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SOCRATIC TECHNOLOGIES
Catherine Ulmer
Research Director
Started At Socratic: 2023
As a seasoned research leader from the client side, I am supporting Socratic’s research projects by providing the client side perspective and ensure we are meeting the project goals and objectives.
THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE I'VE EVER BEEN GIVEN IS...
NEVER STOP LEARNING. NO ONE CAN EVER TAKE YOUR EDUCATION AWAY FROM YOU.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I LEARNED BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL WAS...
HOW TO MANAGE A SMALL BUSINESS. I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL WHEN MY MOM STARTED HER OWN COOKIE SHOP, TURNED FULL SCALE BAKERY, TURNED FULL SCALE RESTAURANT AND CATERING COMPANY.
IF YOU COULD BE ANYWHERE OTHER THAN HERE, RIGHT THIS MINUTE, WHERE WOULD YOU BE?
ON A SKI SLOPE OUT WEST.
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR PERSONAL MOTTO?
LIFE’S ABOUT CHOICES AND IT ONLY TAKES ONE TO CHANGE YOUR TRAJECTORY IN LIFE.
WHAT’S A TYPICAL DAY LIKE FOR YOU?
I LIVE IN FLORIDA, SO I WALK A LITTLE OVER 3 MILES OR GO TO THE GYM ALMOST EVERY DAY. I WORK PART-TIME AND LIKE TO VISIT WITH MY AGING MOM IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. ON THE WEEKENDS, I DON’T SIT STILL. I LOVE TO KAYAK IN SALT WATER (LESS LIKELIHOOD OF GATORS!) AND SPEND TIME WITH MY FAMILY.
WHO IS SOMEONE YOU ADMIRE, AND WHY?
MY MOM. SHE WAS 32 WHEN MY DAD HAD A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. HE WAS IN A COMA AND HAD TO LEARN HOW TO WALK AGAIN AT 39. AS AN 8 YEAR OLD, I WATCHED HER STRENGTH AND LEARNED HOW TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. SHE WAS THE REASON I WENT TO COLLEGE AND I WAS THE FIRST IN OUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY TO GRADUATE WITH A MASTER’S DEGREE.
WHAT ARE YOU HAPPIEST DOING WHEN YOU’RE NOT WORKING?
STAYING ACTIVE – WALKING, KAYAKING, HIKING, SKIING — WHATEVER IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE SEASON.
TELL ME ONE OF YOUR PET PEEVES.
DIRTY DISHES IN MY SINK. DO NOT WALK PAST THE DISHWASHER……
YOUR FAVORITE PODCASTS/BOOKS?
I DON’T THINK I HAVE A FAVORITE AS AN ADULT. FAVORITE BUSINESS BOOK IS “BOOTSTRAP LEADERSHIP” FAVORITE PERSONAL BOOKS ARE FROM CHARLES MARTIN OR “THE GIRL WHO WROTE IN SILK” BY KELLI ESTES. MY FAVORITE BOOK FROM CHILDHOOD IS THE ORIGINAL “BOXCAR CHILDREN.”