Boris Fowler
- Senior Talent Partner
- SmithRx
School Information
School: ASU
College Major: Other
Years at College Works: 2009 to 2010
Career Information
Working For: SmithRx
Title: Senior Talent Partner
Industry: PharmaceuticalsWhat Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?
The ability to take risks by joining two startups. I am proud to be leading an alternative “work-lifestyle”.
College Works Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?
College Works Painting has been the primary reason I have gotten EVERY SINGE JOB since leaving the program after my DM year.
How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
My College Works Painting experience got me my first job out of school and my most recent job.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?
Always seek to understand “why”.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CW participants? Current CW participants?
Have the maturity to think of your future self when things are tough. Use every obstacle as an opportunity to prove to yourself that you can do so much more than you think you are capable of.
What’s your best advice for someone interested in entering your career field?
Understand what motivates the decisions that people make. Read voraciously and put into practice what you read.
What’s your favorite memory from CW?
Korean Karaoke Night. Can’t go further than that. Ask other AZ people from 2009 about that night. Franco might remember.