/news-archive/tag/claire-herman/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Mon, 29 Nov 2021 20:14:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2021/11/29/claire-herman-converging-capital/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 20:14:06 +0000 /news/?p=80491 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Alum Claire Herman Named Director of Acquisitions and Marketing at Converging Capital]]> A native of Bigelow, Arkansas, Herman graduated in May with bachelor鈥檚 degrees in finance and economics. Prior to COVID, Herman had planned to travel to Thailand this year to teach English as a second language, but she said things have a way of working out. 鈥淚t鈥檚 amazing to see that some things are just meant to be,鈥� Herman said. 鈥淚 am lucky that I started an amazing new job. Converging Capital has a great company culture. I am incredibly fortunate to work with Bryan Hosto, who is also an alumni of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Each role is critically important. When you give an idea, it鈥檚 heard and weighed on its merits and not on a person鈥檚 position. There are always opportunities to grow and succeed.鈥� Converging Capital is an Arkansas company that works with banks, credit unions, finance companies, and other businesses to provide recovery solutions for their charged off and delinquent accounts. In her new role, Herman handles social media, the website, and marketing campaigns. On the acquisitions side, she conducts market research and assesses and evaluates new portfolios. 鈥淚 love the ability to not be limited to just doing the same thing,鈥� Herman said. 鈥淚 can work in different capacities and pursue different opportunities. It keeps it exciting. It鈥檚 a fast-paced job.鈥� At 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, Herman was a member of the Donaghey Scholars Honors Program, Student Government Association, and was the co-chair for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness Walk. 鈥淚 truly believe that the faculty and administrators in the School of Business want to push you forward,鈥� Herman said. 鈥淭hey push you to learn hard and soft technical skills. I was also a Donaghey Scholar, and that program enabled me to get a college education that I couldn鈥檛 receive without them. I was able to grow as a person, and that鈥檚 something I learned at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.鈥� She found success in a number of student business competitions, winning 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Sold in 60 Seconds competition, and was a finalist in the e-Fest Business Plan Competition and the Arkansas Governor鈥檚 Cup. Herman also credits the professional work experience she received while a student as contributing to her success in the workforce. She worked as a market research assistant at the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, an intern at Arkansas District Export Council, and an accounting intern at DYNE Hospitality Group. 鈥淲hen I transitioned from a student to the workplace, I was ready to jump right in,鈥� Herman said. 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock made that transition a lot smoother, and I am so incredibly grateful for that. I had so many opportunities for internships.鈥� Coming full circle, Herman plans to take a vacation to Thailand next year as well as start the part-time program at the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. She also plans on continuing to tutor with AR Kids Read. 鈥淪omething I learned at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock that is helpful is to give yourself grace,鈥� Herman said. 鈥淐ollege is one of the most pivotal times in your life. You are growing. It鈥檚 also one of the most challenging. It鈥檚 incredibly important to give yourself grace and to have a healthy outlet. I am grateful for Donaghey Scholars, School of Business, and Health Services. I am incredibly grateful for everyone who invested in me and believed in me, and I look forward to paying it forward in the future.鈥漖]> /news-archive/2020/04/15/efest-business-plan-competition/ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:55:48 +0000 /news/?p=76650 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students win $4,000 prize in Business Plan Competition]]> Three students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have won a $4,000 prize in the e-Fest Business Plan Competition for their pitch for CloudCare, a smart baby monitoring app designed by a 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock professor.聽 The CloudCare Team was announced as one of 25 finalists from North America in the . Members of CloudCare include Claire Herman, a junior finance and economics major from Bigelow, Philip Plouch, a sophomore computer science major from Little Rock, and Justin Priest, a junior finance and economics major from Jacksonville. 