This Ambitious Upstart Has Been Emailing Me Since High School – with Darryn Lee

Darryn Lee, Mental Game

Four years ago I spoke at a high school program for budding business people. Every few weeks since that day, I’d get an email from one of the students, Darryn Lee.

Darryn told me about the colleges he was accepted to, the special programs he was involved with, and his summer jobs. Consistently, for four years, he would check in and see what I was up to. I’ve never seen anyone be that consistent.

He was an incredible student, who kept building his network and it paid off; he recently got his dream job. So I invited him here to tell how he made such good use of his time in school so we can all learn from him.

Darryn Lee

Darryn Lee is from Compton, CA and a graduate from Temple University. He is currently a Portfolio Analytics Analyst at BlackRock in their NYC office.

 

Three messages before we get started. First, Who’s the lawyer that tech entrepreneurs trust? Scott Edward Walker of Walker Corporate Lawyer Here’s what Neil Patel, founder of KISS Metrics says about him. “Scott is a great lawyer. He is affordable, responds fast, doesn’t charge you for five minute phone calls, and always gives great advice.” Walker Corporate Law.

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