Bison Consulting with Mary

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Let’s meet Mary, a senior from Berlin, New Hampshire, and a digital and social media marketing major who’s concurrently pursuing a master’s degree in organizational leadership. Among her many activities, Mary is part of a unique business consulting team that advises real clients and makes real money. Mary, tell us all about it.

– I’ll take it from here, Alex. Growing up in a small town, I always knew that I wanted to expand my horizons. Some proud alumni introduced me to Nichols College and I immediately knew it was the small business school for me. Although I was confident with my choice, I struggled with homesickness my freshman year. My dad picked me up every single weekend. It was the peak of COVID and a lot of us were feeling unsettled. My sophomore year, I truly understood what it meant to be involved and now my parents can’t get me to go home enough. Nichols encourages students to pursue their passions and even allows them to start their own clubs. My roommate started the Bison Pantry in the Nichols College Equestrian Team. The Bison Pantry is our on-campus resource to help fight food insecurity. I participated by running the program social media. I also now serve as the Nichols College Equestrian team president, which means I’m pretty busy, but I still manage to find time to run track, and I even studied abroad in Costa Rica. I also joined our student-led consulting group, Bison Consulting, which is an incredible experiential learning opportunity where we work with real clients to help them solve our business needs. Our first client was a local car wash company. We pitched an offer to run their social media, ran it for seven months and helped position them favorably in the marketplace. At Nichols, we take information, learn in the classroom, and apply it to the real world. I’ve truly stepped outside my comfort zone and reached my full potential here. After graduation, I’ll have a full-time job as a marketing manager at an IT company and I can’t wait to see where this opportunity takes me. Tossing it back to you, Alex.

– Mary, that’s what we call making the most of your undergraduate years to work closely with faculty mentors and build this kind of resume is so impressive. It’s no wonder that you already have a great job lined up after graduation. Thanks for inspiring the next generation of Nichols leaders. Take care.