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What do you do?
I wear two different hats professionally. I am one of three partners in a start-up government financial consulting firm called Public Resource Management Group (PRM). I am also the Editor/Publisher of Inside Mizzou Magazine (IM) and the site publisher for InsideMizzou.com.

What does your company do?
PRM: We are primarily local government consultants who assist agencies with revenue enhancement, cost allocation, and management consulting. IM: Inside Mizzou is a cross-media resource for Missouri sports information, recruiting and fan interaction.

How did you get your job?
PRM: I received my master's degree from the University of Chicago in Public Policy Studies. I worked for the Illinois Governor's office for one year, then joined a company called DMG. After 13 years of working for DMG, and later the succeeding company, Maximus, I decided to join a partnership and start a new firm. IM: I have been involved with Internet fan sites for seven years now. The first site, The Missouri Sports Report became Supermizzou.com and part of the original Rivals Network. After Rivals went bankrupt, I joined TheInsiders Network and founded InsideMizzou.com. The magazine is the successor to "Mizzou Illustrated" that was purchased by TheInsiders Network. They needed somebody to run the magazine, and I had extensive journalism experience.

What does the Inside Mizzou Magazine entail, and how did you get involved in it?
IM is a 48-page magazine that is published 10 times per year. It is a full-color publication that is completely devoted to Missouri athletics. I coordinate the content with local writers and photographers in Columbia (I'm based out of Sacramento, Calif.). The parent company sells the ads for the magazine, lays out the content and prints the magazine in Seattle.

What has been your greatest professional achievement?
My "favorite" professional achievement was covering all seven games of the 1985 World Series for the Kansas City Kansan newspaper. That was a blast. On the other side of the shop, I think getting Inside Mizzou Magazine up and running has been very fulfilling. Starting a consulting firm in the current economic times and turning a profit in the first year has also been very gratifying.

If you are not currently in your dream job, what would that be?
I'm very happy with how things are. Dream jobs don't really exist from my point of view. I think the best you can hope for is to find something that you enjoy doing and are good at, and make a good living doing it.

What did you learn in the J-School that has helped you in your professional life?
I learned that nothing short of excellence should be tolerated. I learned to produce work quickly, and on a deadline. I learned to write and edit at Missouri, which are transferable skills to any future career. I once was told by George Kennedy (professor at Missouri School of Journalism) that my work was "pathetic." I found out early that you had to have a thick skin and be persistent to succeed in life. By the way, Professor Kennedy was one of my better teachers by any definition.

What would be your best advice to current students?
Focus on honing your skills while you're in school. If you're a writer, write a lot and for different publications if you can. The same goes for the other sequences. Also, keep an open mind as to where you may end up. I worked in newspapers and it was a good experience, but I also quickly realized that it wasn't a long-term career choice for me. Finally, being successful in the business world is primarily driven by developing good relationships with people: the people you work with, work for, etc.

What about you would surprise people?
I think my double career surprises most people because they have virtually nothing to do with each other. I think it's also surprising to people that I am considered by many to be one of the true Missouri sports insiders and I live 1,800 miles away from Columbia!