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A Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Texas with degrees in Finance and International Business, Darrell spent his early career with Arthur Young (Ernst & Young) in London. Conferring with a career-coaching firm at the age of 24, he utilized a “stealth” job search method to meet with 7 CFOs of the top Hollywood entertainment studios and landed an international financial position with MGM/United Artists Pictures. Through these initial experiences, he developed an understanding of networking and what it takes to get in to meet important people…and get ahead. Based in Los Angeles, he educates clients in his Stealth Search™ method.

Darrell is the author of Headhunters Revealed! Career Secrets for Choosing and Using Professional Recruiters, winner of the Clarion Award for Best Book by the Association for Women in Communications and reviewed in Publishers Weekly. His newest Amazon bestseller, Never Apply for a Job Again: Break the Rules, Cut the Line, Beat the Rest, has been endorsed by bestselling thought leaders such as Harvey Mackay, Keith Ferrazzi, and Dr. Ivan Misner. It and his other books have become highly touted resources in the careers field. His newest ebook is Finding the S Spot: Career Pleasure Secrets for Merging Skills, Pay and Play.

Darrell has been featured in CBS Moneywatch, Fortune.com, Forbes.com, Wall Street Journal’s CareerJournal.com, BusinessWeek Online, MSN Careers, CareerBuilder.com, and on Wall Street Journal Radio. He has been a guest on local and national radio and television programs and has been quoted in newspapers, magazines, and journals. He has consulted for the largest worldwide corporate outplacement organizations, Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH.com) and Right Management (Right.com) and speaks and leads workshops for both professional and trade associations as well as leading MBA programs. He is a media expert on subjects such as recruiting, networking, and finding one’s passion and was recently named Networking Expert for BeyondB-School.com. He offers webinars and programs that get students and working professionals out, connected, and expanding.

He is currently completing his next book about midlife transitions, entitled The Back Forty: 7 Critical Embraces for Life’s Purposeful Second Half (due out in 2014) and developing an inspiring reality show, “Dream Job Life” (DreamJobLife.com).