2. About Me
• Elwood, Indiana
• Fourth of Four Children
• Served in Nevada Las Vegas Mission
• Marketing Manager for a Professional Sports
Organization
3. Disciple Leadership
• Follow Heavenly Father’s
commandments
• Be actively engaged in His Work
• Be an example to those at all
times
• Serve Others
• Put trust in others
• Care for others
4. Return
• Ch. 14—Decision Making
• An Eternal Plan
– Make choices that draw us closer to Eternal
Life
• Study and Prayer
– “Intelligence alone does not always result in
wisdom.”
• Seek Counsel from Others
– First Be honest with ourselves
• Making Timely Decisions
– Make decisions now
• Taking Control of Our Destiny
– Take control of our decisions
• We Are Here To Act
– Make decisions that allow us to be closer to
Him
5. Career Leader Assessment
• Scored Highest in Marketing Management
• Skills I could work on:
– Assertiveness
• Skills did well on:
– Comfort with Differences
• Can’t change people, so you work with them
– Ability to Compromise
6. Industry & Company Analysis
• What important things to look at:
– Growth, Industry/Company Life
Cycle, Advancements, Success
Factors
• SWOT Analysis
7. • Taught me:
– Great Marketing tool
• How to better promote myself
– Allows me to get “LinkedIn” with others in my
area of work
– Great way to find a job
– Cuts back on time spent trying to connect with
individuals who you know, who are successful
8. Mentors
• Ted Dunn: President of Dunn Rite Products
– Never giving up & Choosing the right people
• Doug Beamer: Business Development (Sales) in
Commercial/Industrial Building Construction
– Staying positive in their job approach evaluations
• Tom Burdett: Manager of Sales Training at Roche
Diagnostics
– He wouldn’t have changed the way he did things because
his experiences helped him in unique ways.
9. Conclusion
• Portfolio helped me gain a better knowledge
of:
– What I want to do
– Things that I need to be aware of
– Differences in job positions
– How to better myself
• Business World
• As a Disciple of Christ