30A - Final Reflection

I believe the most formative experience, was being able to interview my superiors such as the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, and the Chief Medical Officer, as well as, the different doctors and nurse practitioners within the company. I believe this is significant because it allowed me to gain confidence in myself by putting myself out there, and not being intimidated by older professionals with years of experience. I’ll always remember this because not many people can say they’ve ever met their CEO, let alone, interview them and present them with a venture concept for a possible business idea in the future.

Furthermore, my most joyous experience had to be creating and mastering my elevator pitch. This was joyous because even though the submission was very professional and eloquent, the bloopers for every pitch were hilarious and gave me so much life! I had such a great time having my friends and family record me, all the while trying not to laugh and minimize my swearing every time we had to start over. Also, it allowed my friends and family to see me actually have fun with a college assignment, and show them that I am dedicated to becoming a better student for myself and future.

Moreover, completing my venture concept was my greatest accomplishment in the course. The reason being, is because it required lots of research, lots of networking, and it actually gave me so much more insight on what it takes to not only begin a business but to successfully operate one. I believe this was definitely a great start, however, there is still so much to learn.

All in all, I have definitely developed and entrepreneurial mindset and I do see myself as an entrepreneur. Its all a matter of applying everything I’ve learned within this course into the development of my next venture. I am well versed on how to conduct research on current business operations and how to exploit business opportunities. I can’t wait to learn and grow more as a professional and entrepreneur.

My recommendation for students choosing this career path, is to be bold, eager, and open-minded. There are plenty of people out there trying to be just as great, but we have to learn to exploit our own qualities and make them indispensable to whomever we cross paths with professionally. As far as performing well in the course, time management is a must! I didn’t make it a habit of completing assignments two weeks in advance, but this will help significantly (I should’ve). Also, make sure to conduct tons of research; you learn so much! I believe that’s what helped me foster the entrepreneurial mindset.