Parkway Partners Networking Event

On September 13 I attended the Parkway Partners barbecue. Being my first networking event I was kind of nervous and not sure what to expect, nonetheless it was an awesome experience to meet other Spark! students and business professionals. One of the partners I met was Jay Titchen and his wife Jan. They own McGuire Furniture Rental and Sales business in Maryland Heights. They were super interesting to talk with because of the variety of career choices they made. Each career they chose at first is completely different from what they are doing now. It seems like everyone pushes students to choose one career path and work around it slightly. However, out their in the professional world it is so much different! Even when I briefly talked to Dr. Marty and his wife they encouraged to find what we like and continue to try new things. Overall, the Parkway Partners event was super beneficial in putting my networking skills to test and learning from experienced professionals.

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