When Dale attended Snow College, he fell in love with Sanpete County and all its unique offerings. He loved the size of the student body. "The smaller scale provided rich experiences with different people who came from in state and out of state."
Darling learned a lot from the professors. His experiences stayed with him his entire life. "The one-on-one care and attention helped form my personal core values."
Both years that Darling attended Snow, he worked as a "Hod Carrier" for a local brick mason. He worked around his school schedule building residential brick homes, chimneys, fireplaces, and fences.
"Hod carrying was back-breaking labor and motivated me to stay in school and aspire to be paid for my intelligence and not my physical strength." A desire that led to graduation from Snow College ('79).
He pursued further education, and graduated from the University of Utah ('87), kickstarting his career in TV-Broadcast Sales. Within a couple years, KSL recruited him to a full-time position.
Darling continues to build on 30 years of experience with KSL, as the Senior VP of Sales for Deseret Digital Media, the digital publishing division of KSL brands. With 10 years of experience at DDM, he is a perfect match for managing social media and online website portals for KSL.
His first career in sales taught him to never accept no for an answer. He also learned to always build relationships and network.
"Most importantly, I learned that problem-solving and taking 100% personal responsibility for everything I was trusted with empowered me to succeed or fail fast. My years spent selling and producing revenue fueled my career and my personal life."
