by Marquis | Feb 20, 2013 | Business, Business School, career, Education, leadership, mba, my peoples, Personal branding
People who have read this blog over the years should know that I enjoy sharing advice with folks who are applying to business school. One thing that may not have been as apparent is that I have lots of friends with a similar passion for mentorship and a willingness to...
by Marquis | Mar 13, 2012 | About Marquis, Business, my motivations, Reader comments, real life stuff, Self-confidence
The email that I’ve posted below is from a college Freshman who attended a keynote presentation that I have a few months ago. I talked about many things in that speech, including the ideas of goal setting and self confidence. When I saw this email, I...
by Marquis | Feb 17, 2012 | About Marquis, Business, career, career path, consulting, Education, IT consulting, pre-MBA grad degrees, professional advice, Technology, Technology management, Technology-related
The email below was written by a student from the Indiana University group that I mentioned a few entries ago. I met him during a student trip to Chicago held in mid-January. He and I chatted a bit about his desire to move into IT after his college graduation and,...
by Marquis | Feb 1, 2012 | About Marquis, career, career path, Education, professional advice
The email below comes from a Freshman student at Indiana University who I met during MLK Weekend. She’s part of a program for the top students in IU’s undergrad business school and I spent some time hanging out with them on the Saturday of the weekend and...
by Marquis | Oct 9, 2011 | About Marquis, career, career path, career-life balance, consulting, professional advice
Man, I love it when college kids hit me up with questions because I’m often surprised by how insightful those questions are. During my undergrad days, I didn’t have a clue about career issues and didn’t even know to ask about things that kids contact...
by Marquis | Jun 2, 2011 | Business, career, career path, Conversations, music industry, my peoples
In this entry, you’ll be introduced to a young business professional named Josh Savage, a Global Benefits Consultant at a huge multinational firm in Atlanta. So far, he’s done some interesting things in his career, but, in my opinion, the most interesting...
