>> My story is right after -- actually, between my junior and senior years at the University
of Denver, I had an opportunity to do a summer internship with Toyota financial
at their local branch office that was here in the Denver area.
And it was really just intended to be a single summertime experience.
And that internship did come to a conclusion.
At the end of the summer, went back to school to complete my senior year.
And a couple of weeks into the academic year, they called me back for part-time work.
So I actually started with Toyota as an intern.
They transitioned me to a part-time employee while I was finishing out my degree.
And once I graduated and had my degree, they offered me a full-time job.
And since then it's just been a progression up the corporate ladder.
I've worked in our Denver branch office.
I've worked in our Regional Customer Service Center, which is in Phoenix.
I've worked at one of our dealer sales service offices, also in Phoenix.
And then most recently transferred out to, like I said, corporate headquarters,
which is based in Southern California.