Guest Speaker: Erik Hanberg

He was such a cool guy seem like he'd been through a lot of different stepping stools in his life. Like he started from the bottom of his industry and gradually started moving up, he stayed persistent throughout is whole life. Started his journey working for non-profits, which then led him to be a director at a grand cinema. When he first said that I was thinking theatres and plays and that’s what he worked with! he hadn’t worked a full time job since 2008! that was a surprise to me because I know how I felt when I hopped part time to part time for a few weeks.

A little after the time he directed at the Grand Cinema he had opened his own theatre, Horatio Theatre. That theatre lasted a few plays until it was closed due to certain circumstances (I forgot what he said happened). Closer to 2017 he opened a company named side by side with his wife. His wife is a graphic designer so they tend to be a perfect match when It comes to business.

He then went onto writing his owns book and publishing them himself. He found ways that were suitable for him and his progression. He published lots of books, and there are still paying until this day. In the beginning of his speech he had mentioned online privacy, basically our lives are so transparent. He had said it was somewhat annoying for him to get a job because all they did was search his name up online. they would search his name and find all the information they needed about him, which got him in trouble just once but he had moved past that.

In his current life he has started his own podcast, with Alaska Airlines as a sponsor!!!!!!!!!!!! He has built an audience for himself that just continues building. This man has so much determination and that’s what people look up to. I wish him the best.