Doris Scribner owns Executive Advantage, a “Human Resources Solutions” company, with her husband, Bob Scribner.

Doris Scribner
Executive Advantage
www.executiveadvantagellc.com
doris@executiveadvantagellc.com
573-819-0706

What do you think are the biggest challenges for professional women today? It’s balancing life and work and kids — at times, even business persona with the private one. It is the lucky woman who can be the same in all situations.

What is something you wish you could change about yourself? I’d be afraid to change anything about myself because I think it would affect the things that work well for me.

Name on thing that not many people know about you. I milked cows when I was 11 years old.

What is the best business advice you ever received? Not everything has to be done perfectly; sometimes you have to settle for things that aren’t perfect in order to move forward.

How would you describe your leadership style? I like to surround myself with people who are experts in their fields and give them the freedom to do their jobs. I try not to build teams that require a lot of micromanaging.

Has your career path held surprises along the way? Yes! My intention at 20 was to have my own business by my mid-20′s. By the time I was 27, I had a radical shift and ended up in the mission field in Russia. There, I had the reputation of just doing whatever needed to be done; so I was director of a Bible school; then I developed children’s programs and taught kids; eventually I workd with drug addicts; then shifted again when I came back to the states to marry my husband.

What do you do to relax? Grab a book and snuggle up on the couch next to my honey while he rubs my feet. Is that too much information?

What is one personal goal you haven’t yet achieved? Bob and I would love to go and build housing for families that have come out of doing rehab in Russia.

What is your workplace pet peeve? Gossip.

Who do you consider a career mentor and why? My husband. I came out of the not-for-profit world and my husband has helped me think like a for-profit business person.

What is your dream job? I think I’m just getting into my dream job. I’m a connector and I’m getting more into marketing and I’m really enjoying it, finally.

What do you hope to be doing in 10 years, personally and professionally? That’s hard, because my husband is 20 years older than I am. We want to be positioned, both financially and in expertise, to help not-for-profits become financially sustainable through for-profit initiatives, both here and overseas; also, develop senior centers overseas.

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