ProSpeak: A Not-So-Common Understanding of Fundraising and Common Sense

Did you ever have an experience you really didn't understand until years later? Let me tell you about mine.

I landed my first job as a research analyst in a business research company shortly after graduating from a rigorously scientific doctoral program. My first client was a brand manager for a national food manufacturer, and my first professional assignment was a research project to explore how people reacted to alternative forms of a new Chinese fast-food product our client wanted to introduce to the marketplace.