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Gregory Johnson

Gregory Johnson

Mutual of America

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Gregory's work combines: Numbers, Non-Profit Organizations, and Helping People

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Day In The Life

Benefits Processor

I calculate retirement benefits for individuals who are retiring.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

    Frederick Douglass Academy III

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Finance, General

    SUNY College at Oswego

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High School

Bachelor's Degree: Finance, General

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Life & Career Milestones

My path in life took a while to figure out

  • 1.

    Graduated high school.

  • 2.

    Experienced my freshman year of college.

  • 3.

    Got my first job, at a retail clothing store in The Bronx.

  • 4.

    Began taking business courses my sophomore year.

  • 5.

    Interned at Mutual of America for two summers while in college.

  • 6.

    Graduated from SUNY Oswego in May of 2014.

  • 7.

    Went on countless job interviews!

  • 8.

    Got hired by Mutual of America and began my career!

Defining Moments

How I responded to discouragement

  • THE NOISE

    Messages from Peers:

    You won't succeed without my help. You will never leave the neighborhood.

  • How I responded:

    The opportunities you have should never limit the work ethic you show. I always told myself that if I worked harder than the person next to me, there would be no choice but to grant those opportunities to me. In a nutshell, my life's motto is: go out, work hard and create opportunities for yourself to get the results you want.

Experiences and challenges that shaped me

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  • I was not the first in my family to go to college. However, I was the first to go away and experience life in college. The biggest hurdle was not knowing what to expect. I overcame that by slowing down, catching my breath and taking it easy.