May 27, 2020
As a child Dorie Clark loved to write and use her imagination. Back then, she wanted to become a spy and was intrigued by the character James Bond. Her parents would take her on beach vacations, but she preferred to stay inside and write. By age 12, she was submitting poems to New Yorker magazine, none were published, but that didn’t stop her from trying!
Dorie went to college at 14, studied philosophy, and went on to earn her Masters in Divinity at Harvard. She then launched a career in journalism as a political writer with a newspaper in Boston. On September 10, 2001, yes… the day before 9/11, she was laid off from her job. Needless to say, it was a devastating time.
Through her networks, Dorie quickly found freelance writing jobs and realized she needed to develop a plan. She never wanted to be caught off guard ever again. Within a year, she was working as the spokesperson on a presidential campaign and subsequently, worked on other political campaigns. Dorie then pivoted from politics, becoming the Executive Director of a nonprofit in Boston where she improved bike riding safety and accessibility across the region. That experience lit the lightbulb on the entrepreneurial experience that she stepped into next.
In this week’s Work From The Inside Out podcast, learn about Dorie Clark’s career journey:
Learn more and connect with Dorie here:
www.dorieclark.com
https://twitter.com/dorieclark
https://www.instagram.com/dorieclark/ https://www.youtube.com/DorieClark
https://www.linkedin.com/in/doriec/
Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.tammygoolerloeb.com/podcasts/ - episode 076