I joined the Marine Corps when I was at UT. I definitely viewed them as risks and it was actually part of the appeal. Did you view those as risks? How did you overcome the fear of learning and doing something new? I wrote an article about ancient monks this year. I am enjoying more exploration of niche topics. Writing gives you constant intellectual nourishment. Writing-wise, I tend to gravitate towards guys’ thoughts on relationships, but have enjoyed going outside of that this year, like talking about the world’s next super powers, or military history, or how California is exporting more wine to China. I just released my third book and am also doing some marketing strategy and analysis work for a company on the side.Īt this point in your life, what do you enjoy doing the most? Then I started writing about that subject for various magazines. The publisher liked my voice and wanted me to write it. I was approach by a publishing company about writing a humor book about “man rules.” Also around that time, I was approached about starting a website that would be a resource for men getting married called. I was mainly writing about pop culture, relationships and men’s interests. I got more editorial experience and was doing a lot of freelancing for other publications. I lost money every review because my tab was more than my pay. My first paid job was writing about bars. But I found that I really enjoyed non-fiction. There was only one tiny problem with Fiction writing: I wasn’t very creative. The first short story I wrote was for my MFA application. I didn’t really do any writing prior to that. I stayed there for about a year and then moved to New York to get my Masters in Fine Arts (MFA), with a concentration in Fiction. in San Francisco as a senior analyst in marketing strategy. I decided to try one more business before totally switching, so I went to Gap, Inc. I actually had a spreadsheet with pros and cons of different career options, including being a history professor or a writer. I started in corporate finance at Intel and I realized early on that it wasn’t what motivated and challenged me. We sat down with Jeff, who currently lives in New York City, to find out more about his career path and what is on the horizon for him. His website touts that he is, “likely the only person alive to have written for both GQ and The Knot.” He has made a number of TV appearances and frequently contributes to various magazines and newspapers. Most of his writing is on the topic of guys’ perspectives on relationships and culture. Jeff is a writer, and has just published his third book. He may have started on the path of a typical business grad, but that path veered into something quite different. Jeff Wilser, BHP ’98, isn’t a typical BHP grad.
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