A Day In The Life

April Price

London, March 2015

After completing the London Programme, April, a graduate of Rutgers University, almost immediately moved to Amsterdam to pursue starting her own digital marketing company. Whilst there, she decided to take a step back and look for a position in sales. So April went to a start-up tech fair in the city and met her current boss Pedro. Within 2 weeks she was given the position of business development representative for a Silicon Valley start-up hospitality tech company. April has a background in marketing and public relations, working in the hospitality industry, so moving into sales was a jump into the unknown. Read about her role, how she made the transition, and her cultural experiences of life in Amsterdam. Read full article.

Fundraising Alumni

David Taylor

New York, August 2012

David and his friends (Kyle "Wolfy" Hamilton, Euan Bell & Tessa Birley) have signed up for a Quadrathlon which takes place on July 8th. The infamous Artemis Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon is no easy option. They start with a 0.8 mile swim across Loch Tay, followed by a 16 mile run over seven munros then onto a two person kayak seven miles across Loch Tay, and finally, a 34 mile cycle around Loch Tay... all in one day! This challenge is done in teams of two so David & Kyle have challenged Euan & Tessa to a race. It's all in aid of some very deserving causes and David will be really grateful for any support and for any donations.
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Barbara Sellmeyer

London, March 2011 MBA

Barbara, a graduate of Rollins College, set up Kompass Concepts, a new-age strategic consulting service specializing in helping clients revolutionize their marketing and brand development. Barbara founded the company last year and now works as a brand strategist to help entrepreneurs through medium-sized businesses develop customizable and sustainable marketing plans that correlate to their sales strategy. Barbara was hired straight after completing the Programme by a designer based out of NYC, whom she interviewed for her paper. She was able to set to work immediately putting her ideas into action. She carried these experiences through three different marketing focused roles before identifying a need in the marketplace for hands-on guidance for companies branding for the first time or looking to revamp their image to keep up with their goals. She is able to help clients understand marketing from a business perspective as the fundamental piece that determines how a brand will perform in the marketplace. Barbara’s aim in starting Kompass was to use this perspective to give brands the power to tell their story in a way that fits within their resources. Read full article.

Elizabeth Cobb (nee Bloss)

London, March 2007

Elizabeth, a graduate of The George Washington University, used her background in international business to springboard a career in psychotherapy after postgraduate study at Columbia University in New York. Elizabeth is the founder and lead therapist of Cobb Psychotherapy in New York, a group private psychotherapy practice that serves children, adolescents, adults, and couples. Elizabeth explains, "While our clients often aren't in crisis, many of them are struggling to reach their fullest potential. This is why our motto is, Don't just survive. Thrive".

Elizabeth leads a team of 12 therapists whose mission is to provide "quality therapy for the modern age to as many people as possible. While we see a broad range of clients, my mission was to make sure that millennials and college students were getting their emotional needs met. I work every day to normalize therapy and explain how it can benefit everyone, regardless of where they are in life".In addition to working with clients, Elizabeth’s role includes supervising her therapists and carrying out marketing and business development for the practice. Read full article.