Walter Hood of Hood Design Studio may be based in Oakland today, but his roots are in North Carolina.

In this interview for WSJ. Magazine’s Innovators Issue, Hood talks about his first job for the National Parks Service and what that taught him for the rest of his career.

0:00 First job
2:25 First projects
3:22 Challenges
4:08 Advice to mentees
4:40 Advice to younger self

In The Job Interview, visionaries and innovators reflect on their very first jobs—and share lessons learned that have helped them reach the heights of their careers.

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