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The Boehly Center has offered me the opportunity to network with peers and educate my fellow students through the Financial Literacy Program where I have served as a peer educator for the last two years.

The Boehly Center has allowed me to develop my interest in the financial markets through the Mason Investment Club. In addition, the breadth of the Howard J. Busbee Finance Academy and the alumni network allowed me to identify strategy consulting as a career—without this network, I wouldn't have been able to obtain my internship.

These are December graduates who work for the Center each spring. We have hired two Fellows: Laine Duncan and Abby Berry. They will be supporting the Women's Stock Pitch Competition, Charlotte Trek, and other Boehly Center initiatives throughout the semester.

The Boehly Center stands as a cornerstone in my professional growth and student success during my time at William & Mary. Through programs such as the DoG to Wall Street conference, I was able to network with leading professionals in the financial service industry, and eventually find the sectors in finance I am passionate about. The Boehly Center has provided me with incredible assistance in preparing for interviews and the entire job application process, and this would not have been possible without their support and guidance!

The Boehly Center has changed my life ... for the better! From connecting with hedge fund professionals through specialty courses to serving as an ambassador at DoG Street to Wall Street, my network has been deeply enriched, and I am forever grateful. Since the Boehly Center has been so influential to my success. I now want to help other students and am serving as a Peer Industry Advisor. Thank you, Boehly Center!

The Boehly Center has provided their unwavering support and guidance throughout every step of my academic journey. The staff have been a constant source of encouragement and inspiration, pushing me to achieve my aspirations. Through every opportunity given, I was able to develop my skills and knowledge, build relationships with industry leaders, and gain valuable experience that has prepared me for a successful career. I am truly so grateful for everything the Boehly Center provided me, and would not be where I am today without the Boehly Center!

The Boehly Center has been instrumental to my professional development and journey as a student at William & Mary. I've pitched at Mason Investment Club, met successful finance alumni to Dog to Wall Street and Wall Street Program, and learned from Student Managed Investment Fund and Training the Street. As the current coordinator of the Financial Literacy Program, I have had such a rewarding experience presenting valuable personal finance topics to the campus community at-large. Much of my passion for finance would not be possible without the support of the Boehly Center!

The Boehly Center has played a major role in my academic, professional, and even personal life. I have been able to meet amazing people who are not only kind and helpful but are people who truly care about me, my interests, and my success. Every event, opportunity, and program that I have been able to attend through the Boehly Center has allowed me to grow tremendously, and I could not be more grateful to the staff and all the resources that they provide us. Having a place like the Boehly Center truly makes a difference for all of us, especially during stressful moments such as prepping and recruiting, so I am thankful for all the support, motivation, and encouragement.

I work as a Student Partner at the Alan B. Miller Entrepreneurship Center, so my job exposed me to the work of the Boehly Center. I came to the Boehly Center for career advice. Dannita Trice, Boehly Center Advisor, bounced career ideas with me, helped me transform my resume with a simple template and encouraged me to connect with alumni in my interested fields. I attended the Women's Stock Pitch and Leadership Summit in 2022 which inspired me as I connected with other women who share my values of ambition and determination. The Boehly Center has been very supportive even though I am not a student at the Raymond A. Mason School of Business, which highlights their inclusivity as a student resource.

Being on the executive board for the Howard J. Busbee Finance Academy has opened many opportunities to learn and practice the key skills beyond the academics of Finance. The Boehly Center opens the door to true professional development that is invaluable for networking, the recruitment process, and ultimately landing the internship or full-time role. Throughout my time at Boehly. I've been able to meet professionals from across the Mason School's alumni network and I'm excited to keep learning and networking!

I am beyond grateful for the Boehly Center and their influence on my career and professional development. They have provided me with so many opportunities and experiences that have truly refined my interests. My involvement in Boehly Center sponsored programs such as the Deloitte Audit Challenge, CFA Research Challenge, Fremont Group's Inspiring Futures in Finance Program, and BBA Investment Club have been highlights of my extracurricular activities, and I have learned so much from each program. It was only through my experiences in these programs that I was able to truly understand my passion and talent in finance. Not only have they provided me a plethora of ways to get integrated into the business school, the Boehly Center provided me a direct pathway to my upcoming Johnson Lambert internship.

