Nearly 100 students came out to the fifth “Getting Down to Business” luncheon and panel at the Bucks County Community College campus in Bristol Township.
The panel of four professionals with local roots and work experiences consisted of Justin Saxton, sales and operations at CBM/Bristol Fuel; Megan Smith, Bucks County Community College campus director of digital marketing; Maura Bocan, enrollment & match management at Big Brothers Big Sisters; and Troy Sprinkle, Bucks County Community College campus alumnus who received his bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management from Widener University and is now in the Marriott management program.
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Each semester, there is a different theme for the luncheon that pairs students and local business people. This time, the theme was successful professionals. Last semester, the theme centered around young entrepreneurs, according to Kelly Sell, a professor of business at the campus.
“I think the main importance for these lunches is to show the kids that these are the types of things that they can accomplish,” Sell said.
Some students from classes at Bucks County Community College campus came to the luncheon, as well as some students from Bristol High School and Harry Truman High School.
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“I feel that this really helps to advance my education,” said Steven Schoell, the president of the business club at the college. “We have all of these different businesses that we can gear ourselves towards and talk with.”
Among topics of conversation for the panel were how professionals feel about the administration of President Donald Trump from a business perspective, the importance of networking, and if the panelists themselves have always known what they have wanted to do.
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The focus throughout the panel seemed to return to small business.
“Any time we can express how small business can help a community, I am happy to talk about it,” Saxton said towards the beginning of the discussion.
“We all want to be involved in the community, and we always try to, but there is also work to do,” Saxton said, explaining the importance of a balance between work and working to make the community you live in better.
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After the panel discussion, lunch was served and the event acted as a free and open networking activity for the students.
