Getting from College to Career and Beyond

At the Penn Club 

Calling all parents, students and recent graduates!  Join the Penn Club and Lesley Mitler and Jill Tipograph of Early Stage Careers, their firm dedicated to internship and career guidance for college students and graduates. They will moderate an interactive and illuminating conversation, for college students, rising/new college grads, and millennials out of college a few years; as well as parents whose students will be embarking on their careers. Panelists will share the successful strategies needed to secure and maximize desirable college internships and early career launches.

The panelists are all University of Pennsylvania graduates. They are millennials who come from diverse career backgrounds representing a variety of industries including: Private Equity, Investment Banking, Marketing, Law, Technology, Art, Media, Journalism, Politics, Entertainment, and Fashion. They look forward to sharing their strategies and advice regarding how they have each found success and fulfillment in their careers.   

We will allow for Q&A followed by time for the participants to mingle and network with panelists and career experts. We expect this will be an illuminating and educational experience for all attendees.

The Panelists:

• Arthur Heilbronn,'08: BA in Philosophy, Politics, Economics (PPE), Magna Cum Laude; Harvard Business School '14; Vice President at GF Capital Management.
• Jon Kurland, '08: BA in Political Science, Summa Cum Laude, Benjamin Franklin Scholar; Harvard Law School '11, Founding Member & Executive Editor of Harvard Business Law Review. Entertainment Attorney at Sloss Eckhouse LawCo LLP.
• Eric Mogil, '11: BS in Economics, Wharton commencement address; Michael Kors, Director Digital Innovation.
• Stinson Parks III, '08: BA in Communications; Digital Social & Branded Content Lead at Mountain Dew of PepsiCo.
• Alexandra Schuster, '11: BA in Urban Studies, Summa Cum Laude; Harvard Kennedy School '16. Co-Founder, Daily Pnut, a new media startup and rapidly growing daily email for millennials on global news.
• Liz Wessel, '12: BA with honors; Co-Founder & CEO, WayUp, largest online marketplace for college students to find jobs. CNN named WayUp one of 30 innovative companies changing the world in 2015. *Panelists subject to change

7:00pm reception, 7:30pm panel.  $30 for members, $40 for guests. Price includes 2 drinks and snacks. Advance reservations required by Friday, June 10^th, at which time they are considered final sale.