How College Helped a CEO at a Digital Transformation Company Succeed
To prepare for a successful career as a CEO, Michelle strategically incorporated "a nice kind of breath of fresh air" into a challenging academic schedule by taking diverse PE classes like tap dancing and skiing, which provided stress relief and fostered a lifelong love of skiing that extended to teaching their children. This illustrates the value of balancing rigorous academics with activities that promote well-being and personal growth.
Double Major, Finance, Marketing, Work-Life Balance, Executive/Leadership
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Michelle Tinsley
CEO
Digital Transformation Platform Company
University of Oregon
Arizona State University (ASU) - W. P. Carey
Finance, Marketing
Consulting & Related Professional Services, Technology
Strategic Management and Executive
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. Taking diverse courses, including physical education, to balance challenging academics and explore new activities.
2. Pursuing a double major in Finance and Marketing to gain a broad understanding of business principles.
3. Actively seeking experiences outside of academics, such as skiing, which developed into a lifelong hobby and skill.
Transcript
What did you do in college to set you up for success in your career?
I think I took a variety of courses that challenged me, including making sure every quarter to take a PE class. Because I figured, at being in the honors college and also being double-majored in finance and marketing, I had a lot of hard curriculum.
I looked at it and thought the PE class was a way to just blow off steam and try something new. So, I literally took tap dancing, I took skiing, I took stretching one quarter, and circuit training. I just tried out a whole bunch of different stuff.
That was a nice kind of breath of fresh air in my schedule. But also, it showed me that to this day, I ended up teaching my kids how to ski, and I ski to this day. So I look at it and think I got a lot better going every week up to the mountain, regardless of the weather conditions. Learning how to ski with an instructor kind of telling me what to do was beneficial.