鈥淏eing able to build and develop a viable business plan while still pursuing our respective degrees has been an incredible experience,鈥� Herman said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 definitely been challenging, but we are grateful for the opportunity to grow both professionally and academically while representing 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Creating a video pitch came with its own unique challenges, but we enjoyed the exciting opportunity to represent CloudCare.鈥� The team was pitching CloudCare, a smart baby monitoring app that works alongside the parent by generating real-time push notifications based on a baby鈥檚 movements and breathing patterns. The technology was developed by Dr. Mariofanna Milanova, a professor of computer science, and her research team. 鈥淭he app is unique as it uses smart technology to send real-time notifications to parents based on best sleeping practices,鈥� Herman said. 鈥淔or example, best sleeping practices recommend that babies sleep on their back. If a baby were to turn on its stomach, the parent would immediately receive a notification reminding them to let the baby sleep on its back. The app also tracks a baby’s sleeping patterns so that parents can make the best choices for their baby.鈥� Finalists for e-Fest usually receive an all-expenses paid trip to the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship in Minneapolis for a three-day competition and networking event in April, where they compete for $250,000 in prize money. However, this year鈥檚 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to support from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, the student teams received a $3,000 award, and their universities received a $1,000 grant. 鈥淲e are grateful for our advisor, Martial Trigeaud, who provided invaluable insight and guidance, Dr. Milanova and her team for developing the technology and their continued support, and the College of Business,鈥� Herman said.]]> /news-archive/2020/04/07/ua-little-rock-teams-governors-cup-finals/ Tue, 07 Apr 2020 17:15:11 +0000 /news/?p=76578 ... Three 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock teams competing in Arkansas Governor鈥檚 Cup finals]]> Winners will be announced Thursday, April 9, during a virtual awards program launching at noon. Members of CloudCare, who are competing in the undergraduate division, include Claire Herman, Philip Plouch, and Justin Priest. Designed to bring parents peace of mind, CloudCare is a smart baby monitoring app that works alongside the parent by generating real-time push notifications based on a baby鈥檚 movements and breathing patterns. The Face-to-Face team consists of Joseph Kready and Thomas Marcoux, who are competing in the graduate and innovation divisions. Face-To-Face is an innovative technology that creates Avatar-based chatbots that replace existing text-based chat bot solutions. 鈥淲ith avatars, we can display emotion during the conversation at a level that’s never been done before,鈥� Kready said. The third team, SYMPER, includes Cole Evans, Shibani Lal, Trigun Maroo, Pynshailang Nongsiej, and Shishila Shimray. They will be competing in the graduate and innovation divisions. SYMPER is the first three-in-one, sit-stand-sleep electric wheelchair product with advanced technological innovations to improve health monitoring. 鈥淪YMPER, as a product, can notify and alert its user鈥檚 emergency contacts via a mobile application installed on the user’s phone and enable hospitals to maximize space by reducing the number of beds,鈥� said Nongsiej. Fifty students representing 18 teams from eight Arkansas universities made virtual presentations to nearly 30 judges during the final round of the 20th annual Arkansas Governor鈥檚 Cup competition. Martial Trigeaud, a 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock adjunct professor in the College of Business who is mentoring the three 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock teams, said one of the biggest challenges for this year鈥檚 competition was the quick switch to virtual presentations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 鈥淚 am very proud of all of our teams and think they have a great chance of winning the Arkansas Governor鈥檚 Cup,鈥� Trigeaud said. 鈥淭he main challenge with this year鈥檚 competition was to switch to an online presentation weeks before the presentation There is a big difference between giving an online and a face-to-face presentation. The students worked very hard to deliver a great presentation. On the plus side, we were able to record ourselves, watch our presentation beforehand, and get feedback.鈥� The distribution of the Governor鈥檚 Cup $154,000 cash prize pool includes $25,000 to the winners of the graduate and undergraduate divisions, $15,000 to the second place winners in both divisions, and $10,000 for both third place winners. Faculty advisors for all six winning teams each receive $2,000 in cash. For the Innovation Division, a winning team is chosen in both the graduate and undergraduate divisions. Each team will receive a $5,000 cash prize. The competition does not require teams to launch their businesses; instead, they are rewarded for the rigorous and real-world experience they gain as competitors. They are also exposed to the state鈥檚 rich entrepreneurial history and discover the opportunities Arkansas has to offer to entrepreneurs who want to start businesses in the state. 