Pivotal Career Moment for an Intern

John Hamilton, Production Manager
I attended a recent NBX Meetup. The table topic question being asked was, “What was one pivotal moment in your life or career that got you to where you are today.”
I thought about my own pivotal moment, a forwarded email that I received from a St. Edwards University advisor in late April of this year. A small business strategy firm was looking for an intern. After a few interviews, I got the internship at the Business Success Center. [Read more…]
First Looks Forum Eye-opener for a First-time Entrepreneur!

It was a great experience meeting and talking with SXSW Interactive Festival director Hugh Forrest.
I’m taking a different approach towards starting up my own self-sustaining business. What long-time and successful business owners were able to offer me, a musician by trade, at the Business Success Center (BSC) and Texas Entrepreneurs Networks (TEN) First Looks Forum in October was an eye opener.
I compose, perform, teach and am currently a student at the University of Texas, and am also about to graduate soon. I have a tough time balancing the aforementioned and trying to get higher paying gigs. [Read more…]