Executive Mentor Kick-Off. Woohoo!

What did you learn about the Executive Mentor Program?

First of all, I would like to say that I think the program is a great idea for new students of the college of business. There are so many things to learn from it and I have heard many great things. The thing that I am most excited about is the business meetings with special guests. This is a great way to meet business people whom can help me with future jobs or even with tips on starting a business. This is also a great way to be introduced to the real-life business world. There so many great things about this program. There is the dinner with the mentor, the community service, and best of all the free pizza at the end of the semester!

What did you learn about your Mentor?

On my first encounter with my mentors-yes my group has two, lucky us-we went into a little meeting room. First we introduced ourselves and the mentors introduced themselves. They are a married couple happily to be our mentors. The husband, Joe Bonavita, is a senior VP of Capital One Investment Banking group and the wife, Meaghan Ryan Bonavita, is a sales associate of Carlisle Collection, a New York clothing manufacturer. They seem like pretty fun mentors to have. They were open to new ideas of places to go. They asked us what did we wanted to go. On the third week, we were given the choices of going out to dinner or go back to their place and have a barbecue by the pool. I thought that was pretty cool. I just can't wait till week three! So far, they were nice to meet. Can't wait till get to know them and about their journey to success.

What outcomes do you expect from the Executive Mentor Program?

For this program, I am expecting but mostly hoping for a lot of things. First of all, I am very shy and not a very good communicator. I am hoping to change that. In addition, I expect to have a better sense of the business world. I hope I can learn about all the dangerous encounters and obstacles. Other than that, I am expecting to have a fun time and to have a greater interest in the business world.

Reflect on the value the Executive Mentor Program can add to your journey to being a successful person.

I think this program will be great help for me to become a successful person. This program will give me thing I need to decide if business is the right calling for me. This will give me a sample of the life of a business man. It is like going behind the stage of business. Hopefully I will like it and decide my future. Even if business is not the right thing for me, I will learn a lot about the business world which can also be useful in life. But so far, it has been great. So I will stick with it for now and hopefully until the end. This program will help me regardless of my major. Well, that is all for this week. Let's hope the following weeks will be as excited as this one! That's all folks! Tuned in for next week!