My name is Stephen Helton and I am currently enrolled in the University of Texas at Dallas as a freshman majoring in Business Administration. I hope to be able to use the aspects I have learned in school in a managerial role at a higher level but would also love to learn more about different roles in that field. From a young age, I was grown up to pursue a leadership role by my father who owns his own business. Since then, I've had several jobs that give me varying outlooks on leadership and its applications in the workforce. While working for my father, I learned a lot about the applications of brochures and target audience research which allowed me to help create Google Slides and Power Points to advertise his business. On top of that, my experience as a cashier at Randalls and Smoothie King taught valuable principles of customer satisfaction, transactional encounters, and personal accountability. By the end of freshman year, my goal is to look for necessary experience and skills through internships at local job fairs and applications in or around the Austin and Dallas areas. As of right now, my plan is to invest in campus and club activities that will allow me to gain experience and get closer to achieving my occupational goals as well as further expand my credibility as a hirable candidate. Until then, I hope to study hard while making connections that could prove beneficial later on as well as take in as much knowledge on professional communication as I can. My hopes are that it will give me insight on the business world and allow for varied perspectives on the role I should play in a managerial setting.