Sports have always fueled me. For 18 years of my life, I saw the world through a basketball-oriented lens. Every goal, every dream, every thought about the future revolved around that one passion. That’s what it was … a passion. Anybody who plays a sport for the pure love of the game knows there is no feeling quite like it. …

My MSBA Certificate of Completion sits proudly atop my fridge; it’s the only piece of decoration up in my new apartment, and it’s just enough to make it feel like home. The same four signatures that graced my initial acceptance letter also validate the bottom of this certificate, and the events that occurred between receiving these two pieces of paper …

Mike Singletary – the Hall of Fame Chicago Bears linebacker – once said, “Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.” As the MSBA Class of 2017 descended upon The Ainsworth for our Commencement Celebration, our “opportunity to play” was all I could think about. The panels. The Speakers. The companies. The Mentors. …

And in the blink of an eye, we went from MSBA students to MSBA Class of 2017 alums. I wish the saying “all good things must come to an end” wasn’t true, but as good of a thing as this summer has been, I’m slowly but surely accepting the fact that it can’t last forever. Change is inevitable, and goodbyes …

We have made it to the last week! I look back and think about when we moved in together, and it feels like it was just yesterday. We have come such a long way, both individually and collectively, and it’s been amazing to watch my peers grow in this industry. It has been an exhausting journey, but that exhaustion has …