Networking in a very simple form is letting those you associate with know that you are looking for contacts or opportunities.  How would one start the networking process?  One way to start would be to let your friends and family know what career direction you are focused on.  It could be beneficial to have a Career Plan that will provide a career framework.

#1 – Some tools to prepare a Career Plan can be found by going to the following link: https://www.ldsjobs.org/ers/ct/articles/developing-your-career-plan?lang=eng

As one starts this process, it could be advantageous to have a short summary of what you are looking for and some of your related accomplishments.  This summary has received various titles including, an “Elevator Pitch” or “Me in 30 Second Summary.”  One key point that your “Me in 30 Second Summary” should contain is a focus on why an employer should hire you.

#2 – Some examples and tips for preparing your “Me in 30 Second Summary” can be found at: https://www.ldsjobs.org/ers/ct/articles/me-in-30-seconds-statements?lang=eng

As you consider your networking options, there may be some additional ways to see your network grow.  Through the BYU Management Society, there are networking options for those seeking to start or strengthen their business as well as networking luncheons or workshops. One recent activity involved a partnership with the Bellevue Stake, BYU Management Society and LDS Employment Resource Services, where interviewing and resume assistance were provided and followed up with an open networking session.

#3 – For a listing of the upcoming events you can refer to the BYU Management Society Chapter website at www.byuwa.org.

#4 – LinkedIn

In expanding your range and depth of contacts, you might want to review how www.linkedin.com can assist.  LinkedIn can help you to connect with many contacts such as fellow alumni, those in your profession, and many contacts with the employers you may be considering.

#5 – There is a clearinghouse of local networking meetings and groups that can be found at www.iloveseattle.org.  This resource will connect you with opportunities for face-to-face networking where you can establish new contacts.

#6 – Preparing to Network effectively can take time and some practice but can provide great benefits.  In my current role on the BYU Management Board, I am available to assist you in your employment efforts.  I also work full time for the LDS Employment Resource Services and invite you to utilize those resources by going to www.LDSjobs.org.

Ryan Clair

Associate Manager
LDS Employment Resource Services
220 South 3^rd Place
Renton, WA 98057
425-687-6942
206-854-8308 cell
Ryan.clair@ldschurch.org

We were pleased to have Sam Rosenbalm as our keynote speaker.  Sam is the Director for Community Engagement at Microsoft where he directs the BizSpark program. So far, BizSpark’s accelerating the growth of over 40,000 startups in 100 countries by providing technical, marketing and business resources (e.g., software tools and production licenses). As he explained, “It’s about long-term partnerships. It’s also about citizenship.”

Sam shared 10 relevant lessons from his own career path: (1) Travel the world. (2) Listen to smart people. (3) Study everything. (4) Do something crazy. (5) Build stuff. (6) Work hard. (7) Adapt. (8) Follow your gut. (9) Choose the right partner. (10) Help others.

He emphasized your team, your business plan (with monetization), and knowing your community. For creatives, check out Four Peaks and SXSW Seattle (2012). For tech, that includes TechNW (2012), MITEF NW, The Seattle Interactive Conference (November 2-3) and of course, ongoing TechFlash Events.

In terms of your pitch, he stressed clear answers to 2 simple questions: How is your idea different? How will it make money?

And note that in a cloud-based world, the lines between targets, customers and vendors blur while new scenarios and new paradigms emerge. It’s a great time to be an entrepreneur.

PS: Sam recommends The Design of Business and Start-up Nation.

PPS: He’s starting a Master’s in Digital Media at the UW. While keeping his day job. And raising kids. Proving again that it’s all about hard work.

Twenty minutes later – which we all agreed could have been productively expanded – each of the entrepreneurs had new insights, ideas and next steps. Then the group looked inward. What do we want?

We want to grow to 125. We want to create networking and mentoring opportunities. And of course, we want to maintain our energy, relevance and value. To do all this, we agreed to continue meeting at 7:00 a.m., that the Stake Center provides the best working environment, and that attendees aren’t limited to BYU (or any other) grads. 

We adjourned without having had time for introductions, which is a good sign.  The next event will be held July 21.  Meeting format and location will be posted ASAP. Got entrepreneur friends? Bring ‘em!

Recap thanks to Mimi Bean (mimi@2bean.com).

PS: Oddly enough, Mike Bean, Alex Bean and Mimi Bean are all only distantly related.

Joe Cutler, a member of the Privacy and Data Security Group at Perkins Coie LLP, spoke to attendees at April’s BYU Management Society luncheon in Bellevue. Joe’s litigation work with clients such as Facebook to enforce website’s terms of service and combat cybercrime made him a true expert on his topic: “Know your Enemy: Understanding Cybercrime and Staying Safe in a Networked World.”

