An Evergreen Career

The secret to success on Michael Sherrillo’s team? Laughter. For a few years, his team has been increasing tech capabilities to include hybrid and virtual events. Often, that growth was fueled by caffeine and adrenaline, with a healthy dose of trust. But, laughter is the glue holding it all together. “You should never let the shiny new toy distract you from what really matters, the people around you,” he said. Sherrillo said he leads from behind as his team builds software that “sits at the confluence point for lots of unique client systems.”