The Carroll School of Management

Do you remember when I mentioned a program called Tech Trek West in an earlier blog? After weeks of preparation, our group of 24 flew out to Seattle just a few days ago.

If you are interested in working in the technology industry or other non-technology companies on the West Coast, this is the ultimate trip. Imagine being escorted into Starbucks headquarters where you receive a master class by a senior marketing director who led the development of the Starbucks-Apple partnership. Imagine discussing RFID technology with one of the leading CEOs of our time. Imagine working on a case study with the consumer marketing team at one of the largest telecom providers in the world, AT&T Wireless. And imagine getting career advice from Boston College alumni at Microsoft. And now understand that these things happened in only the first two days of the trip. This truly is the best “Tech Trek” of any business school - I can’t imagine any better. Kudos to Professor Gallaugher.

After a whirlwind two days (and an extended birthday party last night) I’m sitting in my hotel room watching the Seattle Seahawks - and their quarterback, Matt Hasselback - another BC alum. Eagles are everywhere.