VALUABLE COLLABORATOR

SAINTS USE SKILLS INTENTIONALLY TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, RESOLVE CONFLICT AND FOSTER UNITY.

Curtis Knox II '10

Las Vegas, Nevada

Player Personnel/Scouting at Las Vegas Raiders

B.A., Advertising Media and Communications, Texas Tech University

B.B.A., Advertising and General Business, Texas Tech University

The friendships with peers, teachers and administration developed during my time at All Saints’ showed me on multiple levels how relationships can help serve as an extension to success. I’ve learned that no one can do it on their own; we must embrace the co-workers, classmates, family, and friends in our life that are willing to invest in us throughout our journey. The emphasis on valuable collaboration is important on a day-to-day basis in any environment or profession.

As an NFL scout, I depend a lot on relationshipbuilding and collaboration to be successful. To find the best players for our team, it takes trust in college coaches, staff connections and ultimately relationships to truly figure out a player’s makeup. This applies not only to football scouts, but to almost every profession. Valuable collaboration is undeniably one of the most important traits for being successful in any career one pursues.

Chuck Freeman '06

Austin, Texas

Head of North America Customer Activation at Google

ExEd, Corporate Innovation, MIT Sloan School of Management

B.S., Business/Corporate Communications, University of Texas at Austin

The All Saints’ principle of being a valuable collaborator has carried weight throughout my professional life. Success in a large corporation requires a vision of impact outside your individual role and goals. Everyone has heard the term “fail fast”, the fastest way to fail or identify a winning strategy is to know your weaknesses and build a team around them. In my role at Google, this manifests itself through working crossfunctionally with engineering, marketing, and sales to roll out strategies through our Cloud Partners. At home, we focus on collaborating through family activities to drive a sense of belonging, adventure, and problemsolving for our kids. It has been amazing watching our 4-year-old make new friends at school, catch her first wave, and learn the ins and outs of navigating childhood.

Dhara Mistry '12 Austin, Texas

Event Manager & Producer at VIVA Creative

B.A., Theatre Management, St. Edward’s University

One of my favorite phrases is “I thrive in chaos,” which is never entirely true. Being in the event industry is a lot of troubleshooting and creative thinking. The last major event I worked on prior to the pandemic was a community breakfast kickstarting rodeo season, attended by 6,000+ people. Then the world shut down, SXSW, along with many other major events, were postponed or moved to virtual, and eventually hybrid events came about. With flexibility and constant troubleshooting, we became one of the first venues in Austin to open back up during the pandemic era, and an example of how to safely produce live outdoor concerts, while collaborating with Luck Reunion. From there, we turned into a distribution center for the Austin Mutual Aid for those affected by the 2021 snow storm, which was featured on the Today Show, and quickly becoming a prom venue that is featured on Queer Eye. There are constantly moving pieces, multitasking and collaborating. It has kept me focused and humbled.