Cartoonist shares business, life advice

Dave Blazek talks with Behrend students in MKTG 441 Sustainability in Marketing Strategy this spring.

Dave Blazek talks with Behrend students in MKTG 441 Sustainability in Marketing Strategy this spring.

Credit: Penn State Behrend

It isn’t often you get the chance to belly laugh in a business class, but it was nearly impossible not to when Dave Blazek, the creator of Loose Parts, a nationally syndicated comic strip, stopped by MKTG 441 Sustainability in Marketing Strategy.

Blazek talked about his unconventional career path and how he wanted to be a journalist, but ended up as a newspaper advertising sales representative and, eventually, a cartoonist.

The Erie native and Penn State graduate, who began his studies at Behrend, encouraged students to approach each task and job with a positive attitude, strive for creativity, and dare to say yes to opportunities when they arrive, even if they seem scary or impossible at the time.