鈥淭hanks to videoconferencing technologies and the flexibility of everyone involved in this process, we鈥檝e been able to pull off this competition in the midst of a world turned upside down,鈥� said Rush Deacon, CEO of Arkansas Capital Corporation, which manages the Arkansas Governor鈥檚 Cup. 鈥淚 encourage everyone to log in to the Arkansas Governor鈥檚 Cup website at the appointed hour, where you鈥檒l find a link to the live awards presentation.鈥� While many business and entrepreneurial competitions around the country have been canceled, Trigeaud is grateful his students have the invaluable experience of participating in the Arkansas Governor鈥檚 Cup. 鈥淎rkansas could have just canceled the competition, but they worked very hard to put the event on,鈥� Trigeaud said. 鈥淲e applied to other entrepreneurial pitch competitions, but they were just canceled. I think it鈥檚 great that the Arkansas Governor鈥檚 Cup was put online and was still able to provide the students a great business competition experience.鈥漖]> /news-archive/2019/04/03/sold-in-60-seconds/ Wed, 03 Apr 2019 13:21:09 +0000 /news/?p=73858 ... Sold in 60 Seconds competition highlights talented sales students]]> A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student has won $1,000 by giving the best 60-second pitch about what she has to offer a company hiring a sales executive.聽 Claire Herman, a sophomore economics major from Bigelow, came out on top of the competition on March 8, beating out nearly 50 other 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students who participated in the event. 鈥淏usiness has always fascinated me,鈥� Herman said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the way that I think I will be able to help people the most. I want to bring people products and services of value so they are better able to succeed in life.鈥� The second-place winner, Derrick Flowers, received $300 while Carlton Smith received third place and a $250 prize. The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Professional Sales Program hosts this competition to inform students about the opportunities that exist with a professional sales career while fine-tuning their interviewing and networking skills. Students prepare a one-minute pitch about how their qualifications meet the job qualifications for a sales representative job. Recruiters from local and national corporations participate as judges. 聽 Liberty National representatives, the presenting sponsor, judge the final round and select the winners. There is also a career networking event with recruiters that occurs while scores are being tabulated to determine the semi-finalists. 聽 鈥淚n today’s world, you have seconds to grab someone’s attention,鈥� said Dr. Lenita Davis, chair of the Marketing and Advertising Department. 鈥淚n a hiring situation, you have to be able to hold their attention by quickly relating your skills and experiences to the hiring needs of the company. Sold in 60 Seconds is a great way for students to demonstrate that skill.鈥� Herman, who gave her 60-second pitch nine times during the competition, caught the attention of the judges by using the acronym A.C.E. 鈥淚 wanted to articulate the theme of bringing value to people,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 had a little fun and brought in an ace and said I wanted to be the A.C.E. in their company, which stands for Achieve, Challenge, and Excel. It鈥檚 difficult to articulate yourself in 60 seconds to a potential employer, but as I said in my speech, I am always up for the challenge so that I and others reach maximum potential.鈥� Herman鈥檚 plans for her prize money are reminiscent of a pop culture reference to Professor Albus Dumbledore, fictional headmaster of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in the Harry Potter book series. When Dumbledore looked into the Mirror of Erised, which shows a person鈥檚 greatest desire, he saw himself holding a 鈥� pair of thick, woolen socks鈥� and sagely said 聽鈥淥ne can never have enough socks.鈥� 鈥淚 love my funky socks, and they are getting holes in them, so I need a new investment in socks,鈥� Herman said. Sold in 60 Seconds would not happen without the support of corporate sponsors. Sponsors included Appetegy, Aptive Environmental, Arvest Bank, Arkansas Business Publishing Group, Bathfitter, Federated, Flex 360, Gartner, Insight, Liberty Mutual, KARK, Morgan Stanley, Mutual of Omaha, United Rentals, and State Farm. 鈥淭he competition showcases to hiring managers the experience and talents of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students,鈥� Davis said. 鈥淢ost students who participate in Sold in 60 Seconds get an interview by the end of the morning. Participating seniors often get a job after graduation. The other classification of students competing in Sold in 60 often receive offers for part-time employment or internship positions. Alumni have told me that the Sold in 60 competition inspired them to pursue a career in professional sales.鈥�]]>