Coffee Chat with Eric #8: Who Shaped Your Career?

March 14, 2025: ☕️ This week, I ask the question, "Who helped shape your career?"

Think back to the early days of your career—who took a chance on you? Who inspired you? Who challenged you to be better? Maybe it was a boss or a mentor who guided you, or a client who trusted you before you fully trusted yourself.

I wouldn’t be where I am today without some incredible people in my corner. So for this week's coffee chat, I’m raising my cup to some leadership folks from my time on the Partnership Marketing team at Carlson Marketing Solutions (old Carlson Marketing Group, CMG) on the Visa USA account between 1998 and 2003.

• 🙌 CMG Side: Kirsten Ferguson, Danette Kittleson, David Hinkemeyer, Jordan Mauer, Barbara Frey Olson, Gwen Cater, Tanya G. Turner, Jeffrey B., Stephanie H., and many others. A special shout-out to Pat Heffernan, who helped me get my AAE position at Carlson when I was 25 years old.

• 👏 Visa Side: Kelly Passey, Patrick Williams, Angeline McDonald, Mabel Chiu, and sp many others.