.

Flexibility is a key ingredient to achieve success, because flexibility ensures that one can sustain quality over time, even as the world quickly changes, because top professionals adapt to new needs and scenarios. With flexibility, a company can thrive decades into the future even as the world evolves in ways that were never predicted. Flexibility is the virtue that enables one to smoothly respond to a new or different situation, thus giving one a huge advantage in any business collaboration. And of course flexibility starts, by first listening to client needs and desires, enabling us to provide optimum strategy to advantage the client position.

And as well as for clients, Calysta applies a wonderful flexibility internally, by listening to its employees, and always being ready to act upon suggested improvements in workplace practices or how services are provided, Calysta carefully reviewing each request, and taking action where merited. When you feel that you can, as an individual, make a difference within a firm as well as for clients, this gives you a lot of joy.

In the IP field, people know that I am passionate about IP, but beyond that, I hope I have been able to show how much I wish to be a valued, uplifting colleague, with the happy respect of my peers in this superb company environment.