Learning The Language of Business

Meeting him, you’d never guess Carlvin Sylvain Dorvilier was a shy child. The outgoing LinkedIn client solutions manager is the youngest of three boys born to Haitian parents, who spent his first 12 years of life close to home in southern Florida. According to him, meals, school, and church were the staples of life, and his only friends were his immediate family.

Self-conscious because of a speech impediment, Dorvilier says he lived in the shadows and struggled to find his place until he accidentally discovered a love for football in middle school.

Read how Carlvin was able to translate his challenges into opportunities.