Education
Yale University
B.A., Political Science
1993Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
M.B.A., Marketing and Finance
1997Podcasts
42:08468: What It’s Like to Turn Around a Small Family Business With Josh Dick, Wave Investments [Main T4C Episode]
Joshua Dick transformed a small family business, Urnex Brands, which sells cleaning products for commercial and household coffee equipment, into one of the worldwide leaders in the coffee industry. Josh was the CEO of Urnex for over 13 years before he sold the business and moved to Florence, Italy with..
05:09Career Path
Interview Highlights
“I think my summers in D.C. gave me this incredible exposure to Capitol Hill and the State Department but also a bit of a frustration with bureaucracy.”
Best Career Advice
“Don’t be afraid to say no, you can’t always do everything or push yourself to try everything, but you can take the time to understand what you want to do and what’s important to you.”
Career Challenge
“There was a point that I like to reflect on, I had made a commitment to work at Salomon Brothers for a minimum of two years when they hired me. And I would say probably 11 or 12 months into it, I was really unhappy. I was miserable with the job. I was unhappy with myself. I was stressed out.”
Skills
Product Development, Marketing Strategy, P&L Management, New Business Development, International Business, Competitive Analysis, Sales Management, Entrepreneurship, Retail, Pricing, Brand Development, Market Analysis, Food & Beverage, Management
Professional Interests
David Gelles, Columbia Business School, Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management, Mediacom Communications, Kellogg Alumni Club of New York (KACNY), Yale Rugby Football Club, Yale University
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