Howdy y’all! Eric here - currently in my last semester of an MBA/M.Ed dual degree program at Stanford. My 20s were a hop-around kind of decade personally and professionally - created a little visual representation of that below:

• BA in Economics in 2014 (Amherst, MA) >> Deloitte Consulting (New York, which is home for me) for 2 years >> Google (San Francisco) for 1 year >> Google (different role in Dublin, Ireland) for 2.5 years >> Texas Education Agency (Austin) for 1 year >> Stanford.

About as un-linear a career path as you can find, but it’s been a fun ride. Along the way, I learned a lot about what a “good job” looks like for me, as well as what I want in my life outside of work. Does it mean I have it all figured out? Quite the contrary, but I’ve learned to embrace being a little bit lost and a lot of curious all the time. After Stanford, that will likely mean working in the social sector (probably in education) and living back in Austin (where I was prior to school).

I’ve had countless conversations with strangers during my 20s - with people who had no obligation to help me out or to give me their perspective, but who did so anyway (often after I reached out cold). I mentor today to pay it forward, holding a sprinkle of hope that I might be that randomly helpful person to someone in your shoes.

I’m about as positive and as energetic a person as you’ll find (fun fact: without having ever sipped coffee!), and you can expect more of the same from me as a mentor. In those moments where life gets real, we’ll find a silver lining or a path forward, and if I don’t have the answers you need, I’ll give it my all to find you someone who does.

Excited to hear from you - let’s get crankin’!

• Networking (talking to strangers is hard!)
• Resume work
• Finding a meaningful career (particularly in social impact)
• Connections to folks in your industry of interest
• Your next vacation (convinced I’ll be a travel agent in my next life)

• Geographic mobility and its benefits
• Learning about all the 1000s of career paths that are out there - lot to choose from!
• Integrating yourself in a new city
• What does a “good job” look like for you?
• Your perfect trail mix, if you could design it yourself

• Energetic and enthusiastic - we’ll stay upbeat / glass half-full!
• Flexible to your needs
• Communicative 24/7
• Realistic over idealistic
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