Weekend Case

During this weekend I have interviewed Governor Jack Markell, I was trying to interview Professor Mark Bambach, but I couldn't get an appointment with him, so I have no choice to go for my back up plan: Mr. Governor. Governor Markell grew up in Newark, Delaware, and graduated from Newark High School and Brown University major in economics and development studies and received an MBA degree from the University of Chicago. After he graduated from university of Chicago, he had thousands of jobs, but three of the most unforgettable experience he had were served as Vice President for Corporate Development at Nextel, this job includes helping to lead the movement to wireless technology, worked as a senior management position at Comcast, and worked as a banker at First Chicago Corporation. Jobs seeking are not easy, remember, you are the one who need it. So show the employers and let them believe that you are qualifying for it. Attitudes are important, according to Markell. And the piece of advice he would like to share with us "jobs are not hard to find, especially for UD students, all you have to do is show them how much you want it".

As an entrepreneur, Markell led the development of several educational efforts in personal financial management, known as "the Financial Literacy initiatives." He created the Delaware Money School, which offers free classes to Delawareans throughout the year on topics such as saving for college and retirement planning. He also began the "Delaware Bank at School Program" which takes banks and financial education to schools. In a third program, he partnered with the University of Delaware, Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, as well as several Delaware banks, to teach young children the basics of money and savings. His advice for us as an entrepreneur is very simple, He said, he would love to see everybody starts a business and supporting themselves, but it is not real. Get more relative experiences and definitely seek help from smart people.