David Short

Background

About David Short

I am a seasoned marketing and presentation consultant who has specialized in education based marketing. WORDS TO LIVE BY "Be brilliant or you will never be happy” I was told these words by my music professor as a child. ONE OF MY STRONGEST ASSETS IS HAVING ADD I am always thirsting for new experiences. I have worn many hats in my career; programmer, developer, IT manager, salesman, web-designer, graphics designer, manager, senior executive, writer, marketer. As a result, I have a unique ability to manage diverse projects, and create innovative solutions for my clientele, SO HOW DID EDUCATION BASED MARKETING HOLD MY ATTENTION FOR SO LONG? Each new client presents an opportunity to learn a new industry without having to change careers. To effectively market a company you have to understand them from the bottom up. I get to explore, learn, play and then move on to the next exciting challenge MY LIFE EXPERINCES HAVE TAUGHT ME THE FOLLOWING: • Results are what is important, I would rather we win then I get credit • Being able to adapt on the fly and learning things fast gives me huge advantages over my competition • I am wicked smart AND I communicate well with others • What to me is an obvious solution can be a revelation to many others. • Passion is critical to success, but so is reality • If you want to convince someone of anything, you need facts AND emotional buy-in • By being crazy and daring from time to time I can achieve what I thought was impossible • I can see big picture and macro, and love to play devil’s advocate • I love solving things – period • I love meeting new people, sharing experiences and being enlightened on new things and ideas