Denis Brosnan is the owner of YellowPark Garden
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Denis Brosnan talks to a group of high school students about necessary evils in life. He tells about three tools that can help propel you forward in life. Modeling your behavior after others can help you fit in and do what people do. We join groups to accomplish more than we can do on our own. We can get great guidance from mentors. Denis talks about the pitfalls of using the three tools.
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Denis Brosnan is the principal of the consulting firm YellowPark Garden. He is also the Volunteer, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Talk About Your Future, Inc. d/b/a “Grady Talks,” an Atlanta based non-profit organization which links urban public school students with business professionals. The program provides high school students the opportunity to engage experts in a number of business fields, in an effort to provide guidance and encourage meaningful career paths.
Most recently in the for-profit realm, Chief Executive Officer of Prommis Solutions, a leading national provider of knowledge-based processing services to the real estate finance industry. Extensive relationships in the mortgage banking community and substantial experience leading large-scale initiatives in organizational transformation & growth, systems improvements, and strategic and capital structure change.
Prior to joining Prommis, Brosnan was a founding partner and principal of E-A-G Consultants LLC, a professional services firm that specialized in strategic consulting focused on the mortgage and financial services industries. Brosnan advised clients on strategic planning, organizational design, technology selection and implementation, project management, marketing strategies and media usage, public relations and corporate governance. Prior to that, Brosnan was Executive Vice President and general counsel of Prizm Technologies, an IT outsourcing firm, and AP3 Solutions, a related software development firm.
Brosnan began his professional career as a practicing attorney, representing mortgage servicers in lender liability, foreclosure, and bankruptcy eviction actions for a number of years. Brosnan was also a Captain in the JAG Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve for eight years, serving both stateside and overseas.
Brosnan holds a B.S. degree in Management from Clemson University and a J.D. degree from the University of South Carolina.
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DENNIS BROSNAN: MODELS, MEMBERSHIPS, AND MENTORS
By Alex Viguerie
SYNOPSIS:
Denis Brosnan, CEO of YellowPark Garden, emphasizes the importance of staying humble and seeking guidance from others in order to better yourself.
KEY POINTS:
-5:50: Denis introduces the key points of his talk: Models, Memberships, and Mentors.
-8:28-9:07: Denis discusses the importance and benefits of behavior modeling
-11:41-12:05: In this segment, Denis highlights the importance of collaboration and interaction.
-15:49-17:12: Denis outlines the pros and cons of seeking of mentors.
-20:43-21:14: Denis wraps up and resummarizes the main points of his talk.
-27:24-28:15: Here, Denis relates a personal character-building experience and how it’s helped shape him his life.
-30:22-31:42: Denis’s ideal traits in an employee.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
-Throughout his talk, Denis focused on both the pros and cons of different approaches- what does this say about the optimal approach- is it balanced or skewed in one direction?
-Denis stresses the importance of humility, and acknowledges it as a key to his success. Why is humility important? How can it help you?
-At several points during the video, Denis describes his job as a CEO as being that of a “decision-maker.” Why is it important that he relies on other people to do their job so well? What does this say about codependence vs. independence?
-How can you rely on others to better know and understand yourself? Why is this beneficial?
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