#57 Stephen McDonnold - Retired Executive / MBA Point of View / College is "How" to learn / REM Story / Favorite Child

Welcome to another episode of "Wish I Knew . . . " A podcast where I speak with people about their careers focusing on their success, advice, mentoring and listening to interesting stories.I'm your host Gary Nowak and today I've got a guest that truly hits the mark for me of what a successful career is all about with my guest Stephen McDonnold.  Great career, great wife and wonderful daughtersCareer Background:PGA Store nearly 17 yearsHome Depot 14 YearsErnst & Young 2 yrsPresebyterian College and Mercer University MBA Tax HighlightsPlaying with electricity early on and letting me know playing with water is more dangerousPlaying golf in college for a D1 school, so jealous.  Starting young and his dad giving him 2 booksCollege is all about how to learn, don't get bogged down in the detailsFocusing on Tax for an MBA, he wanted something specificWhat to do with a philosophy degreeBeing a good person and giving back to the communityObserver and using this as a mentoring approachCream always rises to the topWhen your best attributes are also your worst attributesSimple advice = be humble and listenGreat perspective on hard vs soft skillsSwitching jobs why and whenGetting great financial advice Taking a big risk by going to PGA Store and the influencer behind this moveFinally figured out his biggest influencerWhen your job is a blastGreat REM storyGoing to the best golf tournament on earth yearly and no room to give this a guy a break to goHe has an answer when I ask him who his favorite child is with one of his daughters next to him and it wasn't herWant to be a guest? Email me at [email protected]!