Action

Willamette Valley Vineyards, led by President and Founder Jim Bernau, invited the new MBA students to his facility outside of Salem today. We had the wonderful opportunity to listen to him talk about his experience at Willamette and his success since leaving. The lunch was outstanding and the views gorgeous. While there we found out about the teams that we will be spending the next year together with and meeting with our non-profit clients. PACE group 1, who is still nameless, was assigned ARC a company that provides services for people with mental retardation and other disabilities. Our team is excited and has many ideas to help this struggling organization grow and meet its needs over the coming years. The two ideas that were reinforced today were team building and communication. With 10 people on our team we are in the beginning stages of hierarchy building and learning about each others abilities. What a great challenge and opportunity for a bunch of people who just met.