Next Wednesday at 3pm in The Exchange, Jennifer Johnson is going to interview Carson Hunt. Carson is going to talk about how to land your dream internship. He landed his dream internship with Tesla. How that internship opened doors is some kind the story. He also has big dreams for his company: Upparel, Inc. I’m guessing this talk will fill up fast. To register, click here and sign up with your coba pass.
Thursday is the Invitational. If you have been invited to attend, good for you! You are already ahead of the game. But the invitation only gets you in the door. If you want to know how to make the Invitational your thing, click here and get some tips from people who have been there and won.
If you have ever wondered who those people are on the wall in BA-2, they are our Hall of Fame Inductees. The College has more than 60,000 alumni. Less than 100 are in the Hall of Fame. It is a very exclusive club. This Thursday, at Rosen Shingle Creek we will induct three more members into the Hall of Fame in front of about 800 guests. It’s a big deal.
Usually, it is a pretty long journey to get to our Hall of Fame. The typical inductee has more than 20 years of business experience. This year two of our inductees are a little different– they beat down the door to get in. All three of this year’s inductees share a sense of humility and commitment to giving back and are extremely generous with their time. They are great models for our students and remind all of us who work in the college, how transformative a UCF College of Business education can be.
Woody Walker ’92 ’94MBA is the executive vice president of strategic partnerships at CCG, a U.S.-based data, artificial intelligence and analytics services and solutions firm. Walker has 25 years of management and consulting experience in the information technology industry. Walker’s true passion lies in education with a focus on women in STEM. She is involved with ATHENA International, the Project Management Institute, Leadership Orlando and the UCF Alumni and College of Business Boards. She earned both her BSBA in management and MBA at UCF.
Justin Wetherill ’07 is CEO and co-founder of uBreakiFix, a leading device repair company with more than 550 stores throughout North America, 5.5 million customers and nearly 7 million repairs completed to date. Earning $254 million in revenue in 2018 and joining the Asurion family in 2019, Wetherill started uBreakiFix in 2009, shortly after earning his accounting degree and dropping his iPhone.
Brian Wright ’06 is general manager of the San Antonio Spurs NBA basketball team. Joining the Spurs in 2016 as the team’s assistant general manager, Wright was promoted to the GM role earlier this year. As a graduate student in the DeVos Sport Business Management Program, Wright began his NBA career as a summer intern with the Orlando Magic.
You may have noticed that we have some new occupants in the office across the hall from Collaboration 2 (Rm 234). This is our Employer Relations Team. The folks occupying those offices are part of the Office of Professional Development. We moved them to this new location to give them more visibility. The Employer Relations Team talks with our corporate partners and area coordinators about their employment and internship opportunities and can help connect you to people who can jump-start your career. You’ve heard the old saying, its not just what you know, but who you know that counts. Getting to know these people counts.
If you have been admitted into a major, have a polished resume and are ready to seek internships or career opportunities, make an appointment to meet with one of the members of the team. They will help you assess your readiness to compete in the market for jobs or internships, get a sense of your skill sets and interests and tell you about current job openings and opportunities our corporate partners have in the works. By taking the time to build a relationship with one of the team members, they are better able to target and recommend opportunities to you as they arise. Landing the job or internship is up to you, but it never hurts to have well connected people in your corner.
You can learn more about the team and make an appointment by clicking here.
Paul Jarley, Dean 