Brendan Thomas
- Regional Director of Sales
- Home Genius Exteriors
School Information
School: Penn State University
College Major: Business
Years at College Works: 2013 – 2018
Career Information
Working For: Home Genius Exteriors
Title: Regional Director of Sales
Industry: Home Improvement
Brief Description of Duties / Responsibilities:
Overseeing sales departments in multiple locations across the mid west region of Home Genius Exteriors.
College Works Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?
College Works Painting was a catalyst for a career that I have loved doing ever since I sat in the training room on day one.
How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
College works Painting gave me the mindset, and the skillset, to achieve my career and personal goals.
What do you want to tell your clients about what it meant to work with them and how it has helped you get to where you are today?
The Simonsons in 2013. I struggled to get going in the beginning. They were the first customer to take a chance on me, and they ended up being a repeat customer for other work a few years later.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?
Discipline equals freedom. The more you consistently do the proven things that lead you toward success, the more likely you are to attain the freedom that comes from success.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CW participants? Current CW participants?
Do the College Works Painting internship. It’s not going to be easy, but if you put in the effort, the long term rewards exceed the short term investment.
Many college students struggle to choose between an internship specific to their target industry or doing CW. What advice would you give them on this subject if they wanted to enter your career field?
I first went to college for engineering because I thought that was what was going to get me a stable job making a good living coming out of College. Without College Works, I might have just chased that degree and got a job as a way to make a living. Learning the skills I took from College Works I now get to actually live, and enjoy what I do, instead of just making a living.
What’s your best advice for someone interested in entering your career field?
You cannot give ordinary effort and expect extraordinary results. If you get a little bit better every day you will have a lifetime of experience to guide you.