Ethan White
Marketing & Global Business
VP of Education, Toastmasters
Ethan
White is a second-year MBA Candidate in the full-time program, with
concentrations in Marketing and Global Business. He is also a talk show
radio host, professional sports announcer, and stand-up comedian (wait, what?).
What’s your deal?
What’s
my deal? So abrasive. I did my undergrad in international business at the
University of Miami (The U!) and graduated in 2009. I had no idea what I wanted
to do, so I did what anyone would do when faced with such a decision, I ran
away. I spent two years teaching English in Korea and the better part of
another year traveling the world. Both are experiences I would never trade for
anything, despite potentially putting me at a disadvantage in terms of career
experience. Living in Korea where education is emphasized like I had never seen
inspired me to come back to school and finish my formal education before really
starting my career.
Where do you see yourself in
15 years? Why?
Nope.
Skip. You cannot make me consider this.
What is your favorite thing
about being an RBS student?
The
best thing about being an RBS student is the opportunities afforded to me here.
During my undergrad in Miami I didn’t take advantage of the full complement of
opportunities for students so I am making amends for that now. I am the VP of
Education for Toastmasters which has allowed me to spread my love of public
speaking to my fellow classmates who may enjoy it less. Last year we held a
competition aimed at improving presentation skills regardless of the actual
speech content and I felt it was a big success. In addition, through a series
of coincidences I can’t even entirely recount, I co-created and currently
co-host Rutgers Newark’s only sports talk radio program. It’s become a
passion
and has led to me announcing baseball games for a professional baseball team
(all right the Newark Bears, but still) as well as the chance to sit down and
interview Cory Booker, which was an incredible experience. I anticipated
business school being very boring and straightforward, but it has wildly
exceeded those expectations.
Ethan interviewing Mayor of Newark, Cory Booker |
What do you do for fun?
So
in addition to the sports radio show, my first passion is stand up comedy.
While an MBA and stand up don’t seem to have much in common on the surface,
both have been monumental in helping the other. I started doing comedy in Miami
back in 2007 and I had no idea what I wanted to do with it. I just knew I liked
getting on stage and making people laugh. I had no idea how much it would help
me in terms of classroom presentations. At my internship this summer, I saw how
important handling an audience comfortably could be. On the comedy side, my self-promotion
has improved greatly via tools I’ve learned in my marketing classes. I should
be famous any day now.
How did you land your summer
internship?
I
give all the credit to OCM. I was struggling to find an internship and they had
sent out a resume book to LifeCell that included my resume. Both LifeCell and
OCM contacted me and told me that they wanted to interview me and I got to the
internship. I had been applying to all sorts of jobs, but I got one I didn’t
even apply for.
What would you do
differently if you could repeat your first semester all over again?
Just
trust OCM. Seriously. You don’t have to love them, but they know what they’re
doing and all the harassment is for your own benefit. Take advantage of the
corporate presentations and any connections OCM can provide and get to work
early. Having to scramble for an internship in April is a hassle you don’t
want.
Check out Ethan’s radio, The
Extra Point, every Tuesday and Thursday at 4pm. Stay up to date by following at
www.facebook.com/WRNUSports or on Twitter @TheExtraPointRU
Like to laugh? Follow @EthanComedy
on twitter or www.facebook.com/EthanWhiteComedy for jokes and upcoming shows and watch videos at
www.funnyordie.com/ethanwhite
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