Jeff Smith: Lessons in business ... from prison
제프 스미스(Jeff Smith): 감옥에서 배운 사업의 교훈들
Once an up-and-coming star in the Missouri State Senate, Jeff Smith went to prison for covering up an election law violation. Since his release, he's created a new space for himself as a professor, writer, political commentator and advocate for those he was locked up with. Full bio
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이 꿈에 집중해왔습니다.
웹사이트를 구축했습니다.
모습을 담은 웹사이트를 말입니다. (웃음)
그런 것들을 빠르게 익혀나갔습니다.
야망있는 사람들로 넘쳐납니다.
다르지 않다는 것입니다.
많은 시간을 보내지는 않았습니다.
노력하고 있었지요.
훨씬 더 어려운 일입니다.
감옥에 있는 사람들을 위해
그들 자신이 일을 해서 살아갑니다.
상당히 어렵습니다.
시급이 아니라 월급으로 말이죠.
모든 종류의 밀매들을 말입니다.
그것이 이곳의 통화입니다.
댓가를 받을 수 있습니다.
감방 밖에서 간이이발소를 운영하는 일 같은 것입니다.
문신새기는 일을 할 수도 있고,
그런 것들을 밀반입하는 겁니다.
그렇기 때문에 이 사업은
나뭇가지에 매달아 운동 기구를 만든다든지,
어떻게 이루어낼 수 있을지 배워나갑니다.
교육같은 것은 존재하지 않습니다.
가르쳐주지도 않습니다.
이해해야 합니다.
저는 그 댓가로 제 인생의 1년을 그 곳에서 허비했지요.
대해서 생각해보기를 바랍니다
끌어내는 방법을 찾는 것입니다.
도움을 줄 그런 기술들 말입니다.
새로운 의미의 "밀매" 입니다.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jeff Smith - Recovering politicianOnce an up-and-coming star in the Missouri State Senate, Jeff Smith went to prison for covering up an election law violation. Since his release, he's created a new space for himself as a professor, writer, political commentator and advocate for those he was locked up with.
Why you should listen
In 2004, Jeff Smith ran for the U.S. Congressional seat vacated by Dick Gephardt, and came this close to defeating Republican Russ Carnahan. His inspiring, but ultimately unsuccessful, campaign was documented in the award-winning documentary, Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?.
A year later, Smith ran for the Missouri State Senate and won in a hotly contested election. He quickly became a rising star in the legislative body, focusing on education reform and tax credits among other things. However, in 2009, the FBI opened a criminal investigation into whether Smith had lied about a violation in his 2004 campaign. He ultimately plead guilty and spent a year in jail. It’s a story he has told on This American Life.
Since being released from prison, Smith accepted a position as an assistant professor at The New School's Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy in New York City. His research focuses on political campaigns, the role of race in urban politics and the legislative process. At the same time, he writes for The Recovering Politician, City & State NY and Politico's The Arena, and is working on an memoir.
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