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Dan |
- Thinker
- Founder, bigsight media group
- 29
- Nashville, Tennessee
Dan Birdwhistell is an entrepreneur based in Nashville, TN. He is a graduate of both Cambridge University and Washington & Lee University and is currently serving as the CEO of bigsight media group, the company behind this site. He is both a Truman Scholar and Gates Cambridge Scholar.
In addition to his Internet work, Dan is an avid researcher and has worked alongside Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi to study how individuals can cultivate happiness and creativity in their daily lives. Most recently he completed a two year study of “Good Work” in the context of higher education.
Over the past five years Dan has worked with McKinsey & Company, co-founded a toy company, helped launch an Internet design agency, and traveled to over 35 different countries. He’s now devoting his full energy to building and scaling this site, which he ultimately hopes will help people promote their work, maintain their identity online, and connect with meaningful opportunities. He also runs a nightlife photography site at nashtown.com and maintains various blogs and sites around the web.
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Dan Birdwhistell's Schools
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University of Cambridge, Class of 2002 MA in Education and Philosophy -
Washington and Lee University, Class of 2001 Bachelors in Psychology and Public Policy -
Scott County High School, Class of 1997
Dan Birdwhistell's Companies
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The Buntin Group 2007 Brand Strategist -
bigsight media group 2006 - Nashville, Tennessee CEOFounded Bigsight at the end of 2006; launched first bigsight.org site in early 2007, and have been slowly building ever since. -
Rockabye Toys 2004 - 2006 Co-FounderCo-Founded this toy company at the start of 2004. Grew it to $6mm in annual revenues, but not before a whole host of ups and downs -
Claremont Graduate University 2003 - 2006 - Claremont, California Research AssociateWorked for two years with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi at the Quality of Life Research Center -
McKinsey and Company 2002 - 2003 - Brussels, Belgium Research FellowSpent a term in the European Knowledge Center outside of Brussels. Worked alongside both Analysts and Knowledge Specialists across all practice groups.
Dan Birdwhistell's Affiliations
Dan Birdwhistell's Groups
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Founders Dan co-founded rockabye toys and bigsight media group
Dan Birdwhistell's Publications
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Good Work in Higher Education: Reports to Colleges March, 2006I served as the editor of a collection of analysis reports to the 10 colleges that were part of the Good Work in Higher Education study. Below is one of the reports to De Anza Community College. -
District-Level Education Reform in the US, McKinsey KNOW Portal February, 2003Working with an Associate and Analyst in the Dallas office, I helped research and publish a 24-page knowledge document on district-wide education reform initiatives in the US.
Dan Birdwhistell's Presentations
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Environmental Variables for Promoting Social Responsibility Among College Students, American Educational Research Association National Conference, San Francisco, California April, 2006After working for a couple years with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Jeanne Nakamura at CGU on the Good Work in Higher Education project, I was able to put together a paper on the specific variables that best prompted “social change” outcomes among college students. Here is the final draft version of the paper and also the PPT handout that I shared with the audience.
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