Author and Founder/CEO Year Up

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Gerarld Chertavian talks to Bill Ringle on My Quest for the Best about talent, opportunity, and turning your passion into your career.

Listen to this interview to learn:

• What he is doing to redefine who is talented.
• Why you should never “let them see you sweat.”
• How sensitivity and respect lead to opportunity.
• What skills companies are in demand of and how we can give those skills to America’s young adults.
• That turning your avocation into your vocation is possible.

Expert Bio

Gerald Chertavian is dedicated to closing the opportunity divide that exists in our nation. To that end, he founded Year Up in 2000 and subsequently wrote the book A Year Up: How a Pioneering Program Teaches Young Adults Real Skills for Real Jobs-With Real Success.

Year Up is one of the fastest growing non-profits in the nation. It has been recognized by Fast Company and The Monitor Group as one of the top 25 organizations using business excellence to engineer social change. Gerald himself is the recipient of the 2003 Social Entrepreneurship Award by the Manhattan Institute and the 2005 Freedom House Archie R. Williams, Jr. Technology Award. In 2006, Gerald was elected as a Fellow with the Ashoka Global Fellowship of social entrepreneurs, and in 2008, he was appointed by Massachusetts’ Governor Deval Patrick to serve on the MA State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Gerald began his career on Wall Street as an officer of the Chemical Banking Corporation. Following graduate school he co-founded Conduit Communications and fostered its growth to more than $20M in annual revenues and more than 130 employees in London, Amsterdam, New York and Boston. From 1993 to 1998, Conduit ranked as one of the UK’s fastest growing companies. Following the sale of Conduit to i-Cube in 1999, Gerald turned his full attention to opportunities for others.

For more information, visit Gerald’s blog.

Contact Info for Gerald Chertavian

Web address: TheOpportunityMovement.com

Travels From: Boston, MA

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