Senior Financial Sales Director, Bloomberg LP
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Career Coach
Channel:
Networking
Topic: Networking Is Hard Work Krishna's remarkable story takes him from a small southern Indian village (that he insists we won't even find on a map) to one of the largest, most renowned firms on Wall Street. With an undergraduate degree in Honors Biochemistry, Krishna
switched gears from medicine to business after successfully operating his own sports marketing company while in college. He networked relentlessly, studied hard, and leveraged an internship into a full-time career.
Major:
Honors Biochemistry (Bachelor)
City: New York
State: New York
Stephanie Ayanian, Documentary Film Producer
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Career Coach
Channel:
Networking
Topic: Put Yourself Out There & Meet Everyone You Can Stephanie is a documentary film producer. After earning her undergraduate degree in Film and Video from Penn State, Stephanie left for California and worked in production for the "X Games" for three years. With a slow film production
market and a desire to teach, Stephanie turned to education, teaching 5th graders at a local private school. Now teaching film producing courses at Drexel University, Stephanie focuses most of her time on documentaries, merging her two passions of
education and filmmaking.
Major:
Film and Media Arts (Masters), Film and Video (Bachelor)
City: Ardmore
State: Pennsylvania
Leadership and Executive Coach, Hoshin Group
Channel:
Networking
Topic: Have 5 Meaningful Conversations Cindy is a Leadership and Executive Coach with the Hoshin Group. She travels to different corporate clients and assesses how they can maximize their leadership in order to produce better results (and better energy). Her advice to aspiring coaches?
Have some real-world experience before you go into the coaching business!
Major:
Accounting (Bachelor)
City: New York
State: New York
E-Business & Global Services General Manager, IBM
Channel:
Networking
Topic: Let People Talk About Themselves Buzz began his career with IBM in 1973 as a System Engineer. After earning his MBA while working full-time, Buzz left behind the technical side and transitioned to a sales role. During a 27 year career, Buzz steadily climbed to the position of
General Manager of Global Services and E-Business. Buzz gives us great advice on making great impressions no matter where you work.
Major:
Business Finance (Bachelor)
City: Park City
State: Utah
Internal Advisor Consultant, Global Investment Management
Channel:
Networking
Topic: Be Bright, Be Brief & Be Gone Brian is an Internal Advisor Consultant with Black Rock. Black Rock is an independent, global investment manager. When on the road, Brian's days are packed with travel and sitting across from potential clients all day long. Brian gives
current job-seekers great tips on making first impressions in the work-force!
Major:
Finance (Bachelor)
City: Princeton
State: New Jersey
Military Special Advisor to the Special Representative
Channel:
Networking
Topic: Relationships Get You Hired Sean is an advisor to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the US Department of State. He is responsible for shaping US efforts to support Afghan reconciliation and coordinating negotiation of a strategic partnership to guide
US-Afghan relations following the withdrawal of combat forces.
Major:
International Politics (Bachelor), Media Studies (Bachelor)
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
President of Professional Basketball Team, Erie Bayhawks
Channel:
Networking
Topic: Give As Much As You Get Matt oversees daily team and business operations within the Erie Bayhawks organization, the minor league affiliate of the NBA's New York Knicks. Under his leadership, both the average game attendance and total fan base are on a steady rise.
Matt shares with us what it's like to run a sports franchise and how to make it on the business side of sports!
Major:
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor)
City: Erie
State: Pennsylvania
Global Recruiting Director, GE Experienced Commercial Leadership
Channel:
Networking
Topic: Relationships Are About Giving Chris is the Global Recruiting Director for General Electric's Experienced Commercial Leadership Program (ECLP). He establishes and manages the U.S. hiring plan and oversees the entire pipeline of ECLP. His strong leadership style has garnered
national attention from both "Ebony" Magazine (30 Young Leaders Under 30) as well as The Network Journal.
Major:
Business Management (Bachelor)
City: New York
State: New York
Senior Landscape Architect, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates
Channel:
Networking
Topic: Alumni Connections Herb is a Senior Associate with Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, one of the top landscape architecture firms in the world. Sweeney has worked on numerous high-profile projects across the world including the Asian Cultural Complex in South Korea
and the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, TX. Herb opens up about what makes a successful architect and how to handle the long and intense entry-level years.
Major:
Landscape Architecture (Bachelor)
City: Boston
State: Massachusetts
Public Relations and Social Media Vice President, Ad Council
Channel:
Networking
Topic: Networking Never Ends Ellyn is the Vice President of Public Relations and Social Media for the Ad Council in New York City. Her role involves promoting the non-profit organization, social media outreach, developing content for Ad Council publications, and conducts
presentations for visiting foreign dignitaries.
Major:
Journalism (Bachelor)
City: New York
State: New York
Vice President & Project Manager, JP Morgan Worldwide Securities
Channel:
Networking
Topic: Great Exposure Meghan is Vice President and Project Manager of JP Morgan's Worldwide Securities Services. Asides from overseeing mutual fund administration and accounting, Maghan is responsible for pricing new services for new and existing clients. She is
also closely involved with Boston's Women in Finance organization!
Major:
Finance (Bachelor)
City: Boston
State: Massachusetts
Mutual Fund Project Manager, Vanguard
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Career Coach
Channel:
Networking
Topic: Building Relationships Gary is a Project Manager for Vanguard in Valley Forge, PA. With an MBA and Masters in Leadership Development, Gary gives students straight-forward advice on getting ahead!
Major:
Finance (Bachelor), MBA (Masters)
City: Valley Forge
State: Pennsylvania
Major:
Political Science (Bachelor)
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Alumni Association Director, Penn State University
Channel:
Networking
Topic: Maintain Personal Touch Roger has been the Executive Director of the Penn State Alumni Association for the past 8 years. His days consist of balancing the business side of his work with the social side, from meeting vendors and donators to traveling the country giving
speeches. With his bachelors, masters, and doctorate all from Penn State University, Roger is proud to call State College home.
Major:
History (Bachelor)
City: State College
State: Pennsylvania
Human Resources (HR) Specialist
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Career Coach
Channel:
Networking
Topic: Finding Common Bonds KerriLaine is a Human Resources Specialist for a federal agency. She highlights the differences between working for the government vs. the private sector as well as the excitement of living in our nation's capitol!
Major:
International Politics (Bachelor)
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia