Though he received two dozen other awards and scholarships during his time at Brock University, winning the President\u2019s Surgite Award was the icing on the cake for Goodman School of Business graduate Thomas Francescutti (BBA \u201916).<\/p>\n
Francescutti, who graduated this year with an average of more than 90 per cent, was one of only 10 recipients of the prestigious award that recognizes a student’s leadership and impact on Brock\u2019s academic reputation and student life.<\/p>\n
As a St. Catharines native he grew up being well aware of Brock, and was already looking forward to attending Goodman by the time he was in high school. When he was accepted into Brock, Francescutti received substantial financial incentives to help him get started in Goodman’s Business Administration program.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to go to a school that I would be proud to have on my resume and that would allow me\u00a0to have confidence going into interviews,\u201d he said recently.<\/p>\n
The all-round high achiever thinks his secret to success was a personal leadership philosophy of acting in both a bold and sustainable fashion. He was also not afraid to try different things, and during\u00a0his Brock years Francescutti was involved with the Brock Marketing Association at Goodman, the Goodman Student Ambassador Association and the Brock Finance and Investment Group at Goodman. he also volunteered as a senior mentor for the co-op programs office. A highlight came when he was selected to represent Goodman at the Beta Gamma Sigma Global Leadership Summit in Orlando.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy philosophy helped me develop my leadership skills and it allowed me to become more innovative and creative, essentially leading to my full-time position before I was even done school,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Francescutti worked at Mondelez International for nearly two years before moving to his current role at PepsiCo Canada.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the reasons I chose Brock was that it seemed like the University was willing to help those few top individuals progress, and I thought, \u2018If they are willing to do this for me now and they don’t even know me, what are they going to do for me when they know what I can do, and I\u2019ve been able to prove myself to them?\u2019 “<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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