IGNITE CONFERENCE The Women in Business and CEO Club co-hosted last semester's Ignite Conference with Erin Medeiros and Jennifer Mello. Erin Medeiros is the founder of Workflow Mamas, a company that pairs nannies with clients that are women working professionals. Jennifer Mello was a client of Workflow Mamas which is how they met. Mello is the owner of The Mello Group Inc., a boutique real estate firm. They both shared their stories and invaluable insights into the world of entrepreneurship. They guided students through making a business plan on their own entrepreneurial ideas. This was a great opportunity for the students to learn and ignite their inner entrepreneur.
GLOBAL RESEARCH CHALLENGE
The CFA Global Research Challenge is a global competition that went from early December to early March. This event helps university students gain experience in hands-on mentoring and practical work in reporting making, presenting, and financial analysis. Teams are mentored by a faculty advisor (Professor Mark Wu), and an industry professional (Justin Maistrow, CIO of RI). Reports from this challenge are judged based on professionalism, accuracy, and depth of analysis, which Cedric Savoie, Sam Sirois, Logan Jones, and Christopher Persechino found great success with. This group of 4 worked to analyze the publicly traded company; Crane Company, and were tasked to write an in depth research report that supported a buy recommendation. After placing in the top 8 out of 23 teams, the group then went on to present their recommendation to a panel of financial experts. This challenge allowed the students to apply many of the skills they have developed in their undergraduate careers, including performing different types of financial analysis.
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