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How To Have A Rewarding Career With A 2 Year Degree - Krissy Buck

November 04, 2021 Greg Harrod Episode 19
How To Have A Rewarding Career With A 2 Year Degree - Krissy Buck
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How To Have A Rewarding Career With A 2 Year Degree - Krissy Buck
Nov 04, 2021 Episode 19
Greg Harrod

Krissy Buck built a rewarding, and highly successful career in digital marketing travelling the world while having just a two-year degree.

If you've been discouraged when others have told you a four-year degree is required to be successful, Krissy's story will encourage and motivate you.

She's been an entrepreneur, helped build a startup technology company, and taught others how to achieve success through careers in digital marketing. And, she's done even more.

Each of us has a unique career journey. Some of us will have advanced degrees. Others will have no college education. 

Krissy has demonstrated how to be successful with no formal training as well as with a two-year associates degree. Now she is pivoting and continuing her education so she can help even more people be successful through digital marketing.

Her work history that took her around the world and then back home is fascinating and inspiring to me.

Check out this week's episode and see if you agree.

Today's Guest

Krissy Buck

Krissy Buck is the Department Chair for Digital Marketing for WSU Tech

Prior to that she served as Digital Communications Director then Chief Community Officer for QuiCC.

Krissy is also active in the Wichita, Kansas community where she serves in multiple ways including helping local, aspiring entrepreneurs as a 1 Million Cups Organizer.

You'll Learn

  • How to build a powerful, global career network (and lasting friendships) through digital marketing
  • The power of community to produce amazing growth for startup companies
  • What Millennials and Gen X workers value when building their careers
  • How digital marketing can enable a digital nomad lifestyle with multiple income streams and freedom that doesn't come with a 9 to 5 job
  • Why having a bachelor's degree is still important to get an interview
  • The importance of a strong network of authentic relationships to get a job
  • The value of taking risks to learn failure is beneficial and beautiful

3 Fundamental Career Skills from Today's Guest

1. Build your network

Seek and nurture strong, authentic relationships. The people you know, and those who know you, are critical to building your career. 

2. Always be learning

Humble yourself and learn from other people. Also learn from any resource you can find.

Always be looking for and learning about the next thing.

3. Be disruptive

You don't have to be loud. You just have to be different.

Links and Resources from this Episode

Connect with Krissy Buck on LinkedIn

Engage with Krissy and others on Digital Marketing on Twitter using #dmkchat

Explore career building opportunities in digital marketing at WSU Tech

Listen to Krissy Buck on the Wichita Chamber Business Accelerator podcast

Listen to the story of Quicc from the founders

Learn more about Quicc video captioning and search tool

For More Information
Check out the show notes at GregHarrod.com.

Show Notes

Krissy Buck built a rewarding, and highly successful career in digital marketing travelling the world while having just a two-year degree.

If you've been discouraged when others have told you a four-year degree is required to be successful, Krissy's story will encourage and motivate you.

She's been an entrepreneur, helped build a startup technology company, and taught others how to achieve success through careers in digital marketing. And, she's done even more.

Each of us has a unique career journey. Some of us will have advanced degrees. Others will have no college education. 

Krissy has demonstrated how to be successful with no formal training as well as with a two-year associates degree. Now she is pivoting and continuing her education so she can help even more people be successful through digital marketing.

Her work history that took her around the world and then back home is fascinating and inspiring to me.

Check out this week's episode and see if you agree.

Today's Guest

Krissy Buck

Krissy Buck is the Department Chair for Digital Marketing for WSU Tech

Prior to that she served as Digital Communications Director then Chief Community Officer for QuiCC.

Krissy is also active in the Wichita, Kansas community where she serves in multiple ways including helping local, aspiring entrepreneurs as a 1 Million Cups Organizer.

You'll Learn

  • How to build a powerful, global career network (and lasting friendships) through digital marketing
  • The power of community to produce amazing growth for startup companies
  • What Millennials and Gen X workers value when building their careers
  • How digital marketing can enable a digital nomad lifestyle with multiple income streams and freedom that doesn't come with a 9 to 5 job
  • Why having a bachelor's degree is still important to get an interview
  • The importance of a strong network of authentic relationships to get a job
  • The value of taking risks to learn failure is beneficial and beautiful

3 Fundamental Career Skills from Today's Guest

1. Build your network

Seek and nurture strong, authentic relationships. The people you know, and those who know you, are critical to building your career. 

2. Always be learning

Humble yourself and learn from other people. Also learn from any resource you can find.

Always be looking for and learning about the next thing.

3. Be disruptive

You don't have to be loud. You just have to be different.

Links and Resources from this Episode

Connect with Krissy Buck on LinkedIn

Engage with Krissy and others on Digital Marketing on Twitter using #dmkchat

Explore career building opportunities in digital marketing at WSU Tech

Listen to Krissy Buck on the Wichita Chamber Business Accelerator podcast

Listen to the story of Quicc from the founders

Learn more about Quicc video captioning and search tool

For More Information
Check out the show notes at GregHarrod.com.