William
Advisor
Q: Where you are from?
Arlington, TX
Q: If you knew it was going to be your last meal, what would you eat?
Chicken Fried Steak
Q: What led you to pursue a career in your current field, and how has your professional journey evolved over time?
I’ve always been creative. Painting since I was 9 or so. So, advertising, marketing, interactive made sense. I built an ad agency that mainly served vendors selling to HR/TA. After exciting that business, I focused on speaking, consulting and advising. I don’t have two days that are the same.
Q: What was the most challenging project you worked on in your career? How did you overcome any obstacles to achieve a successful outcome?
In the late 90s I built a website for the State of Texas. Pretty simple site but the politics were thick. I learned how to go slow and be deliberate to get things done within an inefficient system.
Q: What motivates you to come to work every day, and how do you stay engaged and enthusiastic about your job?
I love watching startups grow. I love entrepreneurs and the chaos that follows taking a great product to market. All entrepreneurs have one thing in common, they look at the world and say, there has to be a better way. I love that.
Q: Can you share a defining moment in your life or career that has shaped who you are as a person (rather than a worker)?
I’ve had the pleasure of working for two billionaires and in both cases, the I introduced myself, I called them Mr. Walton and Mr. Bass and in both cases the corrected me and told me their first names. Damn. If they can be humble, then I need to be humble.
Q: How do you maintain a work-life balance, and what activities or hobbies do you enjoy outside of work?
Painting, spending time with my family, coin collecting, and Boy Scouts.
Q: What do you hope the future of work looks like? (Please give an example of a challenge you see today, and what a solution might look like, or a specific thing you hope for in the future workplace)?
Driver/passenger whereas humans are drivers and AI is our smart af passengers. Hard stop.
Q: What advice would you give to someone starting out in your field or looking to grow to their utmost potential?
Learn how to ask great, probative questions, ahem, prompts. The better your ability to ask great questions the farther you go.
Q: Where you are from?
Arlington, TX
Q: If you knew it was going to be your last meal, what would you eat?
Chicken Fried Steak
Q: What led you to pursue a career in your current field, and how has your professional journey evolved over time?
I’ve always been creative. Painting since I was 9 or so. So, advertising, marketing, interactive made sense. I built an ad agency that mainly served vendors selling to HR/TA. After exciting that business, I focused on speaking, consulting and advising. I don’t have two days that are the same.
Q: What was the most challenging project you worked on in your career? How did you overcome any obstacles to achieve a successful outcome?
In the late 90s I built a website for the State of Texas. Pretty simple site but the politics were thick. I learned how to go slow and be deliberate to get things done within an inefficient system.
Q: What motivates you to come to work every day, and how do you stay engaged and enthusiastic about your job?
I love watching startups grow. I love entrepreneurs and the chaos that follows taking a great product to market. All entrepreneurs have one thing in common, they look at the world and say, there has to be a better way. I love that.
Q: Can you share a defining moment in your life or career that has shaped who you are as a person (rather than a worker)?
I’ve had the pleasure of working for two billionaires and in both cases, the I introduced myself, I called them Mr. Walton and Mr. Bass and in both cases the corrected me and told me their first names. Damn. If they can be humble, then I need to be humble.
Q: How do you maintain a work-life balance, and what activities or hobbies do you enjoy outside of work?
Painting, spending time with my family, coin collecting, and Boy Scouts.
Q: What do you hope the future of work looks like? (Please give an example of a challenge you see today, and what a solution might look like, or a specific thing you hope for in the future workplace)?
Driver/passenger whereas humans are drivers and AI is our smart af passengers. Hard stop.
Q: What advice would you give to someone starting out in your field or looking to grow to their utmost potential?
Learn how to ask great, probative questions, ahem, prompts. The better your ability to ask great questions the farther you go.
