My First Job
Local executives recall their first foray into the corporate world
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Bruce Babiarz
President, BAB Associates Ltd.
Tennis Court Cleaner
Don Barden
Chairman and CEO, Barden Cos. Inc.
Machine Tooler
Marvin Beatty
Co-owner, Greektown Casino
Paint Mixer
Ralph Booth
President, Booth American Co.
Construction Laborer
Tammy Carnrike
COO, Detroit Regional Chamber
Sporting Goods Clerk
Chris Christensen
Chairman and CEO, Advanced Strategies Group
Bus Boy
“It was for a restaurant called The Velvet Turtle at the age of 14.”
Ken Cockrel
Mayor, City of Detroit
Bag Boy
Barry Connelly
Vice President, Connelly Co.
Wood Cutter
Eitel Dahm
President, Eitel Dahm Motor Group
Cow Milker
Mike Duggan
President and CEO, Detroit MedicalCenter
Garbage Man
Klaus Entenmann
President and CEO, Daimler Financial Services
Truck Driver
Jim Epolito
President, Delta Dental of Michigan
Short Order Cook
John Ferchill
Chairman and CEO, The Ferchill Group
Flour Bag Loader
“I was loading 50- to 100-pound bags on railroad boxcars.”
Mike Fezzey
President and General Manager, WJR-AM
Bus Boy
Bob Ficano
Executive, Wayne County
Playground Assistant
Tavi Fulkerson
President, The Fulkerson Group
Disc Jockey
Yousif Ghafari
Chairman, Ghafari
Mechanic
Chuck Ghesquiere
President, Mercedes Benz of Bloomfield Hills
Paper Boy
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