David

"do I go get my M B A, you know, and jump into a traditional consulting firm or do I, you know, pivot to something else?"

"the client relationship client management piece is also real key"

"when you're starting out a search, it's very heavy research, right? You're doing a lot of research to learn about the types of potential competitor companies."

"a certain level of a game to, to, to the table."

"if we can help them potentially find their dream job or really help them level up financially or help them relocate to their dream location."

"this job is, is very demanding, um, because naturally it is, we are in the client service space. You are almost always beholden to the client."

"It's just, it's cool as a human being that you get to kind of see, oh wow, so this is how this whole industry works. This is how this space works."

"You gotta have that self-drive, that self-motor. 'Cause at the end of the day, like no one's gonna be pushing you or micromanaging you."

"I wish I knew about this whole world sooner...it's my dream job that I never knew existed."

"if you're just willing to work hard and you like getting to know people and you potentially want to help people find their dream jobs, there's a great opportunity for you to potentially join a firm like Spencer Stewart at the analyst level."

"Like, if I didn't fail at various points in my career, or even in my personal life, I wouldn't be in this position that I'm in now."

"At the end of the day, a senior executive is still a human being. If you can have the same conversations with them as you would with a freshman college student, that skillset really jumps out."

"It sometimes felt, uh, you know, tough. Like, I didn't, like, I felt like a, like an ugly duckling, you know, for lack of a better word, growing up."