Marketing Program Manager Van Meter AGE: 37 What was your first job? Grocery store bagger. Best advice you ever received? 1) “Leadership is not about me, but starts with me – who I am as a person and the behaviors and attitudes that I model for others,” shared by Lura McBride from her reading of […]
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Marketing Program Manager
Van Meter
AGE: 37
What was your first job? Grocery store bagger.
Best advice you ever received? 1) “Leadership is not about me, but starts with me – who I am as a person and the behaviors and attitudes that I model for others,” shared by Lura McBride from her reading of The Leadership Journey (Gary Brunison).
2) Live by the Platinum Rule – treat others how they want to be treated.
What do you consider your biggest break so far? Receiving industry recognition as an AD MVP in 2016 for my outstanding contributions to the entire AD community at a North American National Meeting from the organization, Affiliated Distributors.
What would most people be surprised to learn about you? I enjoy a good, neat Kentucky bourbon.
What’s the biggest issue facing the Corridor, and why? Attracting our youth to come back and stay in the Corridor post-graduation of secondary and higher education by attracting them to jobs and a vibrant community to work and play in.
If you had $1 million to give, what causes would you support? The Salvation Army, St. Matthew Catholic Community, St. Jude’s Cancer Research and Cedar Rapids Junior RoughRiders Hockey Program.
What are your passions outside of the workplace? Cooking and trying new foods/restaurants; cheering on my children doing what they are passionate about; supporting local organizations.
What’s something people should know about your generation in the workplace? To know us is to love us. We work hard and we want to make a difference in what we do so that we leave a legacy for the future.
What do you want to accomplish by the time you are 50? To have raised two wonderful children that I’ve have taught and inspired to find ways to add value and make a difference in the communities in which they live and work.
