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Michael YatesSr. Director Innovation Agricultural Strategy at WalmartCollege Major: Business "It enabled a well rounded and practical knowledge of business allowing me to pursue a wide range of career opportunities. The experience allowed me to gain confidence and challenge myself professionally. I continue to use the business, social, and organizational skills learned in CWP everyday. " What Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP? Having been a positive influence on my colleagues, empowering them and seeing them achieve success. Read More... |
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Payson MaydewDirector of Development ; Asst. Track and Field Coach ; Adjunct Accounting Instructor at Emporia State UniversityCollege Major: Accounting, MBA, M.Ed "When employers looked at my resume and saw that I had experience running a successful business, while involved with school and my various activities, I was able to garner a lot of initial attention. This ability to get my foot in multiple doors and then develop many relationships was a cornerstone in giving me a wide array of options to choose from before I had decided what I had wanted to do. Upon graduation, and when I had figured out what I wanted to do, I was able to use that relationship building to secure the job I wanted. My main takeaway my employer told me is that having the experience I had, even if it wasn't accounting only, was important because it showed that I was a worthwhile investment and someone they could see move up in the company and be a leader, which is exactly what College Works helped to give me. College Works continues to impact my mindset in all functions of my career I have had by helping me keep a big picture, managerial mindset." What Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP? Becoming a father to my beautiful daughter Willow. Read More... |
Tom Ackmann
President and Owner at Platinum Decking LLC
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Katie Kenny
Real Estate Broker at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Starck
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Josh BrickerTGC: Founder & CEO | Veritiv: Global Corporate Account Manager at Trolls Golf Club | VeritivCollege Major: Marketing CWP: 2008 to 2009 ""As stated above CWP instilled a sales passion and showed me how important it was to deliver value to customers. Creating a great customer experience generates long lasting customers who advocate for you. Immediately after graduation CWP was the job experience that I had and got my foot in the door at my first career. Now: Presentation skills and confidence that were foreign to me at the time have now become second nature. I have found that instilling confidence even when you are unsure helps customers feel they are making the right choice."" What Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP? Winning Supplier of the Year Award from my customer & Winning the Premier Sales Award at Veritiv in 2020 & 2021 Read More... |