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Sanford Dickert -- sdickert
member since 08/2001 -- Gold
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| Have: | an American accent, European experience and strong ideation abilities | |
Want: | to demonstrate that you can create new paradigms and live them successfully |
| Title: | Director |
| Home: | New York, NY USA |
| Company: | Rawlings Atlantic/Rawlings Political |
| From: | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA |
| Industry Category: | Internet | | Universities: | Stanford University Purdue University |
| Industries: | mobile applications, software development, wireless, web services, telecoms, financial transactions, | | Interests: | Salsa dancing, scuba diving, movies, digital cinema, horseback riding, startup dynamics, dynamic control theory, |
So who are you and what are/were you doing in England?
Readily the most popular question asked: Grew up in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, became a software developer/engineer, moved to San Fran for an advanced degree, spent time doing dot.coms becoming more technology/marketing focused, went on a vacation in Europe, became the CTO for a successful online recuritment company (thehotgroup.com), got headhunted into the telecoms industry to manage the development of high-end network/IP products for a London-based, pan-European telco. After it went toe-to-toe with its major supplier and lost, built Rawlings Atlantic focusing on product strategy for technology and service-oriented businesses in Europe and North America. Became politically inclined through a chance conversation in London and applied my technology and online community skills to online campaign strategies for various Democratic candidates (e.g. John Kerry for President, Peter Deutsch for US Senate, and Rod Smith for Florida Governor).
Formed Rawlings Atlantic US and Rawlings Political to work with large firms, start-ups and political/non-profits forcusing the financial benefits of the emergence of online communities, social media and user-generated content to strengthen customer relationships and improve return on marketing spend.
Some recent thoughts...
Over the years, I have been doing all sorts of work on developing people and students - and always found that quotes and books are often a great inspiration to accomplishing your dreams. See more at my personal site.
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| The Greeks did not write obituaries. They only asked one question whenever a man died. 'Did he have passion?' |
| It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. |
| Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. |
| Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such. |
Going to be in London or New York?If you are looking to hook up with some entrepreneurs or are needing some advice on the New York or European scene - I am more than happy to help. I manage a social networking dinner in central London and New York City.
Need help in getting a UK Visa?
There is a program called the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme which allows for skilled workers, who are interested in self-supporting their own visa, which is operated through the Home Office. If you would like to do the work yourself, you can get the two forms necessary from the following two links - The HSMP Visa form and the UK Visa form. Or, if you want advice or would like a highly qualified lawyer at a reasonable price, you can contact Tony Butterworth at Fuergeson and Snell in Chisick. He can also be contacted via +44 (0)2087473004. Be sure to tell him how you heard about him - he has been outstanding in delivering highly professional services and incredibly skilled.
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