Passport Assignment 6

The objective of the Loyola University College of Business' Executive Mentor Program for Freshmen is to instill the knowledge that only a professional in the field of business could understand, in a casual environment that enables us to ask questions and converse with established members of the New Orleans business world. The mentors who work with our class right now have achieved a level of success that we all hope to someday attain. Check out more at: Loyola College of  Business Executive Mentor Program. I definitely most valued being able to discuss the matters involved in the economy with individuals that knew exactly how the economy works and had advice to give to us on how to work around it as our world changes. Reading things in the newspaper and watching the news is important for understanding the ever changing world of business but speaking to people who are have actually been there seemed a whole lot more effective in my perspective. Upon approaching the prospect of having to meet with our mentors I was honestly a bit apprehensive thinking the experience might be a bit awkward and I did not think the conversations would necessarily exactly just start flowing. Though after meeting just a few times I soon realized that my mentor had a lot of knowledge not only in business but in a key element at being good at business, conversation skills. Our dinners ended up being two to three hours long and the whole time riveting conversation and laughs enveloped our small group as we discussed not only business but stories and hilarious advice. I feel that other Business Schools that do not offer some program similar to ours here at Loyola are missing out. I would tell those students to go seek out an Executive Mentor who is willing to open up about things that all the members of our population just do not know about. By approaching someone in the business field in a professional manner and telling them that you absolutely need to learn, that student might have a shot at having that savviness that that executive mentor has earned relayed onto them. Our mentor gave our group advice and perspectives that I honestly did not know and had not heard and I soaked up every last line of it because I know that I am going to need that knowledge that they have someday. Next semester I look forward to learning even more to get me closer to my goals in the world I live in and my mentor has been and will be more than willing to help get there I am sure.

  Some websites to keep YOUR business savvy up to par during the holiday season! 

Business Week

New York Times

CNN Money

Colbert Report