Derek Gallo

Donna Dowless came in and spoke to the NFi team on friday. Donna has lead an interesting and successful life in the entertainment industry. She has worked directly with The Beatles, James Brown, Prince and many other legendary people. She has served as the director of many top venues. She was also a Senior Vice President of Ticketmaster and helped build and grow it starting from working off of her kitchen table in the beginning. Donna Dowless has received a Lifetime Achievement Award in the Entertainment Industry and she is the only woman ever to receive one.

Donna told us the story of her life and the various lessons she has learned along the way. The basic moral was to work hard and don’t reject change. When it is challenging just know that you will figure it out. I usually don’t go for motivational speaking but I particularly enjoyed Donna’s story because it was just that, a story. She just told us about her experiences and the various setbacks she had along the way and how she persevered. I enjoyed her story because it made me remember more about how far I have come instead of where I am not. Listening to the problems she faced made me remember similar problems I have faced and how I have figured it out.

Thank you Donna. I enjoyed meeting you and hope to see more of you in the future.