Mark Bennett
Mark Bennett majored in Economics and CAPP at Notre Dame ('09). Ex-President of Entrepreneurship Society & Ex-Chairman of ND Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE). Now studying at Cambridge. Loves playing sports, helping others, and sharing biz topics
| Headline: | Club Leader |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Website: | http://www.ndeclub.org |
| Skills: | Business, Editing, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Investment, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Public Relations, Public speaking, Recruitment, Sales, Writing |
| Location: | Chicago, IL |
| Groups: | BASES, HBS Entrepreneurship Club, Imperial Entrepreneurs, Networking for Peter Drucker, Notre Dame Entrepreneurs, Oxford Entrepreneurs, Silicon Valley Comes To Oxford |
| Schools: | University of Cambridge, University of Notre Dame |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Notre Dame Entrepreneurship Society |
| Position: | Longest-Serving President |
| Time period: | August 2008 - Present |
| Description: | • Grew the Entrepreneurship Society from 1 to over 150 active members and an e-mailing publication of nearly 1,000 subscribers within 24 months. Rapid organizational growth has prompted featured articles on the front-page of Notre Dame’s School Newspaper, The Observer, numerous times since January of 2008
• Organization hosts between 40 and 50 projects & events per year. Sets direction and vision for leadership team of 20+. With the support of Notre Dame affiliated venture capitalists and entrepreneurs (the Irish Angels), the Organization is aspiring to operate at levels similar to the Oxford and Stanford Entrepreneurship Societies (3000 Members apiece) • Identified, recruited, and unified top talent in assembling the initial management team. Thereafter led a team in constructing the initial 32 page mission, vision, and strategic planning statement. • Arranged a CEO Keynote Speaker and Dinner Series including: Mr. Jaime Ayala, (CEO of the Ayala Corporation and Harvard Business School 2007 Alumni Achievement Award Recipient), Sherry Barrat (CEO of Northern Trust Personal Financial Services), Kevin Connors (CEO of nine firms and Venture Capitalist with Spray Ventures), Tom Suddes (Founder of 19 Firms and has raised over $1 billion for non profit organizations), among numerous others • Led the establishment of an annual educational team-based competition now known at ND as the “Case Study Challenge” in addition to numerous service projects • Served as student judge and mentor for signature event called the “Invention Convention”, a culminating event for local high school students as they constructed viable business plans and competed for a trip to New York • Currently arranging networking trips to Private Equity, Venture Capital, Consulting, and Start-up companies and Notre Dame Conference for Entrepreneurial Leadership • Assembled 30 page business plan recommending new concepts for the Entrepreneurial community including Annual Award Ceremonies, “Roadshow” Marketing Campaigns, Performance Management Metrics, Innova-ternships and fellowships, a Private Equity and Venture Capital Division, and an inaugural Entrepreneurship Week at Notre Dame • Named to YouNoodle.com Alliance for Top 50 International Entrepreneurial University student groups • Elevated organizational brand to a level whereby Entreprealliance, the nation's premier intercollegiate entrepreneurship network, extended the Notre Dame Entrepreneurship Society an offer to join an Alliance comprised of nineteen other Univerisity Entrepreneurship Societies (Babson, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Georgetown, Harvard, Michigan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), NYU Stern, U Penn, Tufts, USC, Virginia, and Yale) |
| Employer: | Fundamentals of Business Thinking |
| Position: | Teaching Assistant |
| Time period: | July 2008 - Present |
| Description: | • Aided in the preparation and execution of each class period for Professor Jeff Sucec for three years
• Served students in an integrative course that introduces and reinforces foundational marketing, accounting, finance, business strategy, leadership, entrepreneurship, and consulting principles • Taught several class periods and led discussion in an MBA style course. Contributed perspectives from work, leadership, and research experiences - mainly focusing on business strategy, innovation, and leadership issues in the 21st century • Coached dozens of students through the process of attaining internships and jobs at major firms in various industries |
| Employer: | MDI and SDI Assessment Instruments |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | June 2008 - Present |
| Description: | • Aided Professors in refining the Managerial Development Inventory (MDI) and Sales Development Inventory (SDI), which are assessment instruments used to enhance managerial and salesperson performance for many companies around the world |
| Employer: | Performance Potential Inc |
| Position: | Performance Management Consulting |
| Time period: | May 2008 - Present |
| Description: | • Mentored by CEO of firm in Performance Management Consultanting industry
• Benchmarked thriving executive coaching firms in the industry and offered recommendations on how to incorporate best organizational practices as the company repositioned itself in the marketplace • |
| Employer: | The Northern Trust Company |
| Position: | Corporate and Institutional Services Intern |
| Time period: | May 2007 - August 2007 |
| Description: | • Worked on a twenty-person Foundations, Endowments, and Healthcare team, which was responsible for over $300 billion in assets under custody
• Assisted account and relationship managers in preparing materials for client and strategy meetings and in evaluating client holdings |
| Employer: | UBS Financial Services Inc |
| Position: | Wealth Management Intern |
| Time period: | May 2006 - August 2006 |
| Description: | • Worked on a three-person team that focused on Ultra High Net-Worth Individual Clients and managed over $1 billion in assets |
| Employer: | Notre Dame Students in Free Enterprise |
| Position: | Chairman / Co-founder |
| Time period: | April 2006 - June 2006 |
| Description: | • Founder of Notre Dame SIFE Chapter (see www.sife.org ), which is part of an international organization that mobilizes university students around the world to make a difference in their communities while developing the skills to become socially responsible business leaders.
