When Patrick Adesso was in school, a teacher told him to find three passions: one for himself, one to share with his family and one to turn into a profession. Luckily for him, his first passion for technology started when he was a kid with a screwdriver, a knife and an old computer. 

Throughout the years, he’s found the other two passions as well, even though they’ve swapped their roles a bit. His passion for aviation moved from a profession to a hobby while his interest in software took over as a career. But that passion for his family stayed steady throughout.

In this episode, Patrick shares how he’s balanced his many passions, how a chance encounter at a first birthday party set him on the course to being the CIO at DEX Imaging and why an old aviation saying from his dad still serves as a reminder to never give up.   

You’ll also hear: 

• How computers saw Patrick through his punk, teenage angst years
• What he’s learned from Dan Doyle Sr., Dan Doyle Jr. and other mentors within DEX Imaging
• How it felt more like DEX was doing an acquisition when Staples acquired them

If you’d like to hear more from Patrick, reach out to him on LinkedIn.