Chad Davis

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Today started off exciting. We went to Sauer-Danfoss and had the privilege of talking to one of their HR representatives and touring their factory as well. It was really interesting to find out how good of a company they really are. They treat their employees extremely well and although they are going through a hard time with the downturn in the economy they are trying to keep as many people on as they can and trying everything to get people back as well. What really intrigued me was the factory floor because I have never seen it before. It wasn't anything like I was expecting and I think everyone should get a chance to tour one sometime in their life. I also enjoyed Vada Grantham's presentation on entrepreneurship. He gave some really good information and I thought the diagrams that he showed the class was more helpful because it gave us a visual aid to interpret. My favorite part of his presentation was the common traits that all entrepreneurs share including creativeness, decisiveness and persuasiveness. He also gave us some great insights on opportunities that are in Iowa which included renewable energy which I believe to be very important not only in Iowa but all over the world as well. Hopefully Iowa can start catching up in the category or maybe even surpass a lot of the world. Another option he gave us which really surprised me was wine services considering Iowa has never really been recognized as a climate that produces great grapes and great wine. Although with Iowa’s fertile soil and some entrepreneurship that could become a great resource for Iowa. Overall today was exciting and fun and I really enjoyed most of the speakers that graced us with their presence and their wisdom.

Aug 12, 2009 11:18 AM |Add a comment |Comments (1)