Wish I Knew . . .

#97 William Gulley - Executive @ Butler University / Engineer and MBA / Filling the Vacuum

May 02, 2023 Gary Nowak Season 2 Episode 97
Wish I Knew . . .
#97 William Gulley - Executive @ Butler University / Engineer and MBA / Filling the Vacuum
Show Notes

 Career Background

  • College career he attended 
    • Purdue University for Mechanical Engineering 
    • Michigan State for his MBA 
    • University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business 
  • As you will here his career has been one of leadership through change with some great opportunities
  • Most recently he is at Butler University
     
    • Executive Director focusing on organizational learning and professional development 

Highlights:

  • Mechanical engineering at Purdue
  • Meeting his match in college
  • Getting bored in a narrow focused job
  • Learning the importance of sales early on
  • Taking advice on going to Michigan State
  • Filling the void with the MBA program
  • Hybrid Electric vehicle contest
  • "So what is the goal of this competition?"
  • Increasing his negotiation skills
  • "Tell me about the vehicle"
  • Getting bored vs. getting stretched
  • Some spirited conversations
  • Being recruited by Bright Point
  • Having an entrepreneurial spirit
  • Refurbished phones and computers, being early to the game
  • Keeping in touch with your network
  • Filled the vacuum when it was needed
  • Seeing the pattern before it shows itself
  • Northern Michigan

 

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