• Selected by faculty to recruit, unite, and direct a diverse group of top level students in competing against other university SIFE chapters at regional, national, and international competitions • Hosted the sales and information presentation for ND SIFE’s Opening Night with faculty for interested students on September 7, 2008 • Expanding and establishing projects such as “El Campito”, a project co-sponsored with Chase Bank that is dedicated to providing financial education to those in need, and “SBDC Consulting”, a project designed to provide consulting advice to low-income entrepreneurs |
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| Position: | For those reading.... |
| Time period: | April 1999 - June 1999 |
| Description: | ***Finally, it is important to note that the format for ordering a professional's experiences on this site does not allow for the page to be organized based on categorization of experience or the quality. Thus, the timing /sequences of my experiences listed on this page have been slightly altered in order to display my experiences based on general relevance.*** |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Cambridge |
| Time period: | 2010 - 2011 |
| Degree: | Innovation, Strategy, and Organizations, MPhil |
| University: | University of Notre Dame |
| Time period: | 2006 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Economics & Computer Applications with a concentration in Psychology, BA |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | Campus Recognition: http://media.www.ndsmcobserver.com/media/storage/paper660...
Campus Recognition: http://media.www.ndsmcobserver.com/media/storage/paper660... "The Perfect Storm for Green and Social Innovation" by Mark Bennett, Opening Article for Notre Dame Business Buzz Magazine in the Fall of 2008 "Inside the Mind of the Graduate School Guru: Forbes Magazine’s 2002 Future Capitalist of the Year Shares 8 Learning Points with the Next Generation of Innovators" by Mark Bennett, featured article for Notre Dame Business Buzz Magazine viewable at: http://www.ndeclub.org/article/id:0 |
| Papers: | • "Full Engagement: The Prescription for a Restful Night's Sleep" by Karen Kimsey-Sward, Jeff Sucec, and Mark Bennett. Viewable at http://www.performancepotential.com/articles.html
• "An Examination of the Notre Dame Mentality in the Context of Bill Gates' 21st Century "Creative Capitalism" by Mark Bennett • "A Business Plan for Notre Dame Entrepreneurship: a Scientific and Imaginative Approach to Setting the Bar Even Higher" by Mark Bennett |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | • University of Notre Dame “Bengal Bouts” Boxing Championships, 155 lb. Finalist
• Contributed to Providence Catholic High School 2002 & 2003 Football State Championships and a Top 15 National ranking by USA Today Newspaper from 2001-2003 • Led all receivers in 2002 5A State Championship Game • Recognized as top 10 wide receiver in Illinois for Class of 2004 by national recruiting analyst Tom Lemming • Voted Team Captain; Selected Team MVP, All-Conference, All-Area, and All-State for PCHS Baseball • Named to Top 50 middle infielders in USA by TeamONEbaseball.com, & Baseball Factory All-American Team • Placed 2nd out of 128 players in the Midwest's most prestigious tennis tournament, the "Midwest Closed Hard Court Championships", which drew players from six states. Thereafter, won six of seven matches at the USTA National Clay Court Championships • Selected for US Olympic Development Program during youth -- one of only six tennis players in the Midwest region of the United States within each two-year age group |
| Hobbies: | college football, Skiing, the 1960’s, boxing, marathons, organizational strategy, Traveling, Tennis, and ping pong |
| Clubs: | • Transfer Orientation Committee, Carroll Hall Head Football Coach, Investment Club, Hispanic Business Association, Organization of Latin America, & Pre-Law Society |
| Awards: | • Arts & Letters Dean’s List Member
• Nominated by Faculty for USA Today Academic All-American Team • Accepted on Notre Dame London Study Abroad Program • Nominated by Faculty to pursue the Rhodes, Marshall, and Fulbright UK Fellowships • Selected by the Career Center to be one of four student hosts for Notre Dame Consulting Night, introducing the recruiting teams of McKinsey & Co., Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Co., and Deloitte on Sept.5, 2007 and and Sept. 3, 2008 |
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Henry Mori
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Erika Hansen
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Victoria Lennox
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