Every Day Connect is a new campaign aimed at young college
grads, created by Fairfield Inn & Suites. The goal of the program is to
inspire young businessmen and women with interesting opportunities and
advice. The information offered on the site comes from four entrepreneurs who
were all on this year’s Forbes 30
Under 30 list. Giving grads this guidance will help them
develop the networking skills needed to connect to mentors who will counsel them
in establishing successful careers.
The four program ambassadors are:
- Kane Sarhan, co-founder of Enstitute, a company connecting students enrolled in higher education to apprenticeships with successful entrepreneurs.
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| Kane Sarhan, Co-Founder of Enstitute |
He provides two tips for success:
1) Do more and want less.
2) Remember where you came from and who helped get you there. Building strong relationships is what will make your career enjoyable and make you successful.
1) Do more and want less.
2) Remember where you came from and who helped get you there. Building strong relationships is what will make your career enjoyable and make you successful.
- Mark Arnoldy, the CEO of Possible. Possible is a nonprofit healthcare company that provides quality, inexpensive healthcare to people in the poorest areas of the world.
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| Mark Arnoldy, CEO of Possible |
His advice for recent graduates:
“Go and experience a problem in the world and find something that you can make
a long-term commitment to. Serve a market of needs instead of a market of
wants.”
- Eden Full, creator of the SunSaluter, a machine that provides clean water at a low-cost, while utilizing energy from solar panels.
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| Eden Full, Creator of SunSaluter |
She advises grads to:
“Find something that you like to do. You will gain success if you have a good idea
and people who support you. To gain support reach out to your mentors and tell
them your story. Take the time to build relationships.”
- Meg Gill, owner of Golden Road Brewing. This company’s goal is to manufacture beer in a sustainable manner.
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| Meg Gill, Owner of Golden Road Brewing |
She provides this advice on
getting started in your field of interest: “Find a job, but don’t be too concerned with the long-term today. Take an
unpaid job to get your feet wet. It’s not about the money you make now, because
it will come later. Find something and some people who can help guide you along
your way.”
What these successful entrepreneurs have in common is that
they are dedicated, hard-workers, who all have had a mentor to guide them along
the way.
The Every Day Connect Program hopes to foster mentorships that will help the newest generation of businesspeople succeed in the same way that these four did by providing videos with advice and stories to help recent grads achieve their career goals.
The Every Day Connect Program hopes to foster mentorships that will help the newest generation of businesspeople succeed in the same way that these four did by providing videos with advice and stories to help recent grads achieve their career goals.
Guest post by Elizabeth Russo
Photos Courtesy of Every Day Connect
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