Today in CRS 231 we had a guest speaker who was by far the best and most interesting thus far. She was funny and her spastic guestures made it hard for you to not pay attention. I thought that she did a great job of telling us what she did and how she got there. It was just great to head someone that was close to our age actually living the life that some of us dream of. She made a great point during her visit. She said "how far you get in life is all about who you know and what connections you have." This is very true because the better connections you have with people will get you a lot farther than if you were just coming in to be interviewed and you have no prior record with that person. Good record that is.
Elyse Mullis went to UNCG just like all the rest of us and through her connections with her friend's parents she recieved an intership where she learned to do things such as Photoshop and other graphic design programs. Though this had nothing to do with her English major that she recieved at UNCG, this got her a job doing something she also loved. She now does Graphic Design for a quilting company called Westminster. At first I thought well that doesn't sound like a dream job but as she told us what she did and how she works with fashion designers off tv shows, such as project runway and other famous quilt and fabric designers.
I thought that this was an overall great speaker because she opened a lot of students eyes to see that there are dream jobs achievable right out of college. She was a great inspiration for those students to follow their dreams.
I will list a few of the companies websites below, so go check 'em out!
www.westminsterfabrics.com
www.freespiritfabric.com
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