Name: Roger Wu Year: Sophomore Majors: Journalism, MMSS Minor: Philosophy CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: Tom, Dick & Harry Creative Company Before this summer started, I believed that Chicago Field Studies could be helpful for my personal and professional development only because my friends who had taken CFS quarters said so. Now I have been…
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SpringTide in the Summer
Name: Amy Wang Year: Sophomore Majors: Industrial Engineering, MMSS CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: SpringTide Partners I’m interning at SpringTide Partners, an independent research shop with asset management services. Even thought it’s based in Chicago, its clients are all over the States. The internship itself has given me the chance to have great exposure towards…
Making Space for Small Businesses
Name: Sofia Babenkova Year: Senior Majors: Economics, Russian and Eastern European Studies Minor: Business Institutions CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: Level Office Level Office is a real-estate company that provides coworking spaces for startups and small companies. It is a startup itself, opening its first doors in Chicago in 2013. 5 years later there are…
Learning in the Workplace
Name: Nathan Weston Year: Sophomore Majors: Neuroscience Minor: Economics CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: Healthbox I am currently interning at the healthcare consulting firm Healthbox, doing both projects for their consulting team and research for their micro-fund team. I really enjoy being in the workplace; there’s a lot you simply have to experience and cannot…
Finding a Work-Life Balance at Mission Measurement
Name: Christelle Fayemi Year: Junior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions, Environmental Policy and Culture CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: Mission Measurement As recently as the beginning of junior year, I thought all work weeks were 40 hours long, with the occasional overtime. My mother is a consultant, and growing up I have seen her stay up late or wake up…
Learning by Lending at Align Income Funding
Name: Robert Babich Year: Junior Majors: Communications Studies, Economics Minor: Transportation & Logistics CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: Align Income Funding An Income Share Agreement (ISA) allows individuals to receive money in exchange for a percentage of their future income, for a set period of time. It’s similar to a personal loan, but payments, since they are pegged to income,…
Building Business Skills at NextGen
Name: David Cheng Year: Sophomore Majors: Economics, Statistics CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: NextGen Growth Partners I wanted to participate in the CFS program because I wanted to build my business acumen and explore the field of finance. Economics is mostly theoretical, and by working at NextGen Growth Partners I’ve learned how to apply those critical thinking skills…
Learning Through Collaboration at NGP
Name: Daniel Kong Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: NextGen Growth Partners This past spring, I have had the great opportunity to intern at NextGen Growth Partners. NextGen, or NGP, is a private equity firm structured in the entrepreneurship by acquisition model. Throughout this experience, I have learned so much about qualitatively evaluating…
Calling a Last-Minute Audible with Arcalea
Name: Chloe Gardner Year: Senior Major: Political Science Minors: Art History, Global Health CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: Arcalea From the outset of my CFS internship search experience, I had a clearly outlined plan. I had identified one single company for whom I desperately wanted to work, and I had a vision of how my future would and should play…
Gaining Experience in Finance with Wind Point Partners
Name: Christopher Tsai Year: Sophomore Major: Mechanical Engineering Minor: Entrepreneurship CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: Wind Point Partners I am currently working in Wind Point Partners, a middle market private equity firm that has been around since 1984. I had never been exposed to anything finance before so it has been a very interesting learning experience for me. As a…
Gene Finds His Stride at Nielsen
Name: Gene Year: Junior Major: Industrial Engineering CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: Nielsen This past fall has been my most exciting and memorable quarter at Northwestern yet. I’ve attributed this predominantly to Chicago Field Studies / Business Field Studies and my time at Nielsen as an Analyst Intern. Initially, I was extremely worried if I could handle the 9-5…
Learning Workplace Skills at Nielsen
Name: Jackson Year: Junior Major(s): Psychology Minor(s): Business Institutions CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: Nielsen Chicago Field Studies is an incredible program. CFS is giving me the opportunity to get real, hands-on experience in the business field while receiving academic credit. It is allowing me to develop my professional skillset and I already know some of my future successes will…