Wanting a CEO lifestyle
Knowing what to do to make yourself appeal to those who can jump start your career
Aren Dow
Issue date: 9/17/09 Section: News
Energy and enthusiasm. If you have it, CEO wants it.
Sophomre Jeff Harrison from Red Bud, and junior Drew Foster from Sesser are both economics and finance majors looking for an exciting way to connect with students from an entrepreneurial perspective. They decided to create a chapter of Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization this fall. Together they built a team, which could help fellow entrepreneurs jump-start their future and possible businesses.
"Instead of being robots and going to class every day and just getting your degree, we wanted to use these resources on campus because it's such a new campus," Harrison said.
Junior economics major and Student Government President Brandon Rahn said the opportunities CEO can bring to those involved can also help students in setting up future employment as well. Rahn, who is the treasurer of CEO, said it is advantageous for members to join, as it will provide them with insight to other members' ideas.
"They'll be able to make amazing networks and partner with up-and-coming businesses," Rahn said.
Foster said the main reason to help create the chapter was because of his desired future. One of his goals is to help students engage in their own small business.
"My motivation was that I did not want to work for anyone other than myself," Foster said. "I would love to make an impact on SIUE business and SIUE as a whole."
Harrison said while there are currently more than 120 applications for joining CEO, only 36 will be part of the SIUE team because of current resource restraints. He hopes the number can increase in the future, but for now the number is specifically designed to maximize potential.
"All of the entrepreneurs will be thinking for you. We're all in this together," Harrison said. "Our whole goal is to help nourish our ideas and their ideas together, not just that you need to have an idea to get into the group."
While both Harrison and Foster are business students, they stressed the importance of having the CEO group be diverse. Every major brings a valuable asset to the table and different perspectives can bring the best results.
Sophomre Jeff Harrison from Red Bud, and junior Drew Foster from Sesser are both economics and finance majors looking for an exciting way to connect with students from an entrepreneurial perspective. They decided to create a chapter of Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization this fall. Together they built a team, which could help fellow entrepreneurs jump-start their future and possible businesses.
"Instead of being robots and going to class every day and just getting your degree, we wanted to use these resources on campus because it's such a new campus," Harrison said.
Junior economics major and Student Government President Brandon Rahn said the opportunities CEO can bring to those involved can also help students in setting up future employment as well. Rahn, who is the treasurer of CEO, said it is advantageous for members to join, as it will provide them with insight to other members' ideas.
"They'll be able to make amazing networks and partner with up-and-coming businesses," Rahn said.
Foster said the main reason to help create the chapter was because of his desired future. One of his goals is to help students engage in their own small business.
"My motivation was that I did not want to work for anyone other than myself," Foster said. "I would love to make an impact on SIUE business and SIUE as a whole."
Harrison said while there are currently more than 120 applications for joining CEO, only 36 will be part of the SIUE team because of current resource restraints. He hopes the number can increase in the future, but for now the number is specifically designed to maximize potential.
"All of the entrepreneurs will be thinking for you. We're all in this together," Harrison said. "Our whole goal is to help nourish our ideas and their ideas together, not just that you need to have an idea to get into the group."
While both Harrison and Foster are business students, they stressed the importance of having the CEO group be diverse. Every major brings a valuable asset to the table and different perspectives can bring the best results.
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