If it were easy, everyone would do it. “
Cameron understands the importance of informal mentorship, as he has been the beneficiary of it his entire life. The youngest of six children, he was just three years old when he lost his father, but he says he never lacked male role models because his older brothers’ and uncles’ presence and guidance were consistent. He adds that while his mother worked hard and things were not easy for the family, he always excelled academically, and whether he would go to college was for him never up for debate. Now a senior business marketing major, Cameron is using the lessons he has gathered on his path and preparing for success after his undergraduate experience. Entrepreneurial in nature, he says, “In every part of the world, business is involved. And I’m the type of person who doesn’t want to limit himself.” The truth in that self- assessment is evident in the strategic, though challenging, decisions he has made about his education. For example, Cameron, , could have chosen simply to take the final exam in his risk management class, but he accepted the professor’s challenge, in lieu of the final, to pass the property and casualty insurance certification exam through the State of Georgia. He, along with five other CAU students, took and passed the exam—and just seven or eight days later, he took the life and insurance exam that was required for him to move forward with his
internship with Northwestern Mutual, where he spent the summer working as a college financial representative, helping families plan their finances, including life insurance, estate planning, and investing. He passed that exam, as well, and after graduation, he will join Northwestern Mutual as a financial advisor. In five years, the proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., plans to have an MBA and to be actively pouring back into the next generation, showing them how badly they are needed in every space in the world. He says he will share his story with the hope that it inspires a young person to find their purpose while he pursues his and succeeds professionally. Cameron believes being prepared—as CAU has done for him—coupled with confidence— is the secret sauce. He is clear that success comes on the back end of hard work and perseverance. “If it were easy,” he says, “everyone would do it.”
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