Janiece Evans-Page
Fossil Group, Inc.
Denver, CO USA
"Do something that’s tangible, recognizable, and distinctive, and that’s when you’ll really hit the mark."
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Janiece's work combines: Business, Education, and Teaching / Mentoring
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Social Sciences, General
University of California-Berkeley
Graduate Degree
Business Administration and Management, General
Golden Gate University-San Francisco
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
From a very young age, she knew that she wanted to make a difference in the world.
2.
In second grade, she was placed into a “gifted” program; as a woman of color, she quickly realized that she didn’t look like the other kids in her class.
3.
As a result, she was embarrassed to tell her friends that she was in gifted classes; looking back, she wishes she’d owned up to her intelligence and encouraged her peers to do the same.
4.
Went to the University of California, Berkeley; after graduating, she lived in Silicon Valley and worked for Hewlett Packard.
5.
Spent her first few years at HP “burning the midnight oil,” sometimes working until 10:00 p.m. at night.
6.
Eventually a mentor pulled her aside and told her she needed to focus less on work and more on work-life integration; she learned to balance her job and her passion for helping others.
7.
Says that even though her day job was marketing, her real purpose was to influence her community in a positive way; started spending her evenings mentoring young people.
8.
Her biggest advice to young people is to recognize that there is a “village” out there that will support them—they just need to reach out to potential mentors for help and guidance.
