Mentorship Leads to Job at Nike
Imagine your phone starts buzzing at 10:30 p.m. When you turn it over to see who could possibly be calling this late you see that it’s your professor and mentor trying to Facetime you —for a job opportunity.
That’s what happened to PLU Alumna Andrea Adams ‘15 about five years ago. While she initially was confused to be getting the call, it turned out to be one of the most important calls of her life.
Bradd Busick ’99, MBA ’09, was Adams’s business professor at PLU. Busick, who also serves as Tacoma’s MultiCare Health System chief technology officer and vice president, was at a conference dinner when a colleague — a hiring manager at Nike — asked him to recommend someone for an open position. The person he recommended was Adams. And, so, they decided to call her up right there during dinner.
Today, Adams lives in Beaverton, Oregon and works at the Nike World Headquarters as the Direct Strategy & Portfolio Manager. Watch the video to learn more about Adams’ story and how her mentorship put her on track to be hired by Nike.
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