Now that I am "older" with my recent March birthday, I realize that the people I really enjoy being around and working with as friends, clients, and collogues are those that stretch themselves physically and mentally.
- They don't retire from work even through their definition of "working" may change.
- They test and expand their knowledge by taking courses and consistently reading.
- They work at staying healthy and watch what they eat and drink.
- They are consistently positive even in difficult situations and welcome challenges.
AND THEY PUSH THE BOUNDARIES!
Congratulations to my friend, Billy Evans, for his Marathon ! !!!
- He finished 25th on Monday!
- He's run 25 Bostons!
- He's has finished 62 marathons around the world!
I've had the excitement of working with Billy and his team guiding strategy for 10 years while he was Chief of Police and Commissioner at the Boston Police Department as Boston became one of the safest cities in the U.S. through the hard work and of these incredible men and women at the BPD!
Billy is just an exceptional leader with extraordinary energy, commitment and always focused on doing the right thing!
Always pushing the boundaries, today, as Executive Director of Public Safety at Boston College, Billy has expanded his skillset with advanced degrees leadership, safety and in computer science.
Age is just a number
This does not mean that we need to think about running next year's Marathon although more than a few of my alums did just that on Monday. For me, it's walking on the beach when I'm not in Boston at the gym or working in the Vermont woodlot. Anything is better than nothing!
Maybe, it's taking an academic course or a course in cooking or anything that will stimulate your thinking and involve you with other similar students. This is one of the reasons I continue to teach at Tufts and MIT. Maybe it's working as a board advisor in a business or for a local not-for-profit that's important to you.
Jack is Managing Partner of Derby Management, a strategy consulting firm, and is the founder of the Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts University, where he has been teaching "ENT 105: Marketing" since the course's founding 20 years ago. Every semester's content is significantly updated with a heavy emphasis in 2025 and 2026 in AI's use in Inbound Marketing. At Derby Management, Jack and his managers architect and build business strategies heavily focused on sales and marketing processes, tools and tech platforms.
