Fireside Chat: Caitlyn Scaggs

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Students need all the advice they can get when it comes to starting their own business or getting a job after college. Alumna Caitlyn Scaggs (07’) visited Radford University’s Venture Lab to tell her story and share advice with business and entrepreneurship students.

Caitlyn has enjoyed a career full of plot twists. Fresh out of college she was a police officer, but five years later, transitioned into marketing and communications. Currently, Caitlyn works in a stateside capacity for an anti-trafficking non-profit based in the Dominican Republic.

Here are Caitlyn's top 5 pieces of advice she shared with RU students:

● As you aspire for the future, be committed to what's in front of you today and do it well.

● Choose your battles! Recognize constraints and figure out which battle is a battle you want to fight.

● Self-directed learning - We do not need anyone else to learn, you can pursue your own knowledge to do whatever you aspire to.

● Tangible skills are critical for entrepreneurial success or landing your first job after college.

● If you want to be an entrepreneur, the most powerful thing you can do is build your network and prioritize relationships

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