Derek Young

Derek Young was a guest speaker we had in class, he offered his unique perspective and wealth of experience to the classroom by explaining the evolution of business in the constantly changing geography of the technology market. He went into great detail about business models where workers are essentially given contracts for a period of time, after which they must find another contract possibly doing different sorts of work along the way. Several companies that these people work for can be owned by an entrepreneur and maneuvered in equally diverse ways for a profit. This sort of model, for me, seems sort of shaky, but Mr. Young seems to have used it to great effect.

 I can't deny that the job market is changing, it's no longer feasible for many people to hold a single job from the beginning of their working career to the end. It seems like we're nearing the end of a transition from yesteryear's idea of working to a place where people are expected to work different jobs, possibly in different fields over their lifetime. Mr. Young was just the first person I met who seems to have picked up this idea of a diverse-worklife and run with it.