Interning with SJCAmy Vaughan

About SJC Marketing

• “SJC is a full-service marketing and branding company. We create unique and

powerful messages for our clients to enable them to reach their desired target

audience.”

What They Do

• Social media

• Blogs

• White Papers

• Brand strategies

• Newsletters

• Annual reports

• Web design

• Logos

• Video

• Infographics

• SEO

Projects I Worked On

• Proposals

• Brand strategy

• Competitive analysis

• Research

• Video

• Business Plan

• Editing for social media posts

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLbGYAzKXDs

Things I Learned

• How to interact with clients and coworkers

• Importance of relationship building

• How to practically apply what I’ve learned in the classroom

• Digital/online marketing

• How to use Animoto program to create videos

• Strategies for B2B

• Importance of employees as brand advocates

Summer InternshipMarketing Program

By Manuel Miranda-Cortez

• Owners Bill Simon, Randy Simon, and Scott Redler

• Store Debut In 2002 in Wichita, KS on 21st and Tyler Road

• Currently 150 stores opened and growing• Private Company• Food Restaurant • Headquarters in Wichita, KS

Projects Assigned • Competitive Website Survey- Knowing the menu, locations, Gift cards and e-cards, etc.

• T-Shirt Design - Proposed designs and suggestions for new designs

• Social Media- Competitive Social Media practices, promotions, styles, replies, and

guest engagement - Review Freddy’s Social Media platforms and guest Freddy’s Presence

• Competitor email blasts • Store visits with Shanda- Marketing materials - Ideas for how to get guests to engage more with the brand, social

media, feedback, etc. • RSA Marketing meetings weekly

Learning Objectives

• Discipline and work ethic • Consistency and dedication • Experience and knowledge • Understanding Marketing from a business point of

view• Importance of Social Media platforms in modern day• Being prepared for projects a year ahead in

Marketing• Importance of Marketing/Guests • Always keep your mind running with new ideas

FARMER’S ALLIANCE SUMMER INTERNSHIP

JEREMY JOHNSONOCTOBER 17, 2015

ABOUT FARMER’S ALLIANCE

• Farmers Alliance Companies provides property and casualty insurance for homes, autos, businesses and farms (more than 50% of total revenue).

• The companies include Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company (the parent company), Alliance Insurance Company, Inc. and Alliance Indemnity Company.

• Represented by more than 800 Independent Insurance Agencies in CO, ID, KS, MT, NE, ND, OK and SD.

• Farmers Alliance writes more than $159 million of premium.

• The home office is located in McPherson, Kansas.

• Of the nearly 250 employees that work at FAMI, 220 are at the McPherson office.

• Outstanding company to work for!

MY ROLE

• Observed various departments including marketing, bonds, claims, accounting, customer service, and underwriting.

• Worked primarily as an intern in the underwriting department.

• The three regional managers of underwriting served as my supervisors.

• Participated in meetings with various departments.

• Spent two days in WaKeeney, KS doing farm inspections with an underwriter and a consultant.

TASKS ASSIGNED

• Kaplan insurance courses

• Wildfire project

• MT machinery project

• Building cost estimations

• Large farm premium review project

KEY LEARNINGS

• Overall understanding of how an insurance company operates

• Importance of and interaction between various departments

• Relationship between underwriters, agents, and CSRs

• Factors that affect underwriting

• Farm inspection basics

• Experience with software unique to insurance

• Underwriting and career advice from those I observed

THANK YOU!

Adams, Brown, Beran, & BallInternshipBret Mueller

About the Firm

•13 Locations in Kansas

•Medium size Firm (140 employees & 13 Partners)

•Emphasized One team, One Goal

My Duties

•Creation of 1099’s

•Bank Reconciliations

•Data Entry

•Payroll

•Organization documents

•Tax Returns

What I learned

•How much communication there is on tax returns

•Gained QuickBooks skills

•Learned tax return software

•Practical application of accounting

Thank You!

Camp Totus Tuus

By: Jerrik Sigg

About Myself

• From Iola, KS

• Allen County, Wichita State University, Tabor College

Public Speaking

• Skits

• Sang

• Led Prayer

• Gave a Testimony

Motivation

Myself

• Snooze Button

• Alone Time

Others

• Campers and Counselors

• Men v. Women

Teamwork

• Meet to make a plan of attack

• A director that wasn’t afraid to ask for help