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Have you ever wondered what you would do if you identified a passion outside of your current career? Dave Williams did and the result is, well, quite outstanding! If you haven’t come across Dave previously let me tell you a bit about him. Dave was Senior Director for the Corporate Executive Board and led the Recruiting Roundtable for part of his eleven plus year tenure. At the time I was with a company that wasn’t a member but did have the opportunity for a couple of really good conversations with Dave. I also had the chance to attend one of the events, which was quite impressive. It was also a strange time in the world because the event was in NYC on the eve of the Iraq War and it was raining like crazy. Needless to say a memorable event across many accounts.

I recently reconnected with Dave - thanks to LinkedIn, and then through a mutual Twitter friend, Brian De Groodt, learned of his recent endeavor. Dave has published a science fiction novel - The Mirrored Heavens. And, if that weren’t enough check out the book’s website - Autumn Rain 2110. There’s even a trailer for the book! It was then that I realized I had to share this with others in the recruiting space to celebrate Dave’s accomplishments and cheer him on to great success.

During a recent email exchange, I asked Dave what his transition was like and if he would share something for this post. Here’s Dave’s response:

“The toughest thing about walking away from Recruiting Roundtable was how suddenly my new life started up. I’d been working on a science fiction/espionage trilogy for years, and gave notice at CEB because I felt that I’d finally reached the point where I had so many additional writing projects that I needed to concentrate on them full-time. But literally two weeks before I left the Roundtable, my agent sold the trilogy to Bantam Spectra, and that meant I had to turn to the second and third books immediately; they’ve been my focus since. My last Roundtable meeting was almost a year ago: June 7, 2007, and it’s very surreal to look back on how quickly time’s flown since then–and how much happened before that point. If you were one of the hundreds of folks who joined me at Roundtable meetings between 2001-2007, then please know it was an honor. (And please buy several copies of the book!:)”

So, check out the website, watch the trailer, and order the book! I’m not even a big scifi fanatic but have been so enticed by Dave’s work my book is on order now!

Cheers Dave!!