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Robert's work combines: Numbers, Business, and Working with Others
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
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Bachelor's Degree
Business Administration and Management, General
Florida Atlantic University
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Business Administration and Management, General
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Classes in High School: Wall Street and Entrepreneur Classes.
2.
Becoming a Loan officer. Helped shape my phone conversations and helped me mature quickly at 17.
3.
Leaving mortgage banking for Commercial Banking. Larger company, larger stakes.
4.
Getting investment licenses helped to make my conversations more effective.
5.
Becoming a Small Business Banker helped mold my conversations with commercial clients.
6.
Coming to Capital One allowed me the freedom to speak about innovation and the opportunity and be heard!
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Myself:
You're too nice for the industry. You need to be smarter, more aware, and more pessimistic about some clients.
How I responded:
You always have to be aware of your surroundings, and sometimes people aren't the most honest or nice to you. Take everything with a grain of salt, learn from every experience, and don't let negatives weigh on your mind. Keep pushing forward.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
Father and Stepfather passed away, with no life insurance. Was kicked out of house by tenants, and spent time borrowing money and doing odd jobs until I could get a job with a steady income. Mortgage crisis hit during all this.