I grew up with "helpers" as my role models … my father as a minister and my mother as a public school teacher. I observed many demonstrated examples and internalized numerous messages of putting others first...
I have often described my professional role in marketing and business development as that of a stage manager. My role is usually unseen … the invisible one in the shadows who knows all of the lines, props and cues. A stage manager usually dresses in black so as not to be seen by the audience.