Boston’s Best – Local Business Leaders Join Students at Hult Boston and Learn How to ‘Network Like A Rockstar’

At Hult we like to get students out of the classroom to learn real-life skills, and one way we do this is by bringing top companies, industry leaders, and networking opportunities to campus.

This fall, Hult Boston hosted the first Square One Challenge of the year. The 120 Master students had 40 minutes to develop creative and practical solutions to the real-life, current, and strategic challenges faced by State Street and Reebok, both Boston-based companies. They then had three minutes to present their solution before the company representatives chose the winning team.

The ‘Boston Best’ speaker series brings some of the biggest named industry leaders to campus, which gives students a local prospective on job growth and career paths. Students heard how the business leaders got to where they are today, lessons they learned along the way, and what it’s like to work in their current companies.

Finance, consulting, marketing, and innovation are some of the strongest industries in Boston and representatives from the leading names in these sectors – such as Goldman Sachs and Microsoft – joined us to share their insights and experiences with students.

David Liu, a Master of International Business student, attended the Kevin Millsom installment of the series. Kevin has served at Goldman Sachs for over eight years as a Vice President. David had this to say of the event: “You get the chance not only to talk to people who are successful in their life, but also have an opportunity to know their paths to success, as well as networking with them. The only thing you need is to not give up and keep trying.”

Professional trainer, coach, and author Jaymin Patel gave his talk, “Networking like a Rockstar” to 250 students helping them build confidence in talking to anyone and how to ‘work the room’ with ease and finesse. Students enjoyed Jaymin’s entertaining style of delivery and the practical nature of his tips that they could start applying straight away.