CODY POLLOCK: NAVIGATING THE REAL WORLD

(JANUARY 2021)

John Haugen is the Founder and General Manager of 301 Inc. This is a venture capital team embedded within General Mills. The company’s goal is to partner with early-stage businesses and help them to ‘elevate’ their brands by leveraging the resources and capabilities of the established parent company…

JOHN HAUGEN: ELEVATING BRANDS THROUGH VENTURE CAPITAL

(November 2020)

tom o’brien: comprehending commercial real estate

(october 2020)

Tom O’Brien graduated from Yale University with a degree in History, but embarked on a career in the commercial real estate industry. O’Brien is an Executive Director at Cushman & Wakefield, part of the Capital Markets Group. His team markets commercial investment real estate assets such as office, industrial, retail, and multi-family buildings throughout the Midwest region…

Zac Nelson: A leader making dreams reality

(september 2020)

Zac Nelson enters this school year as the chief investment officer for the Royals Investment Fund, a dream that turned into reality. Two years ago, he shared his goal of becoming the chief investment officer during an interview for a position at the student managed investment fund as a sophomore. But his Royals Investment Fund passion started even years prior…

Carter Woetzel: Building confidence in blockchain

(SEptember 2020)

Carter Woetzel, a senior Finance and Computer Science student at Bethel University, recently published his first book “Building Confidence in Blockchain, Investing in Cryptocurrency and a Decentralized Future” which sold out on pre orders. In this book, he offers an overview of understanding blockchain technology and dives into the development and practical uses of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Woetzel is also the co-founder of Secure Secrets, a company that believes in using transparent public blockchain networks while bringing consumer privacy and securing the decentralized web with Secret Network. He is passionate about blockchain and cryptocurrency and sees the importance that it has for the future of finance…

Amanda Carter: Career, Ethics, and Money

(september 2020)

At age 22, Amanda Carter started her career on Wall Street as a financial analyst at Merrill Lynch. After her time at Merrill Lynch, she became a VP in derivatives sales and trading at JP Morgan where she authored and presented educational seminars to over 200 clients, developed the firm’s first Forward Annuity contract, and trained JP Morgan bankers on derivatives and their applications…

LIFE AS THE CIO OF THE ROYALS INVESTMENT FUND

Theodore Krumholz has always had a passion for investing. When searching for a college to attend, he specifically looked for colleges that had a student managed investment fund.

BETHEL DRIVE TO WALL STREET

From the Chief Investment Officer of the Royals Investment Fund to a Global Finance & Business Management Analyst for JPMorgan Chase & Co. Lacey Benz has learned many lessons throughout her journey. She never would have dreamt that she would move from Blue Earth, Minnesota, with a population of three thousand, to New York City, with a population of eight million. She was able to give us an insight into her life, sharing lessons she learned, all the way to words of encouragement for graduating seniors.

BRIAN HOLLAND: INVESTING IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS

The Finance Emphasis began at Bethel University in 1985 when Brian Holland was brought in. Thirty four years ago, his first finance graduating class had three students, two of whom have children Holland has also had in class. His passion for teaching comes down to being able to speak to the lives and spiritual walks of his students.