Eshayna's WRIT340 Blog

  CareerBridge - A job platform for unprivileged high school graduates The gap between being a high school, or even college graduate, and finding a job is one that is not easily filled. My struggle to find opportunities within a well-connected school such as USC has been slim. It took over a year for me to secure a summer internship, imagine finding a full-time job. Right now I still have financial support from my parents. Imagine struggling to support your life and also not having the option to work. If I can help underprivileged kids with even fewer resources and connect them to a stable, paying job that can help them start their lives, I want to take that opportunity! The way CareerBridge will work is that it will have a database of underprivileged local students who are about to graduate high school or are under two years of school graduation and are interested in finding a job. The second database will have a server of employers and job roles and positions looking to hire mini...

The first step to making the world a better place is empathy. Empathy is the solution to every global problem that you look at. Children are taught to be creative by incorporating art, music, dancing, etc. through their elementary curriculum. However, these creative outlets are hindered in the later half of one's education. Without realizing it you are put into a box that prioritizes just STEM, and you are looked down upon for thinking otherwise, similarly, with empathy. The values of "sharing is caring" are implemented in the early stages of life very briefly but are not built upon through one's life to instill it as a habit. By creating a required curriculum for elementary, middle, and high school students that centers around the idea of how to express empathy in everyday interactions, how to be cognizant of others' feelings and thoughts, and co-create solutions, the biggest issues and conflicts of the world could be solved. This obviously is a huge entrepreneur...

Meet my golden doodle, Millie! Millie came into my life in August 2020, when we picked her up from her previous family in Corona, California, three hours away from where I live. Millie actually was not a planned puppy. Her previous family had two golden doodles and they were having a bit too much fun over the pandemic, and therefore Millie was born! She was only 5 pounds and 8 weeks old the first day she came to our house, and her little bunny hopping around the grass in our backyard made me fall in love with her.  The funny thing is that I HATED DOGS before Millie came into my life. I was deathly afraid of them biting, barking, and jumping on me. EVERYTHING. If there was a dog at my friend's house, I simply would not go. That was the extent of my fear. However, my sister and my mom always loved dogs. Ever since I was a child my sister has asked for a dog for Christmas, but it was never taken seriously because of how much I was afraid of dogs. However, my senior year of high school...

I have really enjoyed my experience reading Shoe Dog so far. I have reached chapter 5, in which Phil Knight was trying to find a trustworthy shoe supplier. He goes to Japan to meet with a manufacturer where there are multiple language barriers and cultural differences in the business setting. He did score a deal with Onitsuka Tiger and became their distributor for the United States. After signing on with the company, Phil Knight faces real concerns about handling an international business such as financial budgeting, communicating with executives, shipments, etc. Since the business is international he faced the challenge of balancing quality and the customer demand for the product. He had to go through the major quality checks before selling his product. Additionally, establishing a brand presence against major competitors is something his company, Blue Ribbon Sports, had to go through.  Through this chapter, especially, I took away some key lessons as an entrepreneur that I want t...

The book I chose to read is  Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike  by Phil Knight. As an aspiring entrepreneur, I always try to learn from the entrepreneurs around me and understand how they achieve their success. When I heard about Eli's experience reading the memoir during our Book 1 discussion, I was really inspired to try the book out for myself to see what I could learn from a college entrepreneur's story. I hope to get an idea of how to recover from entrepreneurial failures, and how to successfully pivot your ideas to hit the jackpot business concept and structure.  The book so far has been outlining Knight's thoughts on how to combine his love for running/sports and business aspirations. He mentions how when he was in Stanford in the 1960s he was confused about his future, and what he was going to do post-grad. Through one of his business classes, the idea of creating high-quality running shoes for a low cost from a Japanese business model was introduced, and ...

TO: Clark Hansen, CEO, AMDP FROM: Eshayna Madan, R&D, AMDP DATE: October 20, 2023 SUBJECT: Investment Opportunity with August  As a member of the Research and Development department at AMDP, it is my responsibility to find companies committed to being socially and environmentally conscious while remaining profitable. Today, I want to highly recommend investing in August, a sustainable period care company. August is committed to creating a world where "all humans have their natural needs met with quality care" (August). Throughout this memo, I will describe how August meets AMDP standards to be a quality candidate for funding.  AMDP Standards Triple Bottom Line   The triple bottom line refers to the measurement of a firm's social and environmental impact along with financial performance so that a firm can be evaluated beyond just its profit (Harvard Business School, Miller). The three Ps within the triple bottom line include:  Profit: the financial returns a firm ...

Dance has been a constant in my life. I have been dancing since I was three years old. Whether it be creating performances for my parents in our living room or going to classes and perfecting my technique, performing has been the aspect of life that brings me the biggest adrenaline rush. I danced competitively from elementary to high school and was captain of my high school's Bollywood dance team. It really was my outlet to express my feelings as a child, and that has translated to the present day as well. In college, I was missing the freedom and relief I felt with dance, so in my freshman year spring semester, I participated in the SCIA Cultural Showcase as a Bhangra Dancer. I spent 2 months preparing for this showcase by meeting up with my team twice a week to learn a Bhangra routine, which I had never done before. I took it as an opportunity to learn from my peers and discover a new aspect of my Indian culture. I spent hours in my dorm room practicing the routine and asking que...