Joe spoke of a variety of different and newer threats that lurk in a now highly networked society, including phishing, sexting, spam, viruses, and several others. He explained the concept of Social Engineering, or that many threats take advantage of the natural human tendency to trust. Once a threat using social engineering has deceived someone into providing their password or other critical information, technological security, no matter how iron clad, does not stand a chance against an intruder. Joe then drove home the importance vigilance on our part with several examples. He showed it was not difficult for somebody to pretend to be someone they are not and to convince others into giving up private information or put themselves into compromising positions.

Some of the key points from Joe’s speech include that our network and online security are our own responsibility. Be cautious online and weary of anything or anyone that knocks on our digital doors. It is important that we take the time to understand security and privacy options. For Facebook Joe recommended “Friends Only” as a starting point for security. As parents, be involved in our children’s technological lives by “friending” them on Facebook, and not taking no for an answer. Joe concluded by referencing a talk by Elder David A Bednar titled “Things as They really Are” and emphasizing that this life is not about online relationships, but real ones.

In one of the biggest luncheon events of the past couple years Mark Willes President and CEO of Desert Management Company spoke to approximately 80 attendees about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints’ for Profit businesses.  This was especially interesting because we rarely hear about the workings of the businesses the church owns. Desert management Company includes Zion’s Securities, Hawaii Reserves, Beneficial Financial Group, Bonneville International, Desert News, Desert Book & KSL Broadcast Group among others.   
 
Mark began by explaining the Church’s reason for closing Beneficial to new clients; bluntly put, it was losing a lot of money. The reason it wasn’t sold to a competitor was because many who purchased policies did so because Beneficial was owned by the Church, selling would seem to break that trust.
 
Mark then dug into the topics he was excited about, the media companies.  He queried the audience,  why does the church own media companies?  The answer: to get the truth and the Church’s position out.  Mark explained that President  Eyring in a recent speech, put aside his notes and declared that the mission of the Church’s Media companies was to be a Trusted Voice of light and Knowledge to hundreds of Millions of people.  This in the middle of plummeting subscriptions and viewership in Desert newspaper and of KSLY is no small task.  The rest of his presentation went about explaining the strategy they are using to do just that.  And it seems to be working.

Joe’s topic will be “Know your Enemy: Understanding Cybercrime and Staying Safe in a Networked World.”

Joe Cutler grew up on a small farm in rural Spokane, Washington, and received his undergraduate degree in Political Science and Philosophy at the University of Washington. He met his wife Tami there through the CES programs of the Seattle Institute of Religion. Joe worked for a summer as the Klatsky Legal Fellow at Human Rights Watch in New York City while attending law school. He received a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University, and thereafter accepted a position back in Seattle with Perkins Coie LLP.

Joe is a member of the firm’s Privacy and Data Security Group. His litigation work currently focuses on combating cybercrime and enforcing website terms of use. In addition to his litigation work, he counsels clients in areas related to privacy and data security, consumer protection law, and internet law.

Joe manages a rapid response enforcement team to vigorously defend clients, such as Facebook, against illegal spamming, phishing, pretexting, and other forms of malicious Internet behavior. Actions to prosecute individuals whose actions interfere with client Web sites or Internet activity often include extensive Internet forensic work, cease-and-desist actions and formal litigation. He advises clients regarding state and federal privacy and data protection laws, including anti-spamming and anti-phishing statutes, state data protection statutes, breach notification laws and anti-money laundering regulations.

Joe also specializes in international data transfer laws, helping companies that wish to transfer data across international boundaries to do so in compliance with transnational regulations. He advises clients regarding operation of Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower programs in the EU, and conducting U.S.-based litigation discovery in the EU. He assists clients in joining the U.S. Department of Commerce’s EU Safe Harbor certification program and counsels them with respect to compliance with European Union Directives on privacy, data protection, eCommerce and electronic communications services. He also provides advice to companies regarding compliance with United States sanctions programs (OFAC).

Joe and Tami have three children, ages 9, 6, and 2.

Preregister online today to save $5.00 off the door price!

