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     The guest speaker class that I really enjoyed the most was when Becca Harris came in and spoke to us. When we first got into class, she asked us to put our phones away and to close our lab tops. Immediately our entire class was engaged because she interacted with us in an effective way. She talked about Entrepreneurship which I find extremely interesting because one day I hope to be an entrepreneur.     One of the things I took from the lecture was how important it is to be willing to take risks as an entrepreneur. Whenever you're in charge of everything that goes on in your business, risks must be taken in order to be successful. Every day as en entrepreneur you will be faced with risks so its very important to have the ability to deal with them accordingly. Another thing that was talked about during the lecture is being smart about knowing when to enter and exit a business. She made a reference about how she went in and out of a business when it made the most sense for her

    The Event that I chose to attend was the Ascender event. There were three panelists that spoke about how to become a good CEO, there names were Avishai Geller, Lynsie Campbell, and Brian Guadio. It was awesome to have these three people as speakers because they are all real CEO's and I feel that it is important to gain knowledge from people that are experts in their field. This was an overall very good event to attend in my opinion. It was great to see some of my classmates attending also.     One of the biggest things that was talked about were the characteristics of being a good CEO. Some of these attributes include listening skills, building relationships, and the willingness to be a risk taker. In our foundations class, we have talked a lot about building relationships and how to do it effectively. One of the parallels that I have drawn from this event and our textbook is the emphasis on building relationships in the right way. The panelists talked about how important it

CEO- Dillon Dugan Company- Yinzer Elite ( Lacrosse company that gets high school players recruited as well as improving their skill tremendously) Business Plan ·       Mission Statement- To be the most successful lacrosse business in Pittsburgh. Our goal at Yinzer Elite is to not only to expose our athletes to   collegiate   coaches but it is also to improve each players game tremendously Business Environment What industry will you be competing in? We will be competing in the sports industry specifically lacrosse. How does the industry look in a global environment?   As of now, the global industry for lacrosse businesses isn’t very large because lacrosse is only super popular in America and Canada. However, lacrosse is the fastest game on two feet and the fastest growing sport in the world so in years to come the industry in the global environment will be much bigger. What economic forces influence the supply and Demand of opportunities in y