Education

Duke University

B.A., Public Policy Studies, Economics, and Philosophy

2017

Podcasts

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75: What It’s Like To Become a Next Gen Entrepreneur w/ Dylan Gambardella [Main T4C episode]

Dylan Gambardella is the co-founder of Next Gen Summit and previously co-founded Students4Students. He is an accomplished entrepreneur, speaker, investor, and activist. The 22-year-old Duke University alumnus has addressed global audiences at events including TEDx, Yale University, and UCLA, and is passionate about supporting young people in creating lasting, positive..

Career Path

Interview Highlights

“Justin and I, we have a similar skillset, which is great because that means that what we’re good at, we’re fantastic at. But we realized a short time ago that if we want it to grow and grow quickly, it was time that we maybe took on different roles.”

Best Career Advice

“You have to say no to opportunities that are going to distract you from your core competency.”

Career Challenge

“I had this realization that I’d lost the balance in my life, that I lost a lot of the aspects that I enjoyed most and that kept me sane. And instead, I replaced them with working and I used every excuse in the book for why I couldn’t get dinner or why I couldn’t go out. And that was really scary for me because I didn’t want to become someone who is work work work then forgot about what mattered most, and those are the people I surround myself with. But I made the changes that were necessary. I focused on what was important and I ended up rebalancing.”

Skills

Public Speaking, Leadership, Social Media, Event Planning, Program Development, Social Media Marketing, Public Relations, Community Outreach, Data Analysis, Management, Mentoring, Teamwork, Spanish

Professional Interests

Bill Gates, Jack Welch, Ray Dalio, Nike, Duke University, Camp Nabby, The CATALYST Effect Podcast, Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, WSJ Noted. Adviser Network