Informational InterviewPresentation

Michael RandelBUS313

March 26, 2015

Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another

-Proverbs 27:17

Interviewees

• Tom Craft (Unisys)– 3rd Party Maintenance Analyst

• Teresa Stivers (Walden Family Services)– Executive Director

• Brian Thornton (PLNU)– Senior Associate Athletic Director

Tom Craft

• 3rd Party Maintenance Analyst at Unisys

• Hired 1984 in warehouse in Chicago

• Worked his way up • Now works from home

and deals with people from all over the world

Tom Craft Continued..

• Valuable Lesson: Be able to deal with people in all walks of life and be able to adjust communication to help others understand

• In addition he stressed Patience and Time Management when working with people overseas. (Pros/Cons)

Teresa Stivers

• Executive Director at Walden Family Services

• Originally very successful in corporate world

• Felt more passion for non-profit position

• Took pay cut to be happier in new position

Teresa Stivers Continued..

• Valuable Lesson: Everything depends on who you know and what specific interests you know those people have

• Network, Network, Network

Brian Thornton

• Senior Associate Athletic Director at PLNU

• Worked for many different professional athletes and professional sports teams

• Took pay cut for the opportunity to help young college athletes– Ex. This Interview Project

Brian Thornton Continued..

• Valuable Lesson: Learn how to be patient because patience is KEY

• Have to find Middle Ground– (too patient, frustrated)

Overview

• Tom Craft (Unisys)– 3rd Party Maintenance Analyst– Have ability to deal with all kinds of people

• Teresa Stivers (Walden Family Services)– Executive Director– Network, Network, Network

• Brian Thornton (PLNU)– Senior Associate Athletic Director– Patience is Key

Conclusion

• Learned very important to Network myself and be able to deal with all types of people

• Proverbs 27:17 clearly states the importance of this to me

Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another