>> I love most about the career is, I think the flexibility, really.
The ability to impact change I think is something that, at a large institution
like Penn state, the reason I came to Penn state was really for the same reason, that you know,
a large place where I could really make a name for myself.
It was the same thing in my career now, you know, being able to kind of impact change
and help people accomplish what they want to accomplish, ultimately.
Sort of leave a legacy, I think is something that I really love and then,
and you know the flexibility to go along with that, is really, to be able to do it,
on my own terms in some cases, but also, you know, following a path with a great company.
Some of the challenges I face, mainly have to do with the unpredictability of people.
So whether it's with clients when you're walking into an office, not knowing what to expect,
or even with my own team, you know, a lot depends on what's going
on within their own lives, and really trying to find a way to get them motivated, to get them,
you know to see the big picture and to get after the big goals that have specified to me.
The amount of money they want to make, or provide for their family,
or whatever their ultimate goals is.
It's a challenge to try to constantly find creative new ways
to get the best out of our people.
So the unpredictability is definitely one of them, and then you know,
I'm in technology sales, so there's a constant sort of cutting edge, bleeding edge feeling
of a lot of the things that we provide to our clients, and it's difficult to get people
to change the way their doing business, change the way their operating, and it can be difficult
at times to influence that change and ultimately get the results you want to get,
especially with the way technology's changing so quickly.