Posted on Jan 15, 2016
This Marine Vet Now Manages One Of The Hottest Startups Of 2015
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Chris Clark went from Marine reconnaissance to general manager of one of the most-promising tech companies of 2015. Here's how.
It’s funny how much another person can change your life. Especially when he’s wearing a vest full of explosives and want to blow you up. For Chris Clark, an otherwise normal day with his Marine reconnaissance team in April 2006 became a turning point in his life after he narrowly survived a suicide bomber in al Anbar province, Iraq.
“This event was the catalyst that gave me the drive and ambition I have today,” Clark said in an interview via email. “I appreciated the imminence of death, and the need to live with gratitude for everything but satisfaction with nothing. I will never let myself settle with mediocrity. I will put passion, sweat, blood, and tears into everything I pursue.”
If that sounds intense, it’s because Clark is intense. And he walks the walk, applying this ethos in all aspects of his life since that day. Now, 29, Clark lives in Laguna Niguel, California, with his wife Danielle and works as a general manager for DoorDash, an on-demand food delivery startup.
Chris Clark went from Marine reconnaissance to general manager of one of the most-promising tech companies of 2015. Here's how.
It’s funny how much another person can change your life. Especially when he’s wearing a vest full of explosives and want to blow you up. For Chris Clark, an otherwise normal day with his Marine reconnaissance team in April 2006 became a turning point in his life after he narrowly survived a suicide bomber in al Anbar province, Iraq.
“This event was the catalyst that gave me the drive and ambition I have today,” Clark said in an interview via email. “I appreciated the imminence of death, and the need to live with gratitude for everything but satisfaction with nothing. I will never let myself settle with mediocrity. I will put passion, sweat, blood, and tears into everything I pursue.”
If that sounds intense, it’s because Clark is intense. And he walks the walk, applying this ethos in all aspects of his life since that day. Now, 29, Clark lives in Laguna Niguel, California, with his wife Danielle and works as a general manager for DoorDash, an on-demand food delivery startup.
This Marine Vet Now Manages One Of The Hottest Startups Of 2015
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I love it when I hear or read about dedicated veterans doing well as civilians, too. The great thing is this guy appeared to earn everything he received (at least of what was published here), and is grateful. I'm on a journey myself, although one that points me in a different direction than this former Marine. I hope I can accomplish my goals with the same dedication.
Thanks for the post, sir.
Thanks for the post, sir.
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