Last Thursday, the Johnson School held its annual club fair. It's a madhouse environment in the Atrium where first-years get to grill second-year club officers about what they do and why we should be a part, and second-years try to gauge interest in their respective labors of love.
For me, Net Impact was a given. With my interest in sustainable business and entrepreneurship, it's the club to be in for career opportunities and events surrounding all things clean, green, and socially aware.
As an aspiring entrepreneur (I've started publicly declaring my intention to start a world-changing company), I was looking for what I could do build those skills, along with my leadership. So I decided to apply to be a consultant for the Big Red Incubator, a business incubator that Cornell runs as part of their "entrepreneurship triad," which also consists of venture fund Big Red Ventures and legal consulting service Big Red Legal. BRI consultants get the opportunity to solve real-world problems, and develop real-world marketing plans, for small companies from around the country. I'm considering (along with a number of other options) working for a start-up of some sort over the summer, and any consulting or other project I can do will definitely help me add value to their operations, no matter what they entail.
I've also joined the entrepreneurship and venture capital club, since I'm excited about their programming. They hold all sorts of events and workshops dedicated to helping business school students gain access the worlds of technology being developed in Cornell labs all over campus. And they organize a symposium of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs, to spread the entrepreneurial spirit around the school.
My token fun club is the Rockin Outdoor club, because I think the key to enjoying a cold climate is having something outdoors that you love to do. I went to undergrad in Vermont, so I snowboarded my brains out (sometimes to the detriment of my schoolwork) all four years. But that's what made my time in Vermont so memorable and special. Fingers crossed that Greek Peak gets some solid snow this year.
There were so many more clubs on offer, but I had to go with what gave me energy, where I felt drawn and excited. So that's what I did. I've been to a few first meetings, and I've got a few more tomorrow. I'm ready to get out there and see what I can learn, and what I can add.
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