Eric Bing
The College of Health Care Professions
Santa Fe, NM USA
"Careers don’t have to be for life. There are so many different routes."
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Advice for getting started
My father wanted me to become an engineer because of the stability and success the career provides. I ended up hating my engineering classes and was miserable at school, so I switched my major. I didn't tell my family that I had switched for a while, but when I did confess, they were supportive of my new route. I did end up keeping engineering as a minor, however.
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
Southern Methodist University
Graduate Degree
International Finance
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
I come from a long line of educators—my mom’s side of the family are all educators, dating back to the 1800s, but I never thought I would also end up working in the educational field.
2.
Throughout childhood, my father urged me to be an engineer, so I went into college intending to major in engineering...but ended up hating it.
3.
During my sophomore year, I dropped my entire course schedule and switched to a business degree—I still minored in engineering.
4.
My first career job was with Huckaby and Associates, a firm that provides financial, management, and governmental consulting services—one of our clients was former President George H.W. Bush.
5.
I went back to school to get my MBA in international finance at ASU’s Thunderbird School of Global Management—I continue to maintain relationships with fellow Thunderbird graduates around the world.
6.
Through one of my entrepreneurial endeavors, I was involved with training nurses in the Philippines and bringing them to the U.S., which is how I got involved in the human capital side of healthcare.
7.
Continuing in healthcare human capital, I did a lot of work in East Africa on capacity building surrounding the HIV crisis.
8.
I currently work as CEO of The College of Health Care Professions, which is the largest provider of allied health graduates in the state of Texas—I also plan to open an allied health school in Africa.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Family:
You have to become an engineer.
How I responded:
My father wanted me to become an engineer because of the stability and success the career provides. I ended up hating my engineering classes and was miserable at school, so I switched my major. I didn't tell my family that I had switched for a while, but when I did confess, they were supportive of my new route. I did end up keeping engineering as a minor, however.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
My father always urged me to be an engineer, but after a year as an engineering major, I was miserable. I decided to get a business degree instead. It's not worth it to make other people happy with your choices if you yourself are miserable.