The Boehly Center gave me plenty of options to explore my career interests over the last two years. I was able to attend tons of seminars on industry/firm specific careers and network with alum who currently work in the field. This allowed me to gain a better understanding of what I wanted to do and where I wanted to be, and is ultimately what led me to consulting!

The Boehly Center has played a pivotal role in my professional development. I am the first in my family to go to university in the United States and the first in my family to pursue a career in the financial services industry. The Boehly Center provided me with guidance, made introductions, and supported me while navigating through my internship search. The Specialty Finance Course—Hedge Fund Management—played a pivotal role in my decision to enter compliance. The Boehly Center staff and opportunities have been nothing but kind and supportive throughout my college experience and I am grateful for having such an amazing support system at W&M.

The Boehly Center has helped push me outside my comfort zone in many ways and has been crucial in my professional development. From resume reviews, interview prepping, and providing networking opportunities. I wouldn't be where I am now without the staff and resources of the Boehly Center. Currently, the Boehly Center is helping me match my strengths and interests as I continue to job search. I am currently on the Women's Stock Pitch team where I'm developing my equity research, public speaking, and financial modeling skills. I have the Boehly Center to thank for encouraging me to apply for this incredible opportunity.

The Boehly Center was pivotal to my success as a student and a young professional. I first began my relationship with the Boehly Center in my sophomore year when I was seeking guidance for internship and externship opportunities. They were able to help me carve out a path to help me network and find opportunities. Later that year, they encouraged me to take part in the Alumni Mentorship program to help broaden my network and expand my business acumen. Lastly, they motivated me to take up a leadership role in the Finance Academy and the Peer Mentorship Program to edify my leadership skills. I can't express enough how much gratitude I have for the Boehly Center.

The Boehly Center has had an instrumental impact on my professional development journey. I have participated in various Boehly Center programs: DoG to Wall Street, Women's Stock Pitch and Leadership Summit, Women's Stock Pitch and Leadership Summit, William & Mary Wall Street Program, Training the Street Programs, the Peer Mentorship Program, and the Beohly Incentive Program. These opportunities enhanced my networking skills, communication abilities, and business acumen. Additionally, as President of Smart Woman Securities. I have been lucky enough to work with the Boehly Center in sharing these different opportunities with the rest of the student body. I am thankful for Boehly Center's support these past few years in growing my career readiness and leadership skills.

The Boehly Center has single handedly made a finance education accessible to me at William & Mary. The Boehly Center's Distinguish Financial Management course is what originally piqued my interest in finance and ultimately brought me into the business school. I quickly got involved as the VP of Logistics in Women in Business, and through this involvement I joined the W&M Women's Stock Pitch Team. The Stock Pitch Team set me up well for internship applications and interviews. Next summer I will be working at Credit Suisse in Sales and Trading due in large part to my Boehly Center involvement. Educational opportunities like courses, speakers, and seminars coupled with experiential learning opportunities like the Stock Pitch Team are the cornerstone of my finance education at W&M and have catalyzed my early career in the finance industry.

The Boehly Center has been incredibly helpful during my internship process. I started going to Ms. Hutter and Ms. Trice because I honestly had no idea how to get started applying to internships for this upcoming summer. They helped me find people to reach out to, applications to apply for, work through mock interviews, and answered any question or concerns I had. I honestly would not have gotten this far without their help.

My experience with the Boehly Center has been limited to my work with Ms. Hutter and Ms. Trice, who advised me in my job search for 2022. After the first time we met and spoke to one another, the advisors at the Boehly Center provided me with a list of W&M alumni who worked at various firms in which I was interested. They guided me through the various processes of reaching out to alumni, setting up information interviews, preparing questions, and eventually entering the hiring process. It was directly through their work with me that I was able to get in contact with a Boston recruiter at KPMG, where I applied for and was offered a summer audit posiiton. Their advising style is incredibly organized and logical they respond early and often.

