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Meet the Doglando Team

Teena Patel
Founder & CEO
- My first dog: A Jack Russell Terrier named "Spotty"
- I was born in: Nairobi, Kenya
- Hobbies: great outdoors, play, children, animals
- Describe life with one word: Creating
- Describe dogs in one word: Resilient
- I choose to work for a small business because I don't have the energy or time to waste jumping through hoops and getting nowhere.
- My best strength: Asking, "Why?" and identifying the facts from stories
- My biggest weakness: Impatience

Nimesh Patel
Chief Miscellaneous Officer
- My First dog: A Beagle named "Trevor"
- I was born in: Orlando, FL
- Hobbies: Jeeps, basketball, golf
- Describe life with one word: Exciting
- Describe dogs in one word: Happy
- I choose to work for a small business because its more flexible in it's systems
- My best strength: Bringing people together
- My biggest weakness: Staying on task

Rachael
Play Professor & Dog Trainer
- My first dog: A Papillon named "Poppy"
- I was born in: Huntington, WV
- Hobbies: Reading
- Describe life with one word: Unexplainable
- Describe dogs in one word: Partners
- I choose to work for a small business because of the capability to grow and learn with ease
- My best strength: Flexibility
- My biggest weakness: Being blunt

Leira
Play Professor
- My first dog: a Maltese named "Cocoa"
- I was born in: Orlando, Florida
- Hobbies: Being outdoors, reading, spending time with family
- Describe life with one word: Fulfilling
- Describe dogs in one word: Loyal
- I choose to work for a small business because of the personal relationships I am able to create with my team, encouraging me to grow as an individual.
- My best strength: Patience
- My biggest weakness: Freezing in difficult and new situations

Lauren
Play Professor
- My First dog: Borrador named "Nola"
- I was born in: Oviedo, FL
- Hobbies: Dancing and painting
- Describe life with one word: Interesting
- Describe dogs in one word: Companion
- I wanted to work here because I love dogs and enjoy being around them and I value the hands on experience and the variety of tasks that a small business offers. I also like the idea of making a direct impact on dogs’ care while being part of a team that focuses on being a close family-like community.
- My best strength: Patience
- My biggest weakness: Perfectionist

Manny
Play Professor
- My First dog: Dorothy, Shih Tzu
- I was born in: Tampa, FL
- Hobbies: Gaming
- Describe life with one word: Surprise
- Describe dogs in one word: Cool
- I choose to work for a small business because I'm more involved with a community.
- My best strength: Reading people
- My biggest weakness: Overthinking
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