I majored in Architecture with a minor in Communications (Journalism focus). Now I'm the VP of Sales and Marketing at a truck equipment company.

While I was in school, I wanted to get out of food service. Used the AutoCAD certificate I earned as part of my undergraduate studies to get a job drafting. Turns out the skills I developed in my Communications studies translated well into marketing. Then I got married and had a kid, and it turns out the being the guy who engineers and markets all the products makes for a pretty good salesman. It wasn't what I dreamed of becoming, but it paid nucb better than Product Design did, and my wife is unable to work.

I'm still not a "real" salesman... I don't really know anything about closing or "working" a deal. But it turns out if you know your product and believe in it, and you treat customers the way you would want to be treated (prompt responses, not upselling things I know the client doesn't need, giving a shit when there's a problem), the deals close themselves. Now I'm managing a sales team, directing our marketing initiatives, and work closely with the plant on product improvements.

It's not what I wanted to be when I get up, but it's a good company and I'm happy. It's enough to support two kids and own a house on a single income. Still kick myself because I didn't finish my degree though, but at least I'm not drowning in student loans.