Informational Interview Presentation Michael Randel BUS313 March 26, 2015

Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another -Proverbs 27:17

Interviewees Tom Craft (Unisys) – 3 rd Party Maintenance Analyst Teresa Stivers (Walden Family Services) – Executive Director Brian Thornton (PLNU) – Senior Associate Athletic Director

Tom Craft 3 rd 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) – 3 rd 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