Phillip DaSilva
- Vice President of Business Development
- Island Abbey Nutritionals
School Information
School: Rowan University
College Major: Business
Years at College Works: 2007 to 2008
Career Information
Working For: Island Abbey Nutritionals
Title: Vice President of Business Development
Industry: Food and Beverages
Brief Description of Duties / Responsibilities:
Support contract manufacturers operations and growth.
What Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?$100,000 in sales for Yelp.
College Works Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?
College Works Painting built the foundation for my career.
How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
Built the foundation of my career and who I am.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?
How to talk to people, the selling process is face to face to it puts you in the position to learn certain sales skills that will help you thrive anywhere.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CW participants? Current CW participants?
Stick with it, you’ll meet some great people and learn great skills.
What’s your best advice for someone interested in entering your career field?
Get a lot of experience and always network. Who you know, is very important.
Last words of wisdom?
It’s hard, some people have a knack for this, if you don’t, learn it and just do it. It will pay off.