Let’s Start Thinking “Biz”
My name is Austin Jones and I am currently a senior at Central Michigan University. I will be graduating in December, 2019. My major is Accounting and I double minor in Finance and Information Systems. During my time at CMU, I have had a few internships. First, I worked for Auto-Owners Insurance Co. in Lansing, MI as an information systems intern. After that, I worked as a financial advisor intern in Los Angeles, California for a firm by the name of Gideon Strategic Partners. Currently, I work in my hometown of Jackson, Michigan as an accounting intern for Partners Bulk Logistics.
After graduation, I would like to move back to Los Angeles and find a job at an accounting firm, preferably one of the big 4. I plan to sit for the CPA exam within one year of graduating from CMU and want to become certified in both Michigan and California. A career goal of mine is to become a partner at one of the big 4 accounting firms before the age of 40. With this blog, I hope to get myself and my BIS 315 classmates thinking in more of a “Biz Mentality.” As many of us get closer to graduation, we will begin our careers and will be entering the real business world. This requires us to start thinking differently, more like a business professional and less like a college student.
To start getting us all thinking, I wanted to share a company with all of you that I believe is exemplary with regard to its use of social media. Here is the link to VAYNERMEDIA: https://vaynermedia.com
Many of you may have heard of vaynermedia because of its creator, Gary Vaynerchuk, but more importantly because of his ability to reach a vast audience on multiple social media platforms. Whether you are on snapchat, twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn or any other social platform, you will probably see Gary Vaynerchuk and his unique social media presence. He has a special ability to develop an organizational vison that cultivates collaborative communities. In addition to Gary’s own personal influencer accounts, vaynermedia also has its own accounts as well. Both equally as engaging. In addition to social media, Gary also does a lot of public speaking and also has a podcast. The one thing that Gary preaches is content, content, content. He is breeding a new generation of hard-working entrepreneurs and young business professionals. Give the website a look and check out some of his accounts on basically any platform!
