The youngest of five children, Douglas Smith grew up in rural West Virginia where he was raised by a divorced mother who cleaned houses during the day and studied nursing at night. As a child he would help his mother clean houses by sweeping and dusting while she performed the more detailed house cleaning chores. When he became a teen, he began cleaning doctor’s offices and washing dishes at a local restaurant to earn money.
Upon graduating high school, Smith entered college where he studied political science and legal studies. In addition to this traditional education, he holds certificates in accounting and computer programming and operations. In the years before becoming a business owner, Smith There is more than one author with this name
The youngest of five children, Douglas Smith grew up in rural West Virginia where he was raised by a divorced mother who cleaned houses during the day and studied nursing at night. As a child he would help his mother clean houses by sweeping and dusting while she performed the more detailed house cleaning chores. When he became a teen, he began cleaning doctor’s offices and washing dishes at a local restaurant to earn money.
Upon graduating high school, Smith entered college where he studied political science and legal studies. In addition to this traditional education, he holds certificates in accounting and computer programming and operations. In the years before becoming a business owner, Smith worked in a variety of business support positions, to include bank clerk, computer operations supervisor, purchasing agent, small/disadvantaged business certification specialist, and legal/regulatory assistant.
Smith credits the work ethic instilled in him in his early life and his broad work experiences in diverse business sectors as factors in helping him achieve personal success as a business owner. Semi-retired, Smith advises young start-up and in his spare time, he enjoys reading, writing, playing the guitar, and studying martial arts....more