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Darrell's work combines: Non-Profit Organizations, Medicine, and Helping People
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
BS Education
Indiana University-Bloomington
Graduate Degree
Educational/Instructional Technology
Indiana University-Bloomington
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a CEO:
Bachelor's Degree: Business Administration and Management, General
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Life & Career Milestones
I've taken a lot of twists and turns
1.
High school science teacher focused on physical science and advanced biology
2.
Owner operator of a photography studio which resulted in my next job.
3.
Marketing and communications position with a start-up medical device company
4.
Product manager for a larger medical device company followed by 7 years as a territory sales manager
5.
Training and shared plant services manager at the same medical device company. This included employee and community relations.
6.
General manager of a 3D printing and short run manufacturing facility
7.
CEO of a YMCA
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Peers:
You're from Indiana where people work slower than we do in Boston.
How I responded:
Don't let others define or limit you with labels. You can often achieve more than you think. Understand what is expected of you at your current job...and do more. The results might not be obvious right away, but others will notice and it will certainly open doors in your future.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I had an uncle who went to college but neither my father nor mother did. I went to college at the suggestion of my high school physics teacher. The conversation with him lasted less than one minute but it changed my life.