Archive: July 2005
My First Job: Tom White, president of Ergo
Current position: President of Ergo, a company in Carnation that develops ergonomic bicycle seats, and president and founder of Daedalus, an industrial-design firm.
Sold on a changing insurance industry
Used to be, job titles didn't get much less hip than "insurance agent." Often it was a guy who worked long hours in a small office and had to make "cold calls" or go door-to-door, clutching a briefcase like a secret agent and trying to ignore all the "No thanks" he heard and doors being closed in his face.
My First Job: Lorraine Howell, owner of Media Skills Training
Current position: Owner of Media Skills Training in Seattle, a company that helps business owners, CEOs and management teams improve their performance during interviews, speeches and presentations.
My First Job: Gerald Hatler, president and CEO
Current position: President and CEO, EvergreenBank.
Scout camp is the job of his life
Bill Montgomery believes that if the Boy Scouts of America can keep a kid through his first year of Scouting, he'll stick with the program till he's 18. Or maybe a teensy bit longer. Montgomery has been registered with the Scouts since he was 8. This summer, he turns 66.
My First Job: Bob Newman, makeup man
Current position: Makeup man at KCTS-TV.
My First Job: George Borchers, campus director
Current position: Campus director of Pima Medical Institute in Renton, a private medical-vocational school.
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