![“[Building nerf blasters] became this outlet of creativity for me that hasn't been matched by anything else. The process [of] making a build complete to your desire is such a painstakingly difficult process, but I've had to learn from [the skills needed from] soldering to proper painting. There's so many different options for everything, if you think about it, it exists. The best part is [that] if it doesn't exist, you can build it yourself," Ishaan Parate said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSC_8149-900x604.jpg)
![“When I came into high school, I was ready to be a follower. But DECA was a game changer for me. It helped me overcome my fear of public speaking, and it's played such a major role in who I've become today. To be able to successfully lead a chapter of 150 students, an officer team and be one of the upperclassmen I once really admired is something I'm [really] proud of,” Anvitha Tummala ('21) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-25-at-9.50.05-AM-900x594.png)
![“I think getting up in the morning and having a sense of purpose [is exciting]. I think without a certain amount of drive, life is kind of obsolete and mundane, and I think having that every single day is what makes each day unique and kind of makes life exciting,” Neymika Jain (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-03-at-4.54.16-PM.png)
![“My slogan is ‘slow feet, don’t eat, and I’m hungry.’ You need to run fast to get where you are–you aren't going to get those championships if you aren't fast,” Angel Cervantes (12) said. “I want to do well in school on my tests and in track and win championships for my team. I live by that, [and] I can do that anywhere: in the classroom or on the field.”](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DSC5146-900x601.jpg)
![“[Volleyball has] taught me how to fall correctly, and another thing it taught is that you don’t have to be the best at something to be good at it. If you just hit the ball in a smart way, then it still scores points and you’re good at it. You could be a background player and still make a much bigger impact on the team than you would think,” Anya Gert (’20) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AnnaGert_JinTuan_HoHPhotoEdited-600x900.jpeg)
![“I'm not nearly there yet, but [my confidence has] definitely been getting better since I was pretty shy and timid coming into Harker my freshman year. I know that there's a lot of people that are really confident in what they do, and I really admire them. Everyone's so driven and that has really pushed me to kind of try to find my own place in high school and be more confident,” Alyssa Huang (’20) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AlyssaHuang_EmilyChen_HoHPhoto-900x749.jpeg)
Career Connect: Business Panel
Manish Chandra, CEO and Founder of Poshmark, gives advice on starting a business to the audience. The CareerConnect business panel took place during long lunch in the Nichols Auditorium.
CareerConnect hosted its second panel during long lunch in the Nichols Auditorium, featuring four speakers from the field of business to talk to students.
The panel comprised of Manish Chandra, CEO and Founder of Poshmark; Cadir Lee, Co-Founder of CCK Partners; Tina Bean, Co-Founder and VP of Sales and Business Development at VisiStat; and Archana Baldwa, Strategic and Business Planning leader for the Networking Brand at IBM.
The business panel had more attendance and interest compared to the previous medicine panel.
“For this one, the students had a lot more questions for the panelists. Afterwards, we had several students stay and talk to the speakers as well,” Assistant Director Lucas Wang (9) said.
The speakers emphasized networking, having a passion for one’s business, and communicating well as key parts of being successful in the future.
“I was in a room with ten people, and I was the only one who looked at the technology and said ‘That’s a brilliant idea and I’m going to do this.’ I was able to persuade the technology builder that I was the person,” Bean said.
Speakers also addressed what the day in the life of a person who works in the business world looks like.
http://youtu.be/BUdsNUVKu_w
The business career panel is the second of four career panels held at the Upper School. The next panel, Computer Science and Engineering, will be held on March 26, 2014, followed by the Law Panel, which will be held on April 2, 2014.
For more information, follow Harker CareerConnect on Facebook or contact them at [email protected].
Ria Gandhi (11) is the Aquila Features Editor. This is her third year on staff after being the Assistant Sports Editor in her sophomore year and a reporter...