16A - What's Your Secret Sauce?

1. 5 things that make me unique

• Curiosity - I have always been interested in many different subject areas since I was a little kid. I would always ask questions to my dad, read books, or look up answers. I have always been fascinated with the idea of entrepreneurs and starting a business one day. 
• Ambition - I wanted to play golf on the team with my friend even though I never played so I played 50 rounds of golf in one summer to try out for the team. I am willing to put in the work when I set my mind to it. 
• Personable - I've always gone up to people and have tried to get to know them and their backgrounds. I am able to make connections between different friend groups and try to understand people beyond simple introductions. 
• Education - I am taking graduate coursework that has allowed me to understand how businesses operate, how to value businesses, how to raise capital, etc. Finance is a critical component of many startups and a reason why many of them fail. 
• Experience - I have had an accounting internship, a financial sales internship and a commercial banking internship. Accounting, sales and banking are critical areas for businesses and my experience working with companies would allow me to have a better understanding on entrepreneurship. 

2. Main questions: If you had to describe me in 3 words what would you say about me? Do you think  my education or experience is more of an asset? Am I more curious or more ambitious? What is one flaw about me? 

• Interview 1: Melissa 
• https://vocaroo.com/i/s0nWaDY32blz
• Melissa said that I am very intelligent with a curious mind. She also said that I am kind and able to talk to people. This is similar to what I thought. 

• Interview 2: Emilia 
• https://vocaroo.com/i/s03eLm0DCdYv
• Emilia indicated that the 3 words she would use to describe me are intelligent, kind, and resourceful. Kind relates to personable, intelligent relates to my experience/education and resourceful is related to ambition. 

• Interview 3: Jennifer 
• https://vocaroo.com/i/s18Ei9lxE2Z0
• Jennifer says that I am more curious than ambitious because I always look up things. I personally would like to be more ambitious. 

• Interview 4: Harrison 
• https://vocaroo.com/i/s0QpdsPFPnoZ
• Harrison said that what makes me most unique is my ability to constantly learn. I would say this is most related to curiosity. 

• Interview 5: Nick 
• https://vocaroo.com/i/s02M1oHSQFyw
• Nick mentioned that I am well-rounded because I play sports and fly airplanes. I think those activities relate to curiosity and ambition to do what I enjoy. 

3. Reflect on differences 

I would say overall all the people that know me first say that I like to learn or that I am curious. People thought my experience of internships, golfing, and flying airplanes were very unique to me. Furthermore, several mentioned that I am well-rounded which I agree with as well. While I am not amazing at any one thing, overall I can talk to people and manage to get decent grades/results in my achievements. One of them said that I was kind which I didn't think of right away but I guess that relates to me being interested in others. I would like to continue working on being kind and empathetic to others.