However, even though we were often categorized as a group there was never a question who was the leader. From a young age, I was confident in my abilities and was able to build relationships with anyone. These qualities led to success, which helped build the trust and credibility I needed to lead by example. By doing so, I quickly …show more content…
I was routinely selected by my teammates to lead throughout my years of playing competitive sports. As a three-sport captain in high school and the president of the University of Michigan soccer club, I relied heavily on my confidence in teammates and relationship skills to lead. These skills served me well because I was not only able to achieve success through multiple championships but more importantly by gaining the trust of a team to follow my lead.
In the community, I sought to make a difference through Young Life, a nondenominational organization that connects people through cross-cultural service and engagement in communities around the world. Over the past ten years, I have served in various leadership roles in two different states and led four teams on international trips to Central America. On these trips, we helped build houses and relationships with local Spanish-speaking citizens to improve their …show more content…
Having never sold a ticket, I quickly studied the industry and began to formulate new ways to improve their business. After demonstrating my skills through various projects and building key relationships internally, I soon began to gain their trust as a subject matter expert. In 2015, I worked with the organization to craft a new role within dedicated to overseeing strategy for all business departments. Since then, I have spearheaded new projects and implemented ideas such as dynamic pricing and data warehousing to drive incremental revenue for the organization. Just over a year later, I have proven the value of the concept and, under my leadership, senior management has agreed to start building out the first ever business strategy and data analytics team at the Detroit