Fred Mossler
Las Vegas, NV USA
"Always be curious. Learning doesn’t stop when you get out of school—learning is a journey."
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Fred's work combines: Numbers, Technology, and Building Things
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Business/Commerce, General
Southern Oregon University
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Bachelor's Degree: Business/Commerce, General
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Life & Career Milestones
I've taken a lot of twists and turns
1.
I grew up in a rural town, but always wanted go into “business,” even before I knew what that meant.
2.
Most kids in my town got their first jobs in the fast-food industry—I chose to work at Taco Bell.
3.
I’d never been a good student, but something about that job made me want to try harder at school.
4.
I enrolled in college and became a pretty good student, while also working as a shoe salesman.
5.
After college, I was hired at Nordstrom; I worked my way up to a buyer position in San Francisco.
6.
While there, I was approached by Nick Swinmurn to help him start his business (which became Zappos).
7.
Amazon acquired Zappos and I used the capital from the sale to open a restaurant Nacho Daddy and to fund other business ideas.
8.
I recently left Zappos to focus my time on my entrepreneurial projects and nonprofit involvement.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Myself:
You’ll never be a good student.
How I responded:
I really struggled in school; now, looking back, I realize that I probably had dyslexia, but at the time, no one knew that or knew how to deal with it. So I always figured I’d never go to college, and that I’d just work in a trade, doing something with my hands. However, after my first job at Taco Bell, I felt a sense of accomplishment—I realized that I was good at something, and that thing was work. It inspired me to actually go to college, and to pursue my passion for business whole-heartedly.