Andre Duecker Case Study

Triple E’s main clients will be local area businesses who require access to marketing and event planning services but have no marketing/planning departments of their own. By focusing on businesses that have these specific needs, Triple E Marketing and Events will be able to provide smaller organizations access to comprehensive and combined event planning and marketing strategies, allowing them to create brand recognition and increased profitability for their businesses.

It is one of life’s biggest shames that it is not possible to meet every person and learn their story- what they ponder at 3 AM, what makes them laugh, what worries them, what they dream of. However, at MSU, I can interact with the wide variety of personality types and augment the already phenomenal culture by sharing my viewpoints and enhancing others’ understanding of people, which is important in any career pathway.

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate my life and vocational experiences to achieve credit toward my Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration at Aurora University. As an adult student I have a variety of experiences stemming from my 17 years of experience at Caterpillar as a design engineer and project lead for new product introduction. I have held a variety of jobs and volunteer positions during my lifetime, which showcase my diverse skills and experience that round out my personality. It is my desire to achieve the six semester hours required to complete my degree using my life experiences and vocational skills and knowledge.

Since graduation from high school, my life has had many twists and turns. I started my college career in music, quickly finding that music was a better choice as an avocation than my vocation. Next on my list was funeral service, which was a long story and family business idea. The life learning opportunity was phenomenal and more importantly for me, I got to know the chair of

During my junior of high school, I took my second year of Early Childhood Development where I was able to explore my creative self. Almost every month, it was our duty in the class to create themed bulletins and projects for preschool aged kids. My teacher saw me the as her prodigal child and decided to put me in charge of a party which took place in the class. She would me how all creations were unique, different, and original and how modest would act around my classmates. Days before the party I delegated to and lead my classmates to a successful event that was later posted onto that year’s yearbook and ever since that day, I was always called to help set up events. Whether it was JROTC drill meets, football banquets, or hosting a birthday party I always made it a priority to do my best on at any opportunity to help. My long term goals are to become an event planner and create a vision to beyond what meets the eye of any person. I believe that a NYU professional diploma in meeting and convention management would allow me to achieve the goals set by me. The qualities of this program would not only allow me to learn a lot during my undergraduate year but I’ll be able to go into my work field prepared to succeed.

Eddie Rivera presented to my class of about 200+ people about how to reach our dream. His presentation was not a collection of facts and numbers of the hospitality industry, nor was it a tutorial on the steps one needs to take in order to manage a group of people. Instead, Mr. Rivera told us about his life and the many struggles he had to endure. Not only was it interesting, it was exceptionally inspirational. Eddie told us that in order to achieve our dreams, we should keep moving forward, whatever the circumstances, and try to always meet people along the way. With Eddie’s philosophy, I will take on the amazing opportunities that will open up to me.

Good intentions not acted upon become just good ideas. These ideas never came to fruition for several reasons. Full time instruction, forty hours per week of graduate studies, and two and a half our commutes left little time to explore such wonderful opportunities. In addition, since the start of my degree program my assignment has changed no longer needing many of these resources. However, one activity does relate to my current placement, which is inviting athletes on all levels to share the importance of education upon their chosen field. My timeline of generating this event will begin in September. Collaborating with other professionals will assist in the

It was in 2005 at a conference for high school seniors, that I made a very salient choice. The speaker made a declaration that has replayed in the depths of my mind every day since; his words were simple, "Do what you love and you will never work a day in your life." It was these words that prompted my forward-looking and inward searching. My fifteen year old self, began questioning my purpose in life. I pondered, often asking myself soul searching questions. Why has God placed you on this earth? How can you leave a lasting mark on this earth even after your demise? I thought, there are enough people in this world who

I was provided a solid foundation on which I built a new understanding of life and its many meanings. People, culture, and ideological concepts previously unknown were presented not just as topics, but instead as enlightened themes within philosophical discussion. This path of self-discovery and universal awareness is what made the experience so unique. Previous outlooks on career objectives and life goals have since washed away and been restructured as my own cultural identity. Ultimately, my degree in Public Relations from Gonzaga University presented its framework as an interwoven web of philosophical experience, religious values, and professional study. This unique foundation combined with perpetual themes of personal growth, ethical

As the Director of Career Services at the University of the New River I am planning an opening retreat for my staff. In our department, we strive to help students define their life and career visions. Through connecting students in personalized ways to resources, people, organizations, and opportunities we help them make their visions a reality. Our department is comprised of five full-time staff members and one graduate assistant. In planning the annual retreat, I have consulted with both assistant directors. Since our department helps students bridge the gap between their academic skills and the real world, our team believes it is important to have a close connection with academic affairs. Thus, our topic for this year’s opening

One of his main pieces of advice for people just beginning to explore career options is to find jobs that are similar to their interests. He truly believes that “if you can work somewhere [you] really enjoy, work doesn’t feel like work.” He also thinks that “there’s so much information in the world” today and “everyone can be a little bit good at everything.” He says that it is vital for people to understand what they value so that they can choose to pursue a career that they can feel good about doing. Above all, he wants people to be happy with their careers. Besides finding what they are good at and what they enjoy doing, he firmly believes that they “need to be committed to doing something and that’s where [they] find happiness.”

After gradually gaining more responsibility for one to two years, planners become the main contact for the event. They now handle client and supplier interactions. After a planner has worked multiple events at a venue such as a convention center or convention hotel, that venue often pursues the planner to remain on staff. He/she acts as director of all events, becoming the main contact and decision maker for future conventions and guest interactions. This generally comes with a salary increase. However, one in six convention planners are self-employed. This allows a planner to hold additional jobs, create his/her own schedule, and determine pricing. These individuals’ salaries are competitive with those who chose to work for a company. Nonetheless, self-employment lacks the basic benefits of working for a large company such as insurance, promotion opportunities, larger networking circles, and name recognition.

During the past twenty years, I’ve had multiple career changes in diverse fields. From Realtor to stay-at-home-mother, to entrepreneur and most currently, interior designer. My work has been both paid and unpaid, some more significant than others, but they have all been valuable stepping stones for where I am today.

Wedding planning is a growing industry in today’s times. We are seeing more people getting into this profession. I had recently decided to apply for college for this profession. I decided that I would like to pursue wedding planning because I like to design different things and put things together for people like never before. I feel that I can bring many strong qualities to wedding planning. For instance I can handle more than one task at a time and get the event done on time. I have an eye for design and can help any couple plan a wedding of their dreams. I can also budget very well which learning unit one has taught me that being able to budget a wedding is very

I hope that by completing my course at college and then going on to study Events Management at university I will be able to seek a career organising and managing events in the music or fashion industry as these are both subjects which fascinate me. I am attracted to these subjects as a result of my creative skills and interests and believe I am well suited to these areas in particular. Specifically, T in the