Without the Boehly Center, I likely would not have discovered what I wanted to do within the vast world of finance. Rita, Morgan, Melanie, and now Dannita have provided me with great opportunities and put me in positions to succeed. Due to their commitment to William & Mary students, I have been able to excel in and out of the academic environment.

The Boehly Center has helped me tremendously not only in my academic journey, but also in my professional career. As a freshman, my interest in finance sparked after joining Women in Business, Finance Academy, Mason Investment Fund, and Smart Woman Securities, and hearing from numerous professionals through DoG to Wall Street, Training the Street, Women's Stock Pitch and Leadership Summit, and other events. These events have truly broadened my scope of the finance industry as well as its applications to technology. Through the Boehly Center, I also had the pleasure of meeting Pocket Sun ('13), the Founder and Co-President of SoGal Foundation and through her, I was able to learn more about the fields of venture capital and private equity.

My first interaction with the Boehly Center was freshman fall when I joined Smart Woman Securities. This was an influential first step in gaining exposure to finance because I was able to learn aboutt financial basics, present a stock pitch, and meet upperclassmen who had experience in finance. Since then, I have had the opportunity to network with alumni at DoG Street to Wall Street and meet other finance alumni through the Boehly Center's network. More recently, I have become a member of the Women's Stock Pitch Team as well as a Finance Academy Vice President. I cannot thank the Boehly Center enough for providing me a supportive environment where I can further my professional and personal development.

Danita Trice was instrumental in guiding me through the recruiting season. She greatly helped improve my resume and interview skills, while encouraging me to give back to others. Professor Joey Smith, the incoming director of the Boehly Center, was also very helpful in formulating my personal financial strategy over the next several years. The Cognitir Python and SQL trainings offered through the Boehly Center cemented my passion for analytics. I look forward to continuing my involvement with the Boehly Center next year!

The Boehly Center has made a huge impact on my William & Mary experience and professional development. When I first transferred to William & Mary, I had no internship or work experience and I knew very little about the hiring process. I walked into the Boehly Center, and they were ready to help. They were extremely helpful in starting my job search and helping me throughout the whole process, and with their help it led to multiple job offers. A few things that they were able to do along the way include resume support, networking sessions with alumni and mock interviews. Additionally, I got the opportunity to take the Hedge Fund Management course which is one of the Boehly Center special classes taught by an industry professional. I am extremely grateful for the services offered at the Boehly Center and their amazing staff!

The W&M team presented an astounding final stock pitch to the competition judges and attendees, ultimately coming in 4th place! Please join us in congratulating the W&M Team for their fantastic pitch and placement.

From pulling back the curtain and giving me insight into the career hunt, to introducing me to professionals in private equity, the Boehly Center was the decisive factor in my professional success. Not only did I leave meetings with Melanie & Morgan more confident in my potential, but through programs like DoG Street to Wall Street the Boehly Center reframed my ethereal vision of a "future in finance" into tangible goals. I will always be grateful for the coaching on navigating sensitive conversations with employers and for the countless meetings spent meticulously packing my resume with "power verbs". Thank you Boehly Center!

I am so thankful how Boehly shaped my experience not only as a student but also as a student leader at the Women in Business Club (WIB). As a student, I was privileged to take the Hedge Fund Management course with Professor Siano and to learn hands-on financial modeling and valuation skills from the completely free Training the Street program. The Women's Leadership Summit and the DoG Street to Wall Street Conference connected me with wonderful alumni and broadening my understanding of the financial industry in a practical way. As WIB's VP of mentorship, I co-run the Peer Mentorship Program with two other program coordinators from other Boehly clubs. We are so passionate about building the bridge to connect high-achieving upperclassmen with younger peers who were in their shoes before.

