Travis McGarrah provides an overview of his portfolio including background information, career aspirations, a career assessment, mentor, and industry analysis. He grew up in Arkansas, served a mission in California, and worked in retail management. His goals are to graduate with a Marketing degree, get a job at a company like Walmart, start side businesses, and eventually work in angel or venture capital. Through connecting with professionals on LinkedIn, he received an internship offer from his mentor John Broadbent at OpenBook in account management. He analyzed three industries - property management, venture capital, and landscape services - that he hopes to get involved in. He is grateful for the education he is receiving from BYU-Idaho's

1. Travis McGarrah
B100 Portfolio

2. Overview
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About Me
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Career aspirations
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Career Leader Assessment
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Mentor
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Industry Analysis

3. About Me
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Grew up in Fayetteville, AR.
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Graduated high school in 2005.
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Served mission in Sacramento, CA.
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Worked 2 years in retail management and
was 2 months away from getting my own
retail store with Tradehome Shoes.

4. My Personal Motto
“To give anything less than the best is to
sacrifice the gift.”
− Steve Prefontaine

5. Career Aspirations
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Graduate with a Marketing Degree.
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Get a job with a well known business, such
as Wal-Mart.
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Start businesses on the side
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Get involved in Angel Capital and then
eventually Venture Capital

6. Career Leader Assessment
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Of my top 10 Career Matches, 7 interest
me.

7. LinkedIn
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Great resource for building professional
connections.
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Been able to connect with various business
professionals throughout the United States.
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I will continue to use it as I continue on with
my education and professional life.

8. Mentor – John Broadbent
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We are a lot a like in our backgrounds.
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Through visiting with him I have received
an offer to do an internship at OpenBook
this fall.
− Account Management

9. Industry Analysis
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All 3 industries that I researched are fields
that I hope to eventually get involved in.
− Property Management
− Venture Capital
− Landscape Services

10. Closing
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BYU Idaho is a great place to learn.
− Spiritual
− Socially
− Mentally
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BYU Idaho Business program is one of the
best programs and I look forward to being
able to say I graduated from this school!