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Prices for the event
Pre-registered Corporate Sponsors and members $20

Pre-registered Guests and non-members $25

All attendees at the door $30

When : Thursday, April 21st, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Where : The Harbor Club in Bellevue 777 108th AVE NE, Suite 2500, Bellevue, WA 98004

Agenda for Luncheon
11:30 – 12:00 Registration & Open Networking
12:00 Seated
12:05 Opening Prayer & Blessing on Lunch
12:05 – 12:15 Announcements
Chapter Business
Sponsor Recognition
Introductions of new attendees
12:15 – 12:20 Speaker Introduction
12:20 – 12:55 Speaker’s Presentation
12:55 – 1:00 Q&A and Closing Remarks

Show starts at 8pm. Tickets are $29 each. Punch and cookies social before the show. Limited number of tickets available, so get yours soon! Great opportunity for office Christmas parties! To purchase tickets, go to http://alumni.byu.edu/christmascarol.

Hope to see you there!

With the launch of the new website we hope that it will make it easier to access information you are looking for and facilitate sharing, connecting and building the community of professionals connected to the Society.

Within the new website we’ve integrated many of the social connecting tools and you’ll find the navigation buttons right on the home page. You can quickly connect with the Society now through:

The new navigation makes it easier to find information about Society events such as the Annual Golf Tournament and important deadlines and key information regarding Scholarships. Our Corporate Sponsors will find a page dedicated to them and we’re very happy to acknowledge their contributions for our success as a chapter in blessing so many with educational scholarships.

All of these improvements will help us move toward the goal of our Vision Statement of “Growing moral and ethical leadership around the world” and toward the goals of the Society in the following four areas:

1. Networking
2. Career Development
3. Supporting BYU and the Marriott School
4. Community Service

Thank you again for your support of this vision and the supporting goals of the Management Society.

Sincerely,
Mike

The BYU Management Society is a premier organization for business professionals to network, develop careers, serve communities, and support BYU and the Marriott School. It is a unique, global organization committed to growing moral and ethical leadership throughout the world. Members meet regularly to interact, attend seminars, and hold gala events such as charity golf tournaments and awards banquets. Speakers provide exposure to current events and topics in business and the community.

Established in 1977 by Merrill J. Bateman, former Marriott School dean, the society has grown into a global organization with nearly seventy chapters in twenty countries. Membership is not only open to all BYU alumni but also to all interested business professionals. Through the society members form lasting friendships and meaningful business relationships.

At the heart of the Management Society is its vision: growing moral and ethical leadership around the world. With all events and activities revolving around this theme, the Management Society’s goal is to extend these values around the world and build successful management and business leaders.

As the sponsor of the Management Society, the Marriott School of Management provides leadership and program support through the executive director and steering committee, composed of seasoned Management Society members and business professionals. Together they assist in the training and development of chapter officers; the preparation and presentation of special programs and conferences; and establishment and development of new chapters. Individual chapters are led by an elected president and an executive committee. Chapters are independent from the school and direct their own programs. This ensures that each chapter fulfills the vision of the society but remains autonomous.

Marriott School of Management
Named for benefactors J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott, the Marriott School of Management at BYU is nationally recognized for its outstanding business leadership and education. The school attracts some of the brightest students and faculty from across the nation and around the world.

A Marriott School education is rooted in strong management and interdisciplinary training and supported by an emphasis on ethics and principle-based leadership. In addition to traditional management training, the school’s distinguished faculty integrates three areas of focus: international business, e-business and entrepreneurship, and ethics and social responsibility.

Marriott School graduates are valued for their tenacious pursuit of excellence. Known for their high ethical standards and personal integrity, Marriott School graduates add stability and strength to their companies.

Brigham Young University is the largest privately owned, church-sponsored university in the United States. Founded in 1875, BYU enrolls approximately 33,000 full-time students representing more than one hundred countries. The university is located on a 638-acre campus at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains in Provo, Utah.

BYU offers a unique blend of secular and spiritual learning—a concept expressed by the university’s motto: “The glory of God is intelligence.” While The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsors BYU, approximately twenty-five other denominations are represented within the student body. All students are encouraged to attend the congregation of their faith.
The mission of Brigham Young University is “to assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life.” To this end, BYU seeks to develop students of faith, intellect, and character who have the skills and the desire to continue learning and to serve others throughout their lives. These are the common aims of all education at BYU.

Vision

Growing moral and ethical leadership around the world.
Cultural Beliefs

Goal

To extend the values and influence of moral and ethical leadership, the Marriott School, and BYU through a premier organization for the development of management and business leaders.

International Steering Committee

The International Steering Committee is the governing body of the BYU Management Society. It consists of 12 to 14 business professionals who volunteer their time and talents. Members are selected from past chapter presidents, members of the National Advisory Council, and members of Marriott School advisory boards. Steering committee leaders provide training and guidance to existing chapters and work to establish new chapters. Each steering committee member is assigned a geographic area of responsibility.

Directory of International Steering Committee