Interviewing Preetah Bolaky

Financial Toastmasters has had the pleasure of welcoming new members lately, and among them is Preetah Bolaky, a gorgeous young lady, full of dreams and aspirations...I have decided to interview her to get a piece of her mindset and to get to know her a little more...

1. Who is Preetah Bolaky, what makes Preetah such a loving person?
I would describe myself as a very ambitious hardworking and sincere girl. I am enthusiastic about taking new challenges in life. Friendly, caring, and joyful is what my friends would describe me as.

A good friend of mine always tells me that I am a loving person because I always compromise my own position for the good of those around me.

2. Why to have chosen a career at Deutsche Bank?
Deutsche Bank being a leading global provider of financial solutions was among the banks I wanted to start my career at that time being a degree holder of Banking and International Finance and I got the opportunity to form part of the Passion to Perform Team.

3. Tell us about your feelings and experience of your first Financial Toastmasters meeting and how your expectations have grown or changed after having attended subsequent toastmasters gatherings?
The first time I went for the meeting I did not know what Toastmaster meeting was really about until I stood up and talk about the table topics on the day itself. This was the time I realised that it is the club I want to join to build my self confidence and communication skills. After having attended subsequent toastmaster gatherings, I started being more confident and comfortable in front of an audience.

4. Barack Obama said in his acceptance speech as President of the US "America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves - if our children should live to see the next century, what change will they see?"...Preetah, tell us, what change would You want to see in the next 10 years in Mauritius and what change would You want your children to see?
I will definitely not want the next ten years to look like the last ten.
Technology gives Mauritius, an island described as being "In the middle of nowhere on the way to everywhere". So I hope to see Mauritian Economy to continue to prosper and to manage the transition from a high growth textile exporter to a successful high technology service industry country. Personally, in ten years I just want Mauritius to be well known around the world.
I want my children to shift in the mindset from "the world belongs to man" to "humanity belongs to the earth".

5. Preetah, we know you are a football fan, in the context of the world cup, what team are you supporting and what are your guesses of the 2 teams playing the finals?
France was the team I was supporting. I think Germany and Netherlands will be playing the Final but everything can happen as with the World Cup 2010, Expect the Unexpected.