I cannot thank the Boehly Center enough; they are the most supportive, resourceful, and invaluable group of people I've had the pleasure to interact with at William & Mary! I relied heavily on Morgan Hutter this past winter break as I searched for a summer internship, and she went above and beyond to provide the most lucrative guidance possible. She thoroughly prepped me for each interview, giving me feedback on my mock interview responses, and ensured I felt 100% confident in myself before speaking with each firm. Aside from a deep-seated commitment to student success, what really makes the Boehly Center special is its extensive alumni connections. Ultimately, I can't express how appreciative I am of the team of individuals at the Boehly Center; I truly would not have found such a perfectly suited and rewarding opportunity at Fidelity without their continued assistance and optimism!

My first experience with the Boehly Center was during sophomore year when I went to New York City as part of the Cohen Career Center Wall Street Program. This was an incredible opportunity that enabled me to learn about a number of finance disciplines and work on my early networking skills. The Boehly Center also connected me to an amazing and inspirational group of women through the Women in Business community, one that I now call my home at William & Mary and serve as President. We focus on career exploration and empowerment, connecting the next generation of leaders with their futures.

There have been so many networking and personal growth opportunities within the Boehly Center! I am a member of Women in Business and have participated in their mentor program as a mentee and mentor. My junior summer I also completed the Mason Summer Business Institute. The program gave me opportunities to learn about interviewing, networking and specific skills regarding my major. This past fall, I was in the interview stage for summer internships and the Boehly Center pointed me in the right direction for how to prepare as well as conducted mock interviews tailored to me.

Jennifer Feng, a junior with double majors in Finance and Economics, shared, 'I'm very excited to be on the team and can't wait to see what I can gain from this journey.' Jennifer is joined by first-year student Joanne Hu, Sandy Kelso, a rising junior from Vero Beach, Florida studying art & art history, and fellow teammate Molly Gaffney. We wish Jennifer, Joanne, Molly & Sandy the best of luck!

The Boehly Center has been my north star during these past few months. When COVID struck and the internship I had lined up was canceled, the Boehly Center allowed me to spend my summer refining my technical and soft skills at their Summer Business Institute instead of wasting away on my couch. SBI helped figure what I wanted to do with my degree and taught me exactly what to do in order to get there. After hundreds of hours of cold calls and what seemed like a million applications I finally landed a few first round interviews, which the Boehly Center helped me translate into offers. From exclusive information sessions to resume construction and even mock interview practice, I can confidently say I would not be working for Fremont without the Boehly Center.

I first interacted with the Boehly Center as a freshman when my track and field teammate and Finance Academy President Duncan Goodrich met with me and stressed the importance of networking, getting involved in Boehly Center clubs, and taking the initiative. Since that conversation, I have pitched a stock in the Mason Investment Club, conducted undergraduate research with Dr. Vladimir Atanasov, participated in networking events such as the DoG Street to Wall Stree and the Wall Street Program, and utilized the Boehly Center's amazing staff and LinkedIn group to connect with alumni. My experience with the Boehly Center has been just as valuable to my professional development as my finance courses themselves. I now look to pay this knowledge forward to younger students as I start my second year as a Finance Academy Vice President.

I am the Team Captain of the William & Mary Men's Gymnastics Team. My journey with the Boehly Center and Ms. Hutter specifically started shortly before Winter Break. We had an initial call that was high-level guidance on how to approach a job search. From there, she connected me with several alumni and that began to frame how I was thinking about my career coming out of undergrad. The alumni were incredibly helpful in giving advice to me that I took into great consideration. JPM gave me only a few days notice on when my SuperDay was and with such a busy schedule, the only day I could do a mock interview was the weekend. Despite that, Ms. Hutter was there to support me once again and we ran through a full mock interview on a Saturday. She gave me her full attention throughout and provided insightful feedback afterwards. The Boehly Center really went above and beyond in supporting me throughout my job hunt, and I am incredibly grateful for their mentorship.

Featured in October 2021 as part of the Boehly Center's commitment to showcasing student success stories.

The Boehly Center and Finance Academy in particular has opened a lot of doors for me professionally. Officers in Finance Academy helped me with mock interviews, constructing my resume, and connecting me with alumni who have helped prepare me for recruitment.

The William & Mary team represented the Boehly Center at the WIN Conference Stock Pitch Competition, showcasing their equity research and presentation skills.