Bill Roedy
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We call them Redefiners.
We call them Redefiners.
We call them Redefiners.
Well, I came from a single mom, actually. My mother and father divorced when I was quite young. My father went to West Point, as you mentioned, and he did survive the attack in Pearl Harbor. And he served 33 years in the Army. They evacuated right after the attack. The family did. He stayed there. So they were separated for the next couple of years until the war ended.
Well, I came from a single mom, actually. My mother and father divorced when I was quite young. My father went to West Point, as you mentioned, and he did survive the attack in Pearl Harbor. And he served 33 years in the Army. They evacuated right after the attack. The family did. He stayed there. So they were separated for the next couple of years until the war ended.
Well, I came from a single mom, actually. My mother and father divorced when I was quite young. My father went to West Point, as you mentioned, and he did survive the attack in Pearl Harbor. And he served 33 years in the Army. They evacuated right after the attack. The family did. He stayed there. So they were separated for the next couple of years until the war ended.
But he didn't, even though we didn't live together with my father, he did have a tremendous influence on me, particularly going to West Point. But growing up, it has to be all about my mom. And the reason is those who've had single moms know how difficult that is. It was difficult just making ends meet, really. So I watched her in a parallel or in a set of jobs.
But he didn't, even though we didn't live together with my father, he did have a tremendous influence on me, particularly going to West Point. But growing up, it has to be all about my mom. And the reason is those who've had single moms know how difficult that is. It was difficult just making ends meet, really. So I watched her in a parallel or in a set of jobs.
But he didn't, even though we didn't live together with my father, he did have a tremendous influence on me, particularly going to West Point. But growing up, it has to be all about my mom. And the reason is those who've had single moms know how difficult that is. It was difficult just making ends meet, really. So I watched her in a parallel or in a set of jobs.
And in parallel, I had a set of jobs to help where I could. But somehow we make made it work. And I would go with her on some of these jobs. Like, for example, she, oh, I don't know, worked as a receptionist in an emergency room. clinic. So that maybe gave me an introduction to my global health work. I don't know, as a young kid.
And in parallel, I had a set of jobs to help where I could. But somehow we make made it work. And I would go with her on some of these jobs. Like, for example, she, oh, I don't know, worked as a receptionist in an emergency room. clinic. So that maybe gave me an introduction to my global health work. I don't know, as a young kid.
And in parallel, I had a set of jobs to help where I could. But somehow we make made it work. And I would go with her on some of these jobs. Like, for example, she, oh, I don't know, worked as a receptionist in an emergency room. clinic. So that maybe gave me an introduction to my global health work. I don't know, as a young kid.
Or she worked also as a rental car agent in the Miami International Airport. Maybe that gave me an introduction to all the travel I did over the years. But I think the number one lesson was I saw how hard she worked. And that made me realize that, you know, it's old fashioned to say, but the value of hard work can make a difference.
Or she worked also as a rental car agent in the Miami International Airport. Maybe that gave me an introduction to all the travel I did over the years. But I think the number one lesson was I saw how hard she worked. And that made me realize that, you know, it's old fashioned to say, but the value of hard work can make a difference.
Or she worked also as a rental car agent in the Miami International Airport. Maybe that gave me an introduction to all the travel I did over the years. But I think the number one lesson was I saw how hard she worked. And that made me realize that, you know, it's old fashioned to say, but the value of hard work can make a difference.
Well, West Point was very influential on me. It was a major pivot to go from surfing on the beach, if you will, in Miami, which is where I grew up, to the plane of West Point. For those who have been to West Point, the plane is where it all happens. And taking bayonet lessons, shouting kill. So that was a major pivot for me. But. Oh, I don't know. Number one has to be discipline.
Well, West Point was very influential on me. It was a major pivot to go from surfing on the beach, if you will, in Miami, which is where I grew up, to the plane of West Point. For those who have been to West Point, the plane is where it all happens. And taking bayonet lessons, shouting kill. So that was a major pivot for me. But. Oh, I don't know. Number one has to be discipline.
Well, West Point was very influential on me. It was a major pivot to go from surfing on the beach, if you will, in Miami, which is where I grew up, to the plane of West Point. For those who have been to West Point, the plane is where it all happens. And taking bayonet lessons, shouting kill. So that was a major pivot for me. But. Oh, I don't know. Number one has to be discipline.
Certainly the honor code had a big influence on me. Cadet does not lie, cheat or steal. And it's drilled into you so much that that honor code set the, I don't know, the stage for me to try and adhere to principles of value and integrity going forward. And, you know, it's not always easy to do that when you get in the cutthroat world of business. But it's what I try to adhere to.
Certainly the honor code had a big influence on me. Cadet does not lie, cheat or steal. And it's drilled into you so much that that honor code set the, I don't know, the stage for me to try and adhere to principles of value and integrity going forward. And, you know, it's not always easy to do that when you get in the cutthroat world of business. But it's what I try to adhere to.