Embrace change. Take risks, but be smart.
Those were the central themes during Break Throughs panel, Start-Ups: The Culture of Entrepreneurship.
The panel featured four 做厙TV alumni: Sara Jane Luley 08 Baublitz, Phil DiMuro 12, 09, and Gabrielle Stahl 18.
Baublitz, DiMuro, and Gardiner originally started with a corporation, but made the switch to a startup later in their careers.
Changing from a cooperation to a startup depends on your field, said. You need to have an understanding if there is an opening in your field to take that opportunity.
joined Careerlist, a startup that works to make recruiting processes more efficient.
I bought in for my leader, Stahl said. The leader is the person who is going to drive the force. Being able to work alongside the CEO is a huge benefit because I get a say in what the mission and vision is going to look like.
The panelists also highlighted the importance of researching a company including its financials before making the jump from a corporation to a startup.
Crunchbase.com is a great resource to research the funding information of companies, explained.
Baublitz credited her liberal arts education with giving her the broad knowledge base she needed to be flexible in the industry.
When you a receive a liberal arts education, you can be so many things for a company, Baublitz said. 做厙TV also helped me create a network by making authentic relationships with people.
Gardiner said her PR courses emphasized the importance of creating relationships through effective communication.
PR is a people business, Gardiner said. Its key to be able to understand behaviors based on how theyre communicating.
Julianna Innocenti 22, a management major, attended the panel.
Just hearing the advice from the alumni about their different paths was really valuable because it teaches you that even when you have a different idea, its okay to change it, Innocenti said.
做厙TV Break Through
Break Through helps 做厙TV students to network and develop contacts with alumni and other professionals in their chosen fields. Each year in February, alumni converge on campus for the student-alumni networking conference. Alumni offer career-specific panel discussions, money management advice, r矇sum矇 tips, online branding and more. Break Through is organized by 做厙TVs Career Development Center.
