This issue of the Baylor Business Review explores the art of networking and building relationships among Baylor alumni and external groups. From traditional face-to-face meetings to the utilization of social media platforms, building and maintaining professional and personal relationships can be critical for the modern businessperson.
Rethinking Linking
New Approaches to Keeping in Touch
By Eric Krell
How resilient are our most important networks?
The question is yielding unexpected insights and raising new concerns about how we manage our increasingly valuable networks.
A Life {re}Design: Clint Harp
By Becca Broaddus
Clint Harp, BBA ’00
Kelly Harp, BS ‘01
Owners
Harp Design Co.
Waco, Texas
Lessons in Life & Leadership
By Thasunda Brown Duckett
Chief Executive Officer
Chase Auto Finance
Growing up in Texas, sports were a cornerstone of my childhood. I’ve always played team sports where the whole is greater than the sum of its individual parts. That mentality has stuck with me in life and in my career.
As a business leader, I think of myself as a coach. It’s my responsibility to build a strong team, design a winning strategy and execute the strategy with excellence to bring the team to victory.
A Bear Ventures Out: Ty Findley
By Becca Broaddus
Ty Findley, BSME ’09, MBA ‘10
Senior Associate
GE Ventures
Chicago, Illinois
Networking Tips from the Experts
By Becca Broaddus
Four Baylor Business faculty and staff members entrusted with preparing students for their job hunts share their tips for effective networking.
The Young Sole Proprietor: Jonathan Cole-McKay
By Becca Broaddus
Jonathan Cole-McKay, BBA ‘13
MBA/MSIS Candidate
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nice to Digitally Meet You
By Brittany Foreman
In business school, students learn the value of developing and maintaining a good professional network. More than 70 percent of jobs are obtained through existing relationships and networking. But as people move across the country or around the globe, staying in touch with former classmates or connections from the Baylor Business Network meetings can be difficult.
Welcome to the digital age.
Alumni News
Hey, HSB Alumni! Would you like to be featured in the spring 2016 Baylor Business Review Alumni News section? Submit your news online at bbr.baylor.edu/submit-alumni-news.
Update your mailing address and contact information in the Baylor Alumni Network Directory at www.baylor.edu/alumni/directory.
A Network’s Net Worth: Matt Carroll
By Eleanor Hunt
Matt Carroll, BBA ’11
Relationship Manager
Frost Bank
Dallas, Texas
Baylor Business Buzz
Catch up on the latest news from Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business. Read more to learn what else is going on with the Hankamer School of Business.
Baylor Business Network
Networking websites are great for connecting with other professionals. But there’s no substitute for the kind of relationship building you get when
you spend time with friends.
Get involved with the BBN today—it might surprise you how much serious networking gets done between bites of bratwurst at a football watch party or backyard cookout!