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What I’m going to cover

My story of how I chose Hofstra

The decision that changed my life

My involvement now

Learnings and Take-a-ways from my experiences

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Jon El Kordi-HubbardStudent Entrepreneur

I am an undergraduate student at Hofstra studying ENTR & IT

RA in Constitution

Co-founder of CollegeStartUps

HAMA and HUSU eBoard member

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Questions to think..

Where did I come from?

Where am I going?

Why am I here?

What do I want my life to add up to, and why?

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My Story

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I am from Vienna, Virginia

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I am from Vienna, Virginia

I was a competitive golfer

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I am from Vienna, Virginia

I was a competitive golfer

I applied to 11 schools

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And I had a dream..

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Choices

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The Risk

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I decided to come to New York and play golf

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I decided to come to New York and play golf

I came to Hofstra

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I decided to come to New York and play golf

I came to Hofstra

Unfortunately the golf experience wasn’t great

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The Pivot: decision time

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I could get involved on campus

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New Beginnings

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I joined Hall Council

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I joined Hall Council

I got involved with HAMA

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I joined Hall Council

I got involved with HAMA

I helped launched the Squib

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I joined Hall Council

I got involved with HAMA

I helped launched the Squib

I applied to be an RA

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I joined Hall Council

I got involved with HAMA

I helped launched the Squib

I applied to be an RA

I helped start DormDelivery

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I joined Hall Council

I got involved with HAMA

I helped launched the Squib

I applied to be an RA

I helped start DormDelivery

Internships at Likeable & NPD Group

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All because of one decision..

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Learnings

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1. Don’t be afraid to take a chance/risk

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2. The goals other set for you, are typically wrong

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3. In a world of loudness, seek out your quiet place

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4. Join, or create, your own movement

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5. Have a quest

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Thank You!

Jon El Kordi-Hubbardjon.daniel.ekh@gmail.com@jondanielekhlinkedin.com/in/jonekh

Slides available at www.Slideshare.net/JonDanielEkh

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