By the time I got to be director of product management at Thomas-Conrad, I was in a better negotiating position, as I had accumulated more accomplishments and gained a reputation for having a great work ethic.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Over the past several years, I've been more in a managerial role.
I worked for a lot of directors.
I got even with all the bad management I had by being a good manager.
Obviously, I've been very lucky in general in my career, but I feel that I've been very lucky in terms of having directors come along at the right times who have taken me to the next level of where I needed to be.
I started at Pillsbury as a manager in one of their analysis functions, then worked my way up the corporate ladder to become vice president. Moving to Burger King was an important moment in my career.
I like working as a director most.
I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one.
I have been blessed with working with the best in the business.
When I finally got a management position, I found out how hard it is to lead and manage people.
In my role as executive vice president of development and acquisitions for the Trump Organization and founder and CEO of my own lifestyle brand, I've had a lot of practice negotiating.