Blog 7 - Second Interview Preparation

1.  Who is your mentor and where do they work?  If their workplace does not reflect their expertise, what makes them an expert?

My mentor's name is Andres Jaramillo and owns a business named "Don Pedro's Meat". This business was founded in 2000 and the reason that Andres began a food business was he states in the first interview "everyone has to eat, it a large industry and its a humanly need and always be on demand, also I like good food and since I was little it gave me the interested and thought of owning a food business". As I stated that Andres is the former owner of "Don Pedro's Meat". From a outer point of view I think Andres as my mentor has the expertise because of how hard he been working to build his business, for example if you build a business from scratch, a decade pass, and now your business is successful, you are not going to tell me that throughout that time of period you haven't developed skills and the knowledge, of course you are. Also he attended UCS and receive different degrees on business.  

2.  What five questions will you ask them about their background?

1. When & where were you born?
2. What were your motives back then as a child?
3. Did your parents have any influence in your education?
4. Who brought you to the united states?
5. What was the reason that you came to the united states?
6. How did you figure out that a food business as the right one?

Blog 6 - Advisory Prep

1. What has worked well for you concerning senior project this year?  What has made it a positive experience for you?  

Through out my senior project right now, it was simple to obtain a mentor because several of my sibling work for him, also I was debating about two topics before school started and came to a conclusion of doing business, and the rest came as we approach the end of the year. In addition, the research is going well because I'm obtaining the knowledge and facts of each article. Plus my mentor Andres Jaramillo recommended me read over the manuals of the accounting system they are at the business and books he considers it will help me on the senior project. The most important reason this experience positive is because of my mentor, without him I wouldn't be able to go through with it and the help of the senior team teachers on explaining what to do on each assessment. Also on me because I choose a topic that will help be on the future as well.

2. What are you finding difficult concerning senior project?  How can you adapt to make that portion work better for you?  How might the senior team help?

The difficulty on the senior project would be what my senior project will be, for example I am food industry which I can go on the  Food Safety & Quality Assurance; Processing Food, Nutrition, Labeling & Packaging, Integrated Resource Management, From the Plant to the Store, From the Store to the Shopper, The Customer Service Chain, or Food Preparation at Home, but I willing to do all of them that's is what I'm debating about. Well all this factor go together so its mandatory that its food industry management. I can adapt to it by talking to people and having different points of view to have the last straw. The senior team can't help because it has to be me who make the choice on what route I want willing to take. 

Blog 5 - Interview 1 Reflection

                       

1. What is the most important thing I learned from the interview?  Is there anything I would do differently for other interviews?

The most important thing I learn from the first interview is that you have the power to choose on what study you want and finance and accounting are one of the main bases of a business. Well as a business if one thing from a business doesn't work it all falls down. Plus the aspect of how he joked about not having competition, I didn't expect that from he because he is close about his life. One of the biggest changes that I will make is going over the question with him before, if he didn't understand he would of ask me. 

2. Did I get additional resources and contacts?  What is the most useful?  Why?

The additional resources that my mentor Andres Jaramillo were the manuals of the accounting system the have in his business and a book he mention in the interview. The additional contacts are the production manager and Carolina the top sales person Who is not currently in Andre's  business, but she passes by every other day. Plus there are several sales persons that I can interview or discuss on what I'm will to know. The most helpful would be a little of everything because I will be needing different perspectives from people. 

3. What makes my interviewee qualified to help me?

My interviewee is qualified to help me because he is a former successful business owner and have different degrees within the business, psychology, mathematics which that would be a great Combination  for a business. 

Blog 4 - House Advisory Prep 1

My senior topic is food industry business, the main purpose of the project I choose is to have the experience within the different positions in the business, for example; 

1. sales representatives
2. commodity merchandisers
3. Market analysts
4. supply chain managers for retail food companies
5. agricultural business organizations
6. market research firms
7. Government agencies & financial institutions

I’m hopping to accomplish through my senior project topic to have the knowledge of how a food industry business is manage. Also have experiences each of the factors in the different majors of on the business, so that someday I'm willing to open my own business.

Blog 3 - First Interview Preparation

1. Who do I plan to interview? why?

             I'm planning to interview my mentor Andres Jaramillo, a former business owner of Don Pedro's Meat( when you click on this site make sure you don't have the volume all up). Andres as a business owner has experience within the Food business industry. Before Andres made the decision on working in the food industry, he was part of the Flower Industry. This flower industry is located downtown of Los Angeles called the Flower District, which he de with the sales . the reason that I'm interviewing Andres Jaramillo is because I have seen the progress from what he was then to now, but I know that I'm not an expert on it. In other word, the business that Andres had in the years pass with the food industry was a smaller environment as a-post to it now.

Five questions will be assigned to all seniors to ask

• I'm interested in studying _______. What can you tell me about it?
• From your perspective , What could I study that would be significant to other people?
• Who else would you recommend I talk to?
• What kinds of places or activities do you recommend I do for the mentor ship component?
• What materials should I Read in this field ? Who else can I interview?

What additional questions do you plan to ask?

• Why did you choose the business field?
• What are some of the degrees you have achieve?
• What were the degrees that gave you the most information on the business industry?
• What was your inspiration in building a food business?
• What were the options in the food industry?
• Why did you choose of producing Latin product?
• How much time did it take for your business to be as it currently?
• What are the main elements of a food industry to be successful from your experience?
• Can you expand on each elements?
• What were some of the obstacles that kept you from achieving your goal?