Running Toward a Moving Target: Self-Educating in a Rapidly Changing World

About this episode

Mark Vandegrift discusses the importance of pursuing passion while being adaptable in a changing professional landscape.

Mark Vandegrift (‘92) discusses the importance of running toward your passion while remaining versatile, a skill he learned through his time at Hillsdale as both an accounting and German major. Mark’s career took him from working in the Big 6 of the accounting world to seminary to holding almost every position at Innis Maggiore, the nation’s leading positioning ad agency, before being named its CEO in 2023. Mark is also the father of a ‘21 alumnus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Mark Vandegrift

Topics covered

• self-education
• career versatility
• passion
• accounting
• advertising
• leadership

Keywords

• self-education
• career
• versatility
• Hillsdale College
• Innis Maggiore
• leadership
• advertising

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hillsdale College, Innis Maggiore, Big 6

Books & works: Running Toward a Moving Target: Self-Educating in a Rapidly Changing World

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