{"id":3020,"date":"2021-06-28T08:36:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T13:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/?p=3020"},"modified":"2021-06-28T14:26:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T19:26:29","slug":"alumni-spotlight-brent-foster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/alumni-spotlight-brent-foster\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Spotlight: Brent Foster"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Name:<\/strong>  Brent Foster                   <\/p>\n

Degrees Earned: <\/b>BBA Accounting, BBA Finance (Double Major)     <\/p>\n

Class Year:<\/strong>  May 2005<\/p>\n

Current Profession: <\/b>Founder, CEO, COO of Northbound Wealth<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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How did your experiences in the Rankin College of Business prepare you for your professional career?<\/strong><\/p>

Smaller class sizes with access to professors and advisors was essential for me as a Student \u2013 Athlete. The focus of constant improvement and advancement in academia within the College of Business by leadership was something I didn\u2019t fully appreciate until later in my career.<\/p>

How was your area of study especially useful to you in your career?<\/strong><\/p>

Every day I conduct varying degrees of financial analysis in constructing and managing investment portfolios for clients.\u00a0 I provide financial advice during the financial planning process for individual investors.\u00a0 In conducting due diligence on what I see as investment opportunities, I lean on my knowledge and experience to make the most informed decision possible.\u00a0 The area of accounting is said to be the foundation of business and that is why I chose to study it.\u00a0 The area of finance is what I was most passionate about.\u00a0 The marrying of studies was the ideal strategy.\u00a0 Combined, they established a foundation in academia that helped me develop valuable and profitable skills and knowledge in finance, accounting, economics and mathematics.\u00a0<\/p>

Do you have any favorite memories from your time at the Rankin College of Business?<\/strong><\/p>

Trading stocks in mock accounts during the semester. Challenging work in derivative mathematics.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>

What advice would you offer to a new student beginning their course of study at the Rankin College of Business? \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

  1. You get out what you put in.<\/li>
  2. There is no substitute for hard work.<\/li>
  3. It\u2019s not what happens to you, but how you respond!<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Name:  Brent Foster                    Degrees Earned: BBA Accounting, BBA Finance (Double Major)      Class Year:  May 2005 Current Profession: Founder, CEO, COO of Northbound Wealth How did your experiences in the Rankin College of Business prepare you for your professional career? Smaller class sizes with access… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1213,"featured_media":3021,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[64451,7764],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3020","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-spotlight-series","8":"category-students","9":"entry"},"acf":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/files\/2021\/06\/brent-foster.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/feed\/podcast\/lets-talk-careers-2","embedCode":"

    Alumni Spotlight: Brent Foster<\/a><\/blockquote>