Career Goals and Challenges

My future career goals are constantly being revised as I find more out about my interests, strengths, and opportunities in this program.  I may find consulting to be the best venue to improve my core understanding of operations in business, moreover, it would allow me to build a stronger base of individuals I could pick from to work with.  I am currently a Swartz Fellow on the Entrepreneurship Track and have every intention of improving the American education system, specifically grades K-12.  My desire is to create a school that incorporates innovation and technology at an early age in addition to many different international practices of education (language, arts, meditation, etc.) that I have learned about through people in my class and will continue to discover as I research for this project.  The number of students that dropout of public high schools is alarming and preventable with a stronger educational support system and it is my goal to create a system that is replicable and possibly linked to the public school system. 

For all those budding Entrepreneurs, I highly recommend the Tepper Swartz Fellows program (Entreprenuership Track).  Professors Art Boni and Tom Emerson lead this program and do an incredible job mentoring the students and connecting them with individuals and corporations across the country in areas of interest.  We have had numerous opportunities to speak with highly successful entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, professors, and individuals within the community who will undoubtedly help to shape our future careers.  I'd be interested in fielding any questions related to this program or those with business ideas looking for a place to start building a business.

One of the challenges I will face in the creation of my own business and creating a scalable model is balancing my desire to have a family and an active lifestyle.  Family has always been the priority in my life and I know in the future I will face many decisions that test this; fortunately, listening to several speakers in my Entrepreneurship courses has emphasized that this balance may be achieved with success if the right model and partners are involved.

Comments

[Boaz Ur]

Hi Nicole,
I wanted to ask you about the Tepper Swartz Fellows program, is it mainly targeted for individuals wanting to open their own business or it is also valuable for people wanting to join larger corporations, given the fact the entrepreneurship inside corporations is very significant as well. Does the program accept people with these career goals?