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ReINVENTing Iowa, College of Business & Innovation

Joseph Vesterfelt | Main Page | Megan McMahon

Chikemma Nwana

Today, we travelled to Ames which in itself was a very exciting experience. At Ames, we visited and toured around Sauer-Danfoss which was really amazing. I was able to connect with the manufacturing process because I have worked with six sigma and lean tools – a huge component of Sauer-Danfoss’ operation. We also had Vada Grantham, an entrepreneur and DMACC Instructor, speak to us today. He talked about the skills of success which includes: knowing your strengths and weaknesses, knowing the power is within you, knowing the tools of the trade in that industry, knowing where you are going, and finally, knowing that you are somebody.

It was very fascinating listening to the panels talk about how they have sojourned through life up to this point. Everyday, I am more convinced that there are opportunities out here in Iowa for us to grasp and it only takes preparation and leadership to work with those opportunities. We also had a follow up on the business simulation of yesterday, which was very educative because we had the opportunity to ask questions on what exactly was going on in the simulation of yesterday, and to find out the right business strategy to use in such cases. At the later part of the day, we went to watch the Iowa Cubs which was rather very interesting. I’m not a fan of baseball at all but I found myself developing interest in the sport.
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