Upon graduating from Marquette University with a Bachelors Degree in Advertising and Marketing in 2006, Scott Kitun began his management career by working for a commercial shopping center management company. Scott spent five years working as a commercial real estate property manager. During that period of his career, in an effort to earn the distinction of CPM, Scott had attended two seminars hosted by the International Council of Shopping Centers, held at the Wharton School within the University of Pennsylvania. After five years working in commercial real estate, Scott has decided to pursue a Master's Degree at Northwestern University with the intention of further developing his skills in the critical area of communication.
Following Laurie Boettcher’s social media workshop this past Friday, numerous MSC students asked me if I could post an example of some of the networking exercises we worked on in class. I am posting an example assignment we were given. It is important that you always plan out your networking ventures to the degree that [...]
In our Ethics class this quarter, we are given the opportunity to read many books and articles but I believe none is more important to future business leaders than, W. Brad Johnson and Charles Ridley’s The Elements of Ethics For Professionals. To give those of you who are considering the MSC, I will provide you [...]
As an after thought of my latest post regarding Laurie Boettcher’s social media presentation, I would like to share a recent conversation I had with my friend today while attempting to hit some fairways. My friend is about to turn 60 years old and he has been working for a B2B manufacturing company for 26 [...]
A special thank you goes out to Laurie Beottcher for her terrific social media presentation this past Friday. For those that didn’t have the chance to attend, you missed a great presentation. Laurie covered many areas the relate to how organizations can benefit from social media and why. Additionally, Laurie detailed how individual professionals can [...]
When it comes to the MSC and Northwestern, in general, I see the difference in how I look at things and how people react to my input on a daily basis. In a competitive collegiate environment, you are forced to be on top of things and are likewise expected. With a Northwestern degree, people expect [...]
Let me begin this post by saying, I will not be giving my opinion on any of the matters concerning the allegations brought forward by the Freeh Report, nor any thoughts regarding Jerry Sandusky. What I am going to post about is the impact that this entire situation has had on collegiate sports and the [...]
Today, Laurie Boettcher, current MSC student is hosting a Social Media workshop during our lunch! This is means great training and GREAT food! This is something that we have come to expect from the MSC, the great training, more so than the great food! In a world that seems to be getting smaller by the [...]
The final elective course of my MSC experience in much like the first elective of my MSC experience. Again, I have the pleasure of having Professor Rick Morris and as was the case with my first elective course with Prof. Morris, this course is no disappointment. This course is a very in-depth analysis of our [...]
As we all sit, listen and read our material for what is the last morning course of our program, Ethics, I cannot help but reflect on it’s importance in life. We have a duty to understand and try to maintain an ethical approach to our lives. This is not to say everyone can be perfect [...]
As the MSC wraps up its 3rd quarter today, I decided to take a look at what many of the MSC students have already made of their experience. From future opportunities and new start up companies to continued education, MSC students are already taking advantage of their degrees. At least 5 students that I know [...]