Michael Ball is the founder and CEO of Career Freshman Co., a counselling organisation for twenty-and thirty-something professionals. A former Big Four consultant and Silicon Valley dot-commer, Ball saw too many smart college recruits doing dumb things-besides their jobs-and devoted his own career to making gruntwork hurt less. Michael holds a degree in psychology and business from UCLA, and lives in Los Angeles.
In 2003 he published @ the Entry Level: On Survival, Success, & Your Calling as a Young Professional(Pure Play Press). Michael's books and seminars have been adopted by schools across the United States, including UCLA, UC Berkeley, University of Wisconsin Business School, and Michigan State University.