The Drake Relays has a long tradition of allowing alumni to come back and re-connect with their college friends.  The same goes for VEISHEA at Iowa State.  These are two perfect opportunities for any college student to get to know a few alumni.  I love connecting with alumni.  Whether they are young or old, most [...]

I was reading a post titled Facebook is Methadone for Myspace Addicts and came to an interesting conclusion.  This article refers to how addictive social networking sites can be.  I couldn’t agree more.  I know many people who’s GPA dropped purely because they spent so much time looking up old classmates, such as their first [...]

College is great… But along with college comes many pressures. Presssure comes from parents (keep those grades up), work (don’t be late), and peers (who’s ready for a drink?). If dealing with these pressures aren’t enough, why don’t you add “running a business” to that list. That is exactly what Zac Voss did while he [...]

Creativity – some are born with it, others have to learn it. The question is: How can you teach someone to think abstractly? The answer – I have no idea, but I know someone who can. That is Mike Wagner of the White Rabbit Group. Throughout Mike’s life he has spent time consulting, being a pastor, [...]

How often do you get the chance to mingle with a CEO of a Fortune 500 company?  Last Wednesday the College of Business and Public Administration (CBPA) had a year-end banquet.  Over 50 professionals attended and I had the pleasure of sitting with Mark Ernst, the CEO of H&R Block who was the keynote speaker [...]

I’m not one to follow golf, but I did watch the Master’s today.  If you don’t know, the winner is Zach Johnson.  He is a graduate from Drake University (1998) and is only 31 years old.  It is very motivating to hear stories of success, such as his.  Back when Zach was in college, I [...]

When was the last time someone sent you a "Thank You" note?   When was the last time that note you recieved was hand written?  This is a lesson that my mother taught me.  In a world that requires people to be constantly on the go, sometimes we forget to do the little things.  Getting a [...]

On the first Wednesday morning of every month, Drew McLellan gives a free seminar on marketing called "The Branding Breakfast."  I joined him this last Wednesday; it was a great place to learn a thing or two about marketing and meet some new people.  (If you want to go, the next one is on May [...]

Some friends of mine are working on a project to get some students involved with professionals in the community.  What we want to do is host a best ball golf tournament where each student will be paired with a professional.   It will be a 4-man, 9 hole, best ball tournament.  This is scheduled for Friday, [...]

I read an interesting article today about a "new" way of networking by Srikumar Rao.  The article suggests that the old way of networking is to find someone who can help you in your field and then find a way to make your paths cross.  Rao suggests that the new way of networking is to let [...]