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An Unconventional Life


Jun 1, 2021

With 22 years of experience in business and education, Jeffrey J. Darville, Ph.D. is an insightful professor, keynote speaker, and researcher. Currently as Professor of Business at La Roche University and formerly MBA Director and Assistant Professor in the College of Business Administration at the American University in the Emirates, Dubai, UAE, Jeff has taught Marketing, Negotiations, Change Management, OB, and Leadership. Jeff serves on committees, publishing, leading the MBA program, SACS and AACSB member accreditation efforts. Through collaborative organizational leadership and strategic marketing, Jeff has implemented changes, built programs, orchestrated profitable growth, and improved curricula. 

As an employee and consultant, he has worked for Verizon, AIG, PPG, Alcoa, Sony, Bayer, and Siemens-Westinghouse and well as SME businesses and start-ups. Completing his B.S. in Marketing and Management from Grove City College in 2000, Jeff gained his M.S. in Organizational Leadership from Geneva College in 2008, and his Ph.D. in Organizational Learning and Leadership from Gannon University in 2017. Jeff has published his models on Kinetic Leadership, Value-Added Services and Historical leadership. His research interests are in Strategic decision-making, the use of rationality and intuition, Top Management Teams, Servant Leadership, HRM, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Intercultural communication.

In this episode…

Do you know where you want to go? Do you have a plan to get there?

In this episode of An Unconventional Life, Dr. Jeffrey Darville shares his unconventional career path with Dr. Russell Strickland. From working for large companies to real estate business to technology business to startups. There were stumbling blocks along the way, which led Dr. Darville to the start of his doctoral journey. Determination was the fuel and driving force to earning his Ph.D. and pursuing his dreams—entrepreneurship and travel. He visualized a plan and set it in motion.

Dr. Jeffrey Darville will inspire and fuel your mind with ideas to move forward!