Clarendon City Administrator Brian Barboza literally started at the bottom and worked his way to "the chair."\nWhen he was a young man, recently graduated from high school, Hereford City Manager Rick Hanna took an interest and gave him an application to become an employee in the streets department. Barboza worked for the city while going to college with plans to becoming a police officer.\nA fateful conversation with Hanna who pitched Barboza on the idea of becoming a city manager would forever change his life.\nIn this episode, we talk about how Brian worked his way up from the bottom and how important it is to have mentors and people who believe in you.\xa0\nSHOW NOTES:\nYou can find Brian Barboza on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-barboza-cpm-40a011172/\nEPISODE SPONSOR:\nThis episode is sponsored by KUDO. Make your council meetings accessible with translated audio and live captions into 45+ languages.\nEXCLUSIVE OFFER: Only listeners of the City Manager Unfiltered podcast can sign up for a FREE, no risk, no obligation one-month trial offer. Use this link:\nhttps://kudo.ai/solutions/city-manager-unfiltered-live-speech-translation/\nSUBMIT JOB POSTING:\nDo you have an executive or senior level vacancy in your organization? Use this form/link to submit your job listing in my weekly newsletter for just $100:\nhttps://forms.gle/ceMzWqeLwiRFRAGj9\nSUPPORT THE PODCAST:\nSubscribe to my FREE weekly report of city and county manager resignations, terminations, and retirements (RTRs) at this link:\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/city-manager-rtrs-job-board-7164683251112992768/\nIf you would like to support the podcast by making a donation, please use the "Buy Me A Coffee" link.\nPlease rate and review the podcast on Apple or your preferred platform if you enjoy the show. It helps tremendously. But more importantly, refer your friends and peers to podcast through personal conversations and posts on your social media platforms.\nJoe Turner's LinkedIn Page\nCity Manager Unfiltered YouTube Page - Subscribe Today!\nNote: Page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.