Blog #1 Networking Event

I met and spoke with five business professionals from the New Orleans area. The first person I met was Michael Morgan who is the Commercial Business Development Manager at Walton Construction. I also met with Lee Vorisek who is the president of Alta Max LLC. This is a packaging company, and I also learned that Lee is from Chicago, which is something we had in common and could discuss. I also met Thomas Hickman who is a Marketing professor here at Loyola University. He is also a mentor for marketing majors. Fourthly, I met Mason Couvillon who is the president of Dardis Couvillon & Associates, which is a financial consulting company based out of Metairie. Mason was kind enough to introduce me to Darryl Glade who is a realtor with Remax. This was a great example of how networking works and benefits people, even in a smaller, intimate setting such as this.
One thing I surprised myself with during this event was my openness. I brushed my shy side under the carpet and was very outgoing and personable. I made friendly conversation with strangers, which is not like me. I introduced other students to my mentor as well.
One business professional I would like to emulate is Lil Wayne. Though I do not particularly respect him or his values, I believe Lil Wayne is a very smart, successful businessman. He used his networking abilities to boost and further his career. At the early age of eleven, he met the owner of the record label Cash Money Records. He used this acquaintance to his advantage and was eventually signed to the label. This is a great example of networking. Lil Wayne is a very successful icon around the world and has definitely made a name for himself