22 | Life as a Helitack Firefighter and the Stepping Stones to Success

In this episode of The Inflection Point, I dive into a deep conversation with David Sunderwald. For the last four summers, David has worked as a helitack wildfire firefighter in Northern Alberta, this year taking on a role as a Crew Leader. Outside of the wilderness, David is exploring his passions for business and leadership by specializing in Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Management at the Alberta School of Business. Now in his fifth year, David works hard to stay involved in the school of business through university organizations and student initiatives. He is the current Co-Chair of the Alberta International Business Competition (an organization familiar to all regular listeners), a Non-Profit Academic delegate for JDC West Alberta, and a BUS 101 Seminar Leader mentoring first-year students in case analysis, strategy, and teamwork. In addition, David has participated in an international case competition and continues to support the ASOB through volunteering efforts. With equal passions for being outdoors and involved in the world of business, David explores life looking for the finest flavors it has to offer. Using his experience from the rapidly dynamic environment of fighting wildfires, and working as a leader in student organizations, he looks ahead to pursue a career in strategy consulting. When David isn’t in the classroom or behind his laptop answering emails, you can find him having a drink with friends, or on his snowboard in the Rocky Mountains. We hope you enjoyed listening to today's episode of The Inflection Point! There are  a lot of exciting episodes coming up as I dive into  deep conversations around starting a company from an entrepreneur's point of view and the ups and downs that come along with it in the process. You can check us out on LinkedIn @ The Inflection Point. Please leave us a comment with your thoughts and you can send your questions to [email protected] so that I can ask those questions to our guests and spark insightful conversations around entrepreneurship. You can also follow us on instagram @theinflectionpointwithshaan and if you leave today with one message, I hope it's this - “Change is inevitable, Embrace it if you can”. See you all next week!