Hello World

My name is Peter Nguyen. I am a 27 year old Vietnamese American born in Baltimore Maryland. I've always had a lot of curiosity and interest in how things work and the details of why things are the way things are. That led me to a pretty radical change in my academic years in college, originally being a Math and Computer Science double major with a healthy dosage of classes in History. As I soon found out, my interests were much broader than what I thought they were while growing up in high school. Having found different areas more interesting, having experienced life, and allowing myself to open my mind to a lot of things, I found myself graduating with a degree in Philosophy and minors in Computer Science, History, and Business.

Upon graduating college, I enrolled into the MBA program at my Alma mater, Wilkes University. There I utilized my diverse undergrad background, experiences, and different perspective to succeed. I finished my graduate career by concentrating in Finance and Management. While attending though, I saw a diversity of students. Some were freshly faced undergrad graduates. Others were seasoned adults emblazoned with the desire to return back to school and help both themselves and their respective company.

I found noticeable differences in those attending. The more seasoned, experienced, older students approached the classes very similar to a business undertaking. Classes were treated as assignments, deadlines, and meetings. Oral presentations were informative, but dry. One could tell that they have done countless presentations in their lifetime. It was the same rhetoric, same delivery, albeit different information. To their defense, their current position at their respective company may not have called on them to deliver and lead presentations.

I was on the other spectrum of the age group. I was one of the dozen or so 21-23 year olds that had just finished their undergraduate programs. Many of us were attending the program to obtain CPAs. I went for different reasons. Looking back, I was confounded with what to do with myself. Many people with Philosophy degrees go on to Law school or graduate school to obtain their MA/PhD in Philosophy. Here I am, attending to receive an MBA. Many fellow students, young and old, inquired why. I gave several answers, all of them seemed like a good one to give even if I didn't believe it. In the end, having an MBA has added to credientials that I have yet to use. At the time I questioned why I bothered, but today, years later I am glad that I have.

You may be wondering what I have been doing the last few years that would lead me to this point. Since August of 2005, I have successfully managed my own business as a tennis teaching professional. I've assisted in coaching a high school, adult teams, high school players, as well as little ones. I've utilized my background in a variety of ways to successfully build relationships and assist my clients. My background in Philosophy has helped me utilize my analytical abilities. Coupling with my interest and knowledge garnered from my history background, I'm able to recognize patterns. Obtaining my Masters in Business has enabled me to become organized and understand the basic know how to interact with companies and corporations in forming partnerships. Lastly, I attribute my personality to the outstanding job my parents did in raising me and my two older brothers.

If you have gotten this far, I commend you on my very long introduction. I feel that it is important to lay out a foundation for those that may be interested in following my journey. As the title of my blog states, this is a journey in to the growing industry known as corporate and social responsibility. My goal is to research, learn, and read as much information as I can on this intriguing and important industry. Drawing on everything that I have experienced, and these last few months of job hunting in the current economy instability that has besieged us. I have found a healthy and peaked interest in this industry. As I research and gather information, I will be putting my own perspective on whatever I come across. As I am not an expert in this field, I hope to provide an educational resource not only for myself, but for those that may be interested in finding out more about this growing and important industry. For now, I thank you for having read this far, and hope that you will continue to join me in my journey.