Education
Illinois State University
B.S., International Business and Marketing
2005Arizona State University, Thunderbird School of Global Management
M.G.M., Global Management
2011Podcasts
36:0185: What It’s Like to Work in Corporate Partnerships With Scott Williams, GlobalGiving [Main T4C episode]
Scott Williams didn’t expect to end up in the nonprofit world when he was in college studying International Business & Marketing, but that’s exactly where he is and he couldn’t be happier about it. As a Senior Corporate Partnerships and Product Manager at Global Giving, Scott works with for-profit companies..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“It’s valuable for people to have an experience where they may not love everything, but they can still learn some stuff and take away a better perspective of what is important to them.”
Best Career Advice
“Even if [you] find the perfect job, if the culture isn’t a perfect fit or even a really good fit, you’ll never fully succeed.”
Career Challenge
“We had this idea that we would grow pretty exponentially through hiring people in certain key positions. And some of that came true and some of it didn’t. And as a result, we had to eliminate some positions and lay off a few people. I knew that there was actually another round of layoffs coming, and when I did the mental math I realized that my position was likely going to be included. It took me into this place where I had gotten a little bit depressed by it.”
Skills
Project Management, Cross-functional Team leadership, Leadership, Change Management, Marketing, Business Analysis, Strategic Planning, Software Documentation, Product Development, Training, Process Improvement
Professional Interests
Beth Kanter, Charles Best, Mike Roman, Microsoft, Ericsson, Cisco, Walk of Life Careers, GlobalGiving Alumni, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Thunderbird School of Global Management, ESSCA, Illinois State University
