{"id":40336,"date":"2016-07-27T16:25:49","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T20:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=40336"},"modified":"2016-07-27T16:26:12","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T20:26:12","slug":"podcast-goodman-grad-tells-students-to-be-themselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2016\/07\/podcast-goodman-grad-tells-students-to-be-themselves\/","title":{"rendered":"PODCAST: Goodman grad tells students to be themselves"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week\u2019s\u00a0Conversations with Goodman<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>podcast guest is Senior Manager with KPMG Dawn Lagesten (BAcc\u201909) who talks to host Susan LeBlanc about her day-to-day role as an accountant and how she spent her time at Goodman.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn hindsight, I probably would\u2019ve got involved more at Brock,\u201d she says. \u201cI do a lot of events now at Brock, so I see how a lot of these events are beneficial for your career in ways you wouldn\u2019t expect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dawn was recently named a recipient of the Niagara 40 Under Forty award<\/a> in light of her work with small businesses and her involvement in the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cUp until three years ago, I wasn\u2019t really involved in the community. Then it really clicked: I work in the community, I live in the community, I should really get involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dawn felt it was important to find causes she felt really passionate about. After initially getting involved with the Learning Disabilities Association of Niagara<\/a> (first as a Treasurer, then as Board Chair) she also became involved in the United Way<\/a>, Leadership Niagara<\/a>, the Niagara Sustainability Initiative<\/a> and RAFT<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When asked if she had any guidance for current Goodman students, Dawn advises: \u201cJust be yourself. Don\u2019t try to be someone else in your personal life versus someone professionally. Eventually those walls will break down.\u201d<\/p>\n

This podcast is the latest in the\u00a0Conversations with Goodman<\/em>\u00a0series which is produced by the Goodman Marketing, Communications and Alumni Relations team and features guests from the Goodman community.
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