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Keilani Sakumoto<\/h1>\n\n\n

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\u201cI think at the end of the day, business is just that\u2014people pulling together to produce something awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI think I\u2019ve always been interested in business without even knowing it,\u201d says Keilani Sakumoto, a San Diego native. Her dad works for HP, and when she was 10 years old, she spent an hour, spellbound, watching a video of a company executive talking about future plans for the business. \u201cSomething about her confidence and poise in front of the auditorium of people made me feel like there was something serious and important about being in business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As editor-in-chief of her high school newspaper, Keilani oversaw a team of 30 writers and editors. She compares the experience to running a mini business, as her team had to acquire funding and put together a product to distribute every month. \u201cI think at the end of the day