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Brad's work combines: Business, Entrepreneurship, and Helping People
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Texas A & M University-College Station
Graduate Degree
Business Administration and Management, General
Texas A & M University-College Station
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Training & Development Specialists:
Bachelor's Degree: Marketing
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Breaking my leg at Marine Corps Officer Candidate School.
2.
Developed skills in marketing while in banking for 10 years.
3.
Jumped into high tech and led marketing.
4.
Helped lawyers build their practices within an international law firm.
5.
Joined a top engineering design firm and built their marketing operation and rebranded the firm.
6.
Began building a learning academy to help our professionals grow their technical and managerial skills.
7.
Started a management consultancy that allowed me to work with other business owners in the areas I led from the inside.
8.
A part of my practice involves working with professionals that wish to pivot in their career.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Parents:
I really did not get Noise from my parents. They were always about doing something I was interested in. My dad said a degree in marketing would open up lots of opportunities...it has.
How I responded:
Do what you love and the journey is much more fulfilling. But, how do you know what you love? You have to experience doing "something" to know whether you like it and/or are good at doing it. Spend time with others doing what you think you want to do - there is nothing more affirming than being able to ask questions of someone that has walked a path you might like to walk.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
Society says that you graduate from HS, go to college, get married, have kids, buy a house, etc. All of this can add a significant financial burden. Don't build a life that you cannot support. Then, your vocation is all about making more money.