Date and Time: Tuesday, October 30, 2001, 12:00 – 2:00 P.M.
Location: The Commons, Adamian
Academic Center, Bentley College, 175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA
Sponsors: Bentley College
Center for Entrepreneurship, Graduate Student Marketing Organization, and the Office of
Career Services
Purpose: To introduce
students to the concept of “Free Agents” as coined by Fast Company;
introduce them to professionals who are building their careers in this manner; and weigh
some of the pros and cons of this career option, particularly for students who are just
beginning their careers. Secondarily, to relate Free Agency to the belief of the College’s
Entrepreneurial Studies Program that in order to be successful in any career option, one
needs the “mindset of an entrepreneur and the skills of a choreographer.” Free
agents demonstrate that and this is taught in the entrepreneurship course open to
undergraduate juniors and seniors and all graduate students.
Audience: Bentley graduate
and undergraduate student population
Panelists:
Lisa Dennis, President, Knowledgence Associates and coordinator, Fast
Company’s Company of Friends Boston cell
Jon Aram, President, Responsible World, Inc.
Moshe Cohen, President, The Negotiating Table
Geoffrey Day, President, The Consulting Exchange
Jason Ekstein, Ekstein
Consulting Services, Inc.
Moderator:
Jeff Shuman, Professor and Director of Entrepreneurial Studies,
Bentley College