This past week Delta Sigma Pi hosted a professional speaker William Espey of Chipotle marketing. He certainly brought a unique flare to the presentation, but it certainly had the audience captivated. He is part of only a 5 person marketing department that does all the advertisements and marketing communications for Chipotle on a regional and national level. Those simple black and white Chipotle ads you see, he created all of them. I felt like I was meeting a pseudo celebrity! It was very interesting to hear him speak about how lucky he was to get into the industry by taking a rather unconventional path. I was certainly hanging on his every word because I want to get into the same advertising/creative industry. His story and philosophy on life were both intriguing and inspiring. I spoke to him after the event about what advice he could give me to get my foot in the door and he told me this, "Go to all the companies you are interested in, and instead of going in for a job interview just talk to them about the business and become educated in the company workings. Your passion and interest in the company will keep you in the minds of hiring executives if you choice to interview with them in the future". Oh, and he gave everyone in attendance a free burrito. That was perfect because I was craving a beef burrito after hearing him talk about their all natural, seasoned to perfection, and hand crafted burritos with over 65,000 combinations of toppings to choose from…… I’m going to get another one right now!
Brother Santo #576
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