My personal career journey

1. Personal Career Journey

2. My Brand
Archetype:
The explorer, I have always wanted to
blaze my own path away from my family
norms. Early in life, I felt as though I had to
follow those norms, but as I get older, I
realize that going after what I find
enjoyable is far more important to me.
Hero's Journey:
My life as a child was all about one thing
working on cars and sports. Only one of
those things I chose to do the other was
forced upon me. As I got older, I gave in to
what was expected rather than what was
wanted, and now with more life
experience under my belt, I am grabbing
what I want and taking it. My journey has
just gotten started.
Brand Statement:
Darrel Humphrey is a U.S. Air Force
Veteran with experience in aircraft
machinery, maintenance, and logistics.
Accustomed to working in various fast-
paced manufacturing settings with an
emphasis on quality management. With
multiple years of experience in leadership
at the highest level and where decision-
making was at its most crucial.

3. Hello!
I am Darrel Humphrey
Future sports marketing team member!
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4. Early Life
Small Town Living

5. “
People in small towns,
much more than in cities,
share a destiny.
-Richard Russo

6. Norwich
● Born and raised in a town of 5,000 people.
● Born with a wrench in my hand, Raised in a
garage.
● Graduated in a class of 85 people and couldn’t
leave fast enough
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7. United States
Air Force
Life away from home.

8. Basic
For two months in the
Texas heat, I was pushed to
the mental and physical
limits. It taught me that I
could accomplish any of
my goals if I continue to
put my head down and
keep working.
Training
Tech
Taught how to fix Airplanes
a not so far cry from the
cars I always grew up
fixing. It always was
interesting to me how I
had never flown on a plane
before I left for training and
now, I was entrusted to fix
them safely for others to
use.
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9. Assignments
Japan
I spent the first two
years of my adult life
living in a country that
didn’t speak the same
language as me on
the other side of the
planet from all my
loved ones. Although I
was in a different
country I lived on base
among other
Americans.
England
Most of my military
career was spent in
England I got my first
house there and
experienced living life
amongst a different
nationality. Seeing
different customs and
practices up close was
so interesting.
South Dakota
Back among
Americans in America,
a lot had changed in
six years I felt like an
outsider because I
adopted many
customs and practices
from my friends in
England and I did not
fit in.
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10. Reunited
After seven years away
from home I moved back
to be reunited with my
family.

11. Enrollment: Full Sail
Chasing Dreams.

12. My life
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Born in Norwich
March 1994
Traveled all around
the world for my job
2012-2019
Enrolled in Full Sail
March 2022
Graduated from high
school and left for
training
July 2012
Returned home to
family and rejoined
small-town living
February 2020
MKT163-O
Storytelling for
Marketing
February 2023

13. Passions
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Sports Marketing
Sports
Branding

14. Aspirations
Soon I hope to accomplish these goals
● Graduate Full Sail
● Join a marketing team for a sports team
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15. Dreams
These are things I Dream about at night but seem so far away.
● Marketing team for the NFL.
● Have a family of my own.
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16. Timeline

17. Self-Reflection
At an early age, it felt like destiny that I would stay in my hometown and work on cars like every other male in my
family before me. One day when I was going to high school, they had military recruiters outside our lunchroom, and
the Air Force poster said Aim High. So as a person who did not want to go into the family business and just wanted to
escape small town USA, I jumped at the opportunity to try something new. Unfortunately for me, when I joined the
USAF signed me up to be an airplane mechanic. At this point, it felt as though my destiny of being a mechanic was
inescapable, and for seven long years, I did the job I despised doing but had to do it. After I left the military in 2019, I
immediately went into making airplane parts I had experienced, and it felt unavoidable, so I leaned into it, but after
about three years of feeling completely unhappy, I decided enough was enough I wanted to be a part of something I
loved and enjoyed so I joined Full Sail University with the aspirations of doing so, I have always been in love with
sports and intrigued by the inner working of marketing and promoting a sports team. Attending School felt like the
most logical and realistic way to accomplish my lifelong dreams of working on a marketing team for a major sports
team. Growing up, I wanted to be a part of the Green Bay Packers in the worst way, and I still dream about that now,
and hopefully, one day, those dreams will be realized.

18. Thanks!
I hope you have a
wonderful day!
Don’t be afraid of your dreams, be proud of
them!
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