You know how you always hear people say that their major (and GPA for that matter) didn’t matter after graduation… how they studied something totally different in school than what they do for a living now.  Well Jeff is living proof that your major isn’t your most important career indicator.  See how this thespian became the CEO of an incredible internet company. Name: Jeff Gale Age: 35 Hometown: Birmingham, AL Official job title: President & CEO Company: TicketBiscuit, LLC What was your major? Where did you go to school? Columbia University class of 1996. Majored in Drama & Theatre Arts. Runnerup career choice/dream job? Movie star. Ambitious!  What was your first job? Selling Fro-Yo. How long have you been at this gig? 8 years. And what exactly do you do at TicketBiscuit?  What’s your average day like? I spend my day following up on sales leads, performing minor software upgrades/enhancements to our system, routine accounting/bookkeeping work and dreaming up new ways to revolutionize the ticketing business. How many hours a week do you work? About 60. How many weeks of vacation do you take per year? 3 weeks How much money do you make at your job? $60,000 - $120,000 a year, depending on how profitable the company is. What are the pros and cons of your job? Pros: Keep my own hours, decide my own fate, potential to win big. Cons: Must discipline myself, can’t blame anyone else, could make more (in the short term) working for someone else. Where do you do most of your work from (the office, home)? The office. What is more important to you (and be honest): money or doing what you love? Money, because if I make enough it will allow me to do what I love. What would you have done differently while you were in college to help you get where you are today? Study something other than theatre! What would you have done differently immediately after graduation to help you get where you are today? Get a job, instead of goofing off for 10 years. If you could tell current college students/recent grads to do ONE thing this year to help their career, what would it be? Get an internship at a company that really interests you. Even if you don’t make any money, the experience you’ll gain and the contacts you’ll make will be invaluable. What accomplishment are you proudest of? Growing my own company from scratch into something that allows me to provide for myself and my family.

You know how you always hear people say that their major (and GPA for that matter) didn’t matter after graduation… how they studied something totally different in school than what they do for a living now.  Well Jeff is living proof that your major isn’t your most important career indicator.  See how this thespian became the CEO of an incredible internet company.

Name: Jeff Gale

Age: 35

Hometown: Birmingham, AL

Official job title: President & CEO

Company: TicketBiscuit, LLC

What was your major? Where did you go to school?

Columbia University class of 1996. Majored in Drama & Theatre Arts.

Runnerup career choice/dream job?

Movie star.

Ambitious!  What was your first job?

Selling Fro-Yo.

How long have you been at this gig?

8 years.

And what exactly do you do at TicketBiscuit?  What’s your average day like?

I spend my day following up on sales leads, performing minor software upgrades/enhancements to our system, routine accounting/bookkeeping work and dreaming up new ways to revolutionize the ticketing business.

How many hours a week do you work?

About 60.

How many weeks of vacation do you take per year?

3 weeks

How much money do you make at your job?

$60,000 - $120,000 a year, depending on how profitable the company is.

What are the pros and cons of your job?

Pros: Keep my own hours, decide my own fate, potential to win big.

Cons: Must discipline myself, can’t blame anyone else, could make more (in the short term) working for someone else.

Where do you do most of your work from (the office, home)?

The office.

What is more important to you (and be honest): money or doing what you love?

Money, because if I make enough it will allow me to do what I love.

What would you have done differently while you were in college to help you get where you are today?

Study something other than theatre!

What would you have done differently immediately after graduation to help you get where you are today?

Get a job, instead of goofing off for 10 years.

If you could tell current college students/recent grads to do ONE thing this year to help their career, what would it be?

Get an internship at a company that really interests you. Even if you don’t make any money, the experience you’ll gain and the contacts you’ll make will be invaluable.

What accomplishment are you proudest of?

Growing my own company from scratch into something that allows me to provide for myself and my family.