International Business Career Conference offers students advice on global careers

Reported by UMSL Daily

As the keynote speaker for last week’s International Business Career Conference on the campus of the University of Missouri–St. Louis, it was Sandy Sharp’s responsibility to set the tone for the event, speaking to a standing room-only crowd at Anheuser-Busch Hall. This was the 16th year for the event, which is sponsored by CSI Leasing.

Sharp, the senior director of strategic partnerships and initiatives for NBCU Academy, delivered a powerful keynote presentation. One of the many things she said that resonated with not only the students but the other presenters and UMSL faculty members on hand involved the idea of a “pivot.” And Sharp wasn’t talking about her career as a basketball player with the University of Missouri team in the 1990s. Read more.