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A Day in Business, Accounting, and Entrepreneurship

Journalists
Jul 12, 20193 min read

By: Ellie McGowan


Journalism Scholars for the Bellarmine Campus were assigned to another focus area for a day to report on the happenings of other focus areas and student involvement. Being assigned to the Business, Accounting, and Entrepreneurship focus area was an interesting change for me. The course is led by former insurance consultant and business guru, Kent Gregory, who is now a teacher in the Business Scholars Program at Hanover.

When I arrived into Pasteur 275, I sat among nineteen other scholars who make up the class. After conversing for a few minutes, the scholars informed me that today, they were expecting a guest speaker, Mr. John Sweeney.

John Sweeney is the Managing Director for Hilliard Lyons. Mr. Sweeney joined the Hilliard Lyons team in 1997 and again in 2010. Receiving his MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College and his BA from Amherst College, Mr. Sweeney holds vast knowledge about the world of business. The goal for his visit was to share his stories and personal insight to business scholars at GSP.

John spoke about his job position and duties, but also provided advice to scholars to assist them in their future endeavors. He spoke about the risk spectrum and the operation and status of companies from beginning to end. Scholars investigated the concepts of strategic buying, private equity, venture capital, investments, and return on capital. His job is to help someone achieve liquidity, and to discover truly how much one’s company is worth. Sweeney’s goal is to find the best buyer for the company, with the best, most accurate price. Business scholars asked thought-provoking, important questions that will help them succeed in the future; ranging from how to build relationships with clients, and the status of businesses when they initiate a merger. However, Mr. Sweeney discussed an aspect of business that was foreign to me before today’s class. He spoke about something that made me look at the world of business in new eyes; a reoccurring theme for this summer’s program.

Mr. Sweeney spoke to scholars about the ever-changing business world that we live in today through the perspective of a scholar. From the time that we were seven, to the time now where we are seventeen, there have been monumental changes inside our economy and our world. We went through a recession, and the interest scale has changed throughout our society, leaving us to reside in a “no-interest world” today. Realizing the differences between our economy ten years ago and today is a key aspect of understanding the business world and being successful. Sweeney informed students that the call to be an entrepreneur or a business owner is a wonderful call and purpose to have in life. He advised scholars to be interested in their pursuits and to read as much literature on the topics as possible. One of the largest sources to solve our own curiosity is at the tip of our fingers, and we need to use it to our advantage. Also, we need to be prepared, and get a model down on our future plans. The final piece of advice Mr. Sweeney addressed was that we need to be ready to grow. From starting as an entrepreneur, to becoming an institution, we have to possess the capability to grow and trust the process.

Today, I sat among two business professionals and 19 fellow scholars. However, scanning across the room, I saw nineteen future business leaders, economic masters, and world changers.



 
 
 

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Jennifer Price grew up in Hopkins County, Kentucky and attended South Hopkins High School. She was a Governor’s Scholar at Murray State University in 1992, and was assigned the Social and Political Theory focus area. After high school, she attended Transylvania University and pursued a degree in Psychology. She finished her bachelor’s degree and then decided to complete graduate school at the University of Arkansas, where she received a doctoral degree in clinical psychology. She has been a member of the GSP faculty and staff for many years, ranging from 1994 to present. She has done every job available except be a focus area instructor. Jen was recently encouraged by her friends to begin running and even completed a half marathon last may. Jen is a wife to Pete, and a mother to two children, Jacob (15) and Eli (12).

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Josh Woodward was a 1992 scholar at Murray State University. After completing undergraduate school at the University of Kentucky, Josh obtained a Masters in Water Resources from Minnesota and a Masters in Teaching from Cornell University. Outside of the program, Josh teaches a variety of science classes at Berea Community High School. When asked about his favorite part of the program, Josh responded with, “My favorite part is the notion that the five weeks is not really the program. It is everything after.” Nearly thirty years later, Josh and his fellow scholars are still close friends. 

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Helen Heines grew up in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, which is in Bullitt County. She attended North Bullitt High School where she applied and was accepted to attend GSP at Murray State University in 2010. Upon graduation in 2011, she continued her education at Western Kentucky University with a degree in elementary education. Currently, Helen is a 5th grade social studies teacher in Louisville, and spends her summers deeply involved in the GSP community. She began working as a Resident Advisor (RA) at Bellarmine University in 2015. She began moving up the ranks to become head RA and then later she obtained the title of Assistant Campus Director, a title that she still holds. 

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