Alexandria Reiser

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The forecast of the day entailed business and innovation in Iowa. We toured the manufacturing plant, Sauer-Danfoss, and learned about the company’s purpose and strategy. Vada Grantham, a flourishing entrepreneur, educated us in how to be a successful entrepreneur and the opportunities in Iowa to apply his information. We then got to meet the people at the head of those opportunities here in Iowa. The Research Park in Ames, Iowa is a place with exceptional growth and energy that shows in the work they accomplish. The most interesting forger in my opinion was Mike Coon, the COO and research analyst of PowerFilm—the new age solar panel. PowerFilm’s success can be attributed to Mike’s team and their innovation and commitment to their project. Listening to the leaders at the research park, gave me a different view on entrepreneurship. We then met with a panel to listen to them discuss the benefits and happenings in Iowa and what makes Iowa tick. After the discussion, we got to visit with the panel.  While doing so, I found myself making a connection with one of the members of the panel. This showed me how easy it is to meet people and form a line of common interest that can help one in networking. Our simulation teams were then regrouped and we went over our corporation’s financial report from the previous game the day before. We also discussed the positive and negative actions we took as a group. We also learned that our strengths and weaknesses worked well together as we got first place in the post-simulation challenge!

Aug 12, 2009 11:05 AM |Add a comment