Joel Galbreath
- Director TAS
- Kroll
School Information
School: University of Minnesota
College Major: Business
Years at College Works: 2009
Career Information
Working For: Kroll
Title: Director TAS
Industry: ConsultingWhat Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?
Getting hired by EY.
College Works Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?
College Works Painting gives you the opportunity to run a business and inherit all the benefits and challenges associated with being a business owner.
How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
College Works Painting made me understand that being an entrepreneur was not for me and helped me find a new path in my life. It also provided an amazing resume builder that applied to every interview I have done since finishing my internship with College Works Painting.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?
Never make a promise you can not keep and do what you said you were going to do.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CW participants? Current CW participants?
Don’t expect it to be a cake walk.
What’s your best advice for someone interested in entering your career field?
Keep your grades high and attend a good school.
What’s your favorite memory from CW?
I had a good friend change his major from being a gym teacher to becoming a business major after being one of my marketers and painters for the summer.