Everyone should get a mentor. It makes the world smaller, it gives you connections to the industry and it helps you find your direction.” Real estate major Mary Hendrickson is no stranger to working with mentors. She was assigned to a commercial banker mentor in her real estate career management course for a short-term classroom…
Month: April 2018
Alumnus at Founder Institute Partners with DePaul to Help Students Launch Startups
With guidance from alumni and professionals from a wide range of industries, 19 DePaul University students spent the spring quarter of 2018 developing businesses during a startup launch program hosted by the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center and the Founder Institute. Students worked on various aspects of their business plans with the help of 50 mentors. Jason…
Connections: Jake Glover and Kim Kozeny
Last spring, Jake Glover (BUS ’17) was a senior marketing major quickly approaching graduation when he went to see MaryAnn Gibney, who was the manager of student and alumni engagement at the Center for Sales Leadership at DePaul. Glover was interested in working for Jellyvision, an interactive employee communication software company, and sought Gibney’s help…
Connections: Rana Irfan Zaid and John Economos
Rana Irfan Zaid moved to the United States from Pakistan during his sophomore year of high school and got a part-time job working at a local hotel. He enjoyed working in the hospitality industry, and his manager recommended that he pursue it as a career. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, Zaid decided…
