#SmealWeeklyRecap featuring Hannah Deal ‘19 MKT

It's Friday! Make sure and continue to #lifelonglearn with us and follow along as we showcase other featured alumni in 2022! Where did the year go!

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Featured Alum: Hannah Deal ‘19 MKT Senior eCommerce Marketing Specialist at Flywheel Digital

After graduating a semester early from Penn State, Hannah Deal started her career at Flywheel Digital exactly one month prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. This timing created a massive opportunity within her career as Flywheel Digital is an ecommerce marketing agency that helps the world's largest brands grow their sales on digital commerce platforms like Amazon.com, Walmart.com, and Instacart.com.?Flywheel does this by using a combination of consulting, technology, and business analytics that leads to extraordinary results for their clients. The ecommerce industry accelerated beyond belief throughout the pandemic growing +32% YoY, and Flywheel's goal is to extrapolate this growth within their own client base. Being in an industry that is growing as fast as ecommerce provides plenty of job security and opportunity to grow your career as the industry grows.

Because of this, Hannah's biggest career advice is to do your research when deciding what field you may want to pursue. It's crucial to select a forward-looking industry where there are plenty of growth possibilities.

Flywheel Digital is actively hiring Penn State grads for their eCommerce Specialist positions. Apply on Nittany Lion Careers today or message Hannah Deal directly to learn more!

News and Resources

• Articles relating to?the the?Amazon, customers, job market, marketing, and Meta (Facebook) :?Articles on these topics from publications like Business Insider, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, SCM Magazine, Vault, Fast Company, The Guardian, Gallup, Morning Brew, The Washington Post, New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, The Economist, Entrepreneur Daily, Bloomberg and more!??Who's using Amazon's charter services this holiday season? Now that Amazon changed shopping forever, what's up next? What is the future of contactless commerce? Why are innovative brands looking to NFTs to engage with customers? Did you say ‘I Quit’ Loud and Proud' to you current job? Where did all the recruiters go? How will we be marketing to Generation Alpha? How many jobs will the metaverse be creating at Meta? How is Apple's privacy policy affecting Facebook's sales growth? Check out these articles and more at the link above!
• In case you missed it, Smeal Associate Dean of Professional Graduate Programs, Dr. Brian Cameron presented, "Creating, Measuring and Communicating Value for Enterprise/Business Architecture." You can view the live recording on Smeal's Facebook page!

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Congratulations to our recent Smeal lifelong learners!

#lilfelonglearner - Anyone who continues to learn and/or fosters learning in others by sharing their knowledge and experience!

1. Christopher Flynn '09 MBA has been working to write an essay (almost weekly) to share his expertise into how the energy world is evolving.
2. Justin Goldston, PhD '14 SCM spoke at the 2nd AI World Summit sharing his knowledge on how AI impacts industries, people and society in general.
3. Katie Lindquist '19 ACCT was accepted into IBM’s Transformational Leadership Development Program, focused on developing future leaders and enabling top senior consultants to enhance their consulting, leadership, communication, and project management skills.?
4. Brandon Lyons '12 SC&IS earned EY Analytics - Data visualization - Bronze issued by EY.
5. Erin O'Leary MBA is now a Certified M&A Advisor (CM&AA).?
6. Molly Pate '19 SC&IS is an Oracle Inventory Cloud 2021 Certified Implementation Specialist issued by Oracle.
7. Jillian Pellicano '15 MKTG was one of 150 students who completed the 8-week Morning Brew Accelerator (MB/A) program.
8. Toni Pergolin ?'85 ACCT had the pleasure of speaking at the Nursing Organizations Alliance Fall Summit in Virginia Beach this weekend about nonprofits and their mission. She also recently received the Community Enrichment Award at the Burlington County Regional Chamber of Commerce Voice of Business Awards on behalf of Bancroft.?
9. Christine Ramsay MKTG presented The Extraordinary Power of Neurodiversity for |TEDxRaleigh in celebration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
10. Greg Souchack '99 ACSC is an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner issued by Amazon Web Services Training and Certification.?
11. Chris Thomas '08 MBA was a guest speaker at the Penn State Black Male Leadership Symposium where he had the pleasure of serving as an advisor when obtaining his MBA from Smeal.
12. Karla Trotman BLOG is certified in the Women's Entrepreneurship Program?issued by eCornell Bank of America.?

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Come lifelong learn with us in 2022! Most webinars are LIVE on Wednesdays at Noon ET. They're free and everyone is welcome! #masterclasses

Leadership in Contemporary Times ?featuring Dr. Duane "Andy" Gustafson, Associate Professor of Leadership Communication at Smeal College of Business, The Pennsylvania State University. -?January 19, 2022 #backbypopulardemand #masterclass

Yearly Federal Tax Update for Smeal Alumni featuring Edward R. Jenkins ’77 Economics, ’84 MBA, Professor of Practice in Accounting and Managing Member at Jenkins &Co., LLC?- February 3, 2022 (Thursday) #backbypopulardemand #masterclass

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