Personal Narrative: An Interview With Chris Franklin

These two offers came from 1) a fund consortium led by Robertson Stephens Omega Fund (“RSC”) and Technology Crossover Ventures (“TCV”) and 2) CellTech Communications (“CellTech”), a vendor of wireless technology which had recently gone IPO.

1. What is Brazos’ investment strategy? Does it seem well suited for its position as a first-time fund? How do you assess the merits of the GTT transaction?

I wanted to meet with you to discuss your performance for this quarter. Feel free to contribute in any way. All questions are welcome.

Over my years of school, one big influence on me has always been sports. Ever since a young age, I have always enjoyed playing and watching sports. In my four years in high school, I have fell in love with the sport of lacrosse.

I woke up and took one bite out of my pop tart but that one bite was all I could eat. My legs were shaking, and my heart was pounding. My dad told me, “It is a true honor to even make it this far so go out there and have some fun.” Once I heard this statement, I knew I was ready to go. I arrived at school and boarded the bus. The car ride was an hour and fifteen minutes of hearing the squeaking of the wheel on the bus. My teammates were getting their heads ready for the big game.

Mr. Sanchez has enlisted the help of my firm, Huber & Guizot to help find a good financial plan and

After making the announcement Billy volunteered to help me recruit board members and committee chairs who we

I believe that everyone lives life in a different ways. There isn’t a certain way to follow in life. You have to make life fun and live it to the fullest. Whether it be by yourself or with somebody you love. To me I don’t think anyone should be individual their whole life. Everyone should have somebody male/ female that they can be happy with. Life is full of surprises and it throws new things at us every day.

Interviewing someone you know may be a more easier with than someone you do not know. In this case, I interviewed my friend Matthew Guerrero. He is a sophomore here at Washburn. Matthew's background is different than mine because he is Hispanic and grew up with his married parents and his one brother. That differs from my background because I grew up with divorced parents going back and forth between the two every weekend. I also grew up a bit different because there is a total of eight kids in my family. I chose to interview Matthew because even though we both have two very different life's we are very similar. I think it is interesting how we had complete opposite lives growing up but we both are almost boy-girl version of each other and

W&SFG is new to the PRT market and having won and successfully implemented our first transaction goes along way to establishing us as a reliable partner with our consultants who send us RFQ's. Chris' leadership role had a very profound and positive

Throughout the conversation, Susan did not inform me that the home was still in First Look and not open to investors at this time. Susan did not highlight any features of the home, nor did she talk about the neighborhood or the surrounding area. When asked, Susan paused to reference the property file and stated, "In looking at the pictures it appears that it needs interior paint, carpet, appliances, and a few windows, which the previous seller must have taken." She stated, "I don't know why they have to remove things from the homes." I asked, "Do you have offers?" She paused to check the property file and answered, "No offers." I asked, "Is the property behind the home farmland?" She paused to reference the property file and replied, "It appears

As mentioned during the Inside Look at the Ignition Center, I'm following up with you regarding a career with KPMG. The Ignition Center has an awesome professional team in an amazing environment with an incredible opportunity for a career. If I receive an offer, I will unequivocally accept it. I am very excited about the opportunity and my family and friends are extremely supportive for it as well.

My Family and I were at home eating dinner. After dinner I told my mom that I had left something on top of the mountain, so she said “‘go up to get it Mary. But she didn’t want me to go alone so I went to go see if my friend was home but he wasn’t so I disobeyed my moms rules and went up by myself anyway. And it was starting to get dark so I had to get the base fast but I couldn’t find it. Now it was really dark and 2 hours had already passed and I couldn't my way off the mountain because it was so dark. And with my luck my phone died so I couldn’t call anyone for help, so I just started walking and walking after a little bit I realized I was getting nowhere so again I walked eventually I just fell and went to

Investing in the future of this firm, through a formal mentoring program is a vital step. I look forward to working with you throughout this process. I can be reached at bvondal@alwpc.com or 456-789-0123 ext.123.

All of them were very impressive up until I got to the last investor. I circled the name a few times, pondering on where I had seen it before. There was an uneasiness which raged in the pit of my stomach. Something felt off, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. In an attempt to quench these fears, I began to investigate the circled name’s background.