Bill Garvey
The Greater Cleveland Film Commission
Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Notre Dame
What Guides My Decision Making: I can’t save the world, but I can make a difference by focusing on what I can control and not letting the rest distract from what I can achieve.
Favorite Quote: “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” — Michael Jordan
First Thing I Do When I Start My Day: I reset my mindset by starting off with a sunrise walk. Luckily, I have a dog who keeps me motivated not to take a day off when the weather doesn’t cooperate.
If I Could Have Any Other Job: Historian
Theme Song of My Leadership Style: “The Show Must Go On” by Queen
My Very First Job and What I Learned From It: Picking up cigarette butts in the rain at 3 a.m. on a movie set on a desolate, dead-end street in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn … It taught me humility.
Hobby/Passion: History
If I Were a Character from a TV Show or Movie, I’d Be: Humphrey Bogart’s Philip Marlowe