Brittany

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.

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.

By Becca Broaddus

Clint Harp, BBA ’00
Kelly Harp, BS ‘01
Owners
Harp Design Co.
Waco, Texas

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.

By Becca Broaddus

Ty Findley, BSME ’09, MBA ‘10
Senior Associate
GE Ventures
Chicago, Illinois

By Becca Broaddus

Four Baylor Business faculty and staff members entrusted with preparing students for their job hunts share their tips for effective networking.

By Becca Broaddus

Jonathan Cole-McKay, BBA ‘13
MBA/MSIS Candidate
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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.

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.

By Eleanor Hunt

Matt Carroll, BBA ’11
Relationship Manager
Frost Bank
Dallas, Texas

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.

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!