I. Attention-Getter:
a. “You have got to find what you love. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. And most important: Stay hungry; stay foolish!”
b. These were some of the most influential words in my life, stated by the extraordinary man, we want to thank and think of today. First of all, thank you Dr. Wyatt for opening this ceremony on that wonderful summer day; thank you Lauren and Reed Jobs for sharing this special moment with us; and a huge welcome to all of you from my side as well.
II. Thesis: I am honored to be with you today in order to establish our new program for entrepreneurship …show more content…
I was invited to speak at this event because as some of you may know, I started my own business after I graduated from Coker College in 2020. Last year I won the contest for the best newcomer entrepreneur, established by Lauren Jobs. When she had the idea of donating that advanced and supporting program, she asked me along with several other entrepreneurs to help establishing it in a way something like that has not exist before. This was the first time in my life I had personal contact with the Jobs family and Steve’s business. But besides that, as I said earlier, Steve’s advices and thoughts attended me my whole …show more content…
She came up with the idea to donate the program to Coker after I won the contest because as all of you know, Coker is the place where everything began for me. My dad means everything to me, he went along with me my whole life. He was there when I learned how to walk and talk; he was there at my first day of school; he was there when I had my first tennis match; he was there when I had my first lovesickness; he was there every time when me and my sister were fighting and both of us have been punished at the end; he was there when I was about to go to college 4,261 miles away from home and he was there when I had the idea for my own business; he introduced me to Steve Jobs when I was ten. My dad not only taught me things when I was young, he was and still is there for me in every situation of my life. Parents are educators. Steve was an educator for courage and innovation. Me and the other entrepreneurs will be educators because we will be your parents in this new home we will establish today. You will be employed by mentor companies throughout the country with a guaranteed salary of 40,000$ in order to be able to face the challenges you will face in your later life and job. By working on business projects and then be connected with executive-level managers for counseling, we want to give you the courage and confidence to take on difficult challenges, solve problems and work as a team as fundamentals for a successful future. We want to be your parents and build a home of