Career Devlopment Sheet

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Introduction

My name is Griffin DeLong and I am a 23-year-old MBA student at Tiffin University living in Knoxville, Tennessee. For my student mentorship. I will be working for a start-up venture for a company called Bacon & Company in Knoxville. Bacon & Company is the oldest standing company in Knoxville and has been in operation since 1925. The company has a very long-lasting and prominent history. Bacon & Company caters to retail dealers and corporate business with a dedication to quality and excellent customer service since 1925, Bacon and Company have always strived to achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction possible. I was asked by the president company, Jed Dance, to come in and help start-up a Facility Branding venture for the company to help service to its current business cliental. I have been working on this venture since December learning about the industry.

Work Plan for Mentorship

Professional Goals I would Like To Obtain in the next 2-3 years

To reach over 100,000 dollars in sales my first year in Facility Branding.
Grow the business demographic to the following regions by 2020: Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina
Be named as 30 under 30 most successful business people in Knoxville before the age of 25.

For my mentorship, the president of the company and I sat down and wrote down some expectations and goals for this start-up venture within the first year and included:

The employee will be expected to work anywhere from 30-40 hours a week with the exception of a school assignment.
I will be responsible for contacting and reaching out to different vendors regarding printing, installation, and creative design.
By the end of the first, fiscal year I will be expected to have closed over 12 branding deals worth over 10,000 dollars.
I will be expected to create marketing materials and participate in charity events for the company to help with brand equity and networking.
The employee will be expected to meet with at least 3 new costumers a week in order to build a network and business.
I will go over to the University of Tennessee Graphics and Design Department twice a week to mentor under a man by the name of Kenton Page to learn Adobe applications that are a necessity for Facility Branding.
In addition, to these responsibilities, the employee will need to learn the company's computer system and be able to place orders for the future.

Because I am the head of this department I will meet with Jed Dance, our president, to set up new goals and expectations of the growth of the company and where we need to improve.