Curating Career Life Stories: How Did I Get Here? Episode Ep. 144 with Christine Clyne-Spraker
Join me for the career reflections of Christine Clyne-Spraker, former co-CEO, board member and author. Her dream was to become a civil engineer, but after receiving a “C” in calculus she panics and switches her major to advertising.
A bold move after college takes her to California where she’s recruited by Enterprise Rent-A-Car into their management and sales training programs. Which turns out to be a great fit, setting her up with skills she’ll leverage throughout her career. She’s drawn back to Colorado and at the urging of her dad, starts exploring the pharmaceutical industry which leads her into selling medical and surgical devices. Through her intense preparation and training, she becomes a trusted advisor in the industry. This is also where she meets her business partner.
What’s served Christine best? Three things: optimism, tenacity and naiveite. She credits her naiveite to not always knowing what she was getting into, she just jumps in; her optimism for knowing that things will work out for the best no matter what; and her tenacity to get through anything. It’s a recipe that’s worked well for her!
Christine’s words of wisdom are words from her dad: “A job worth doing is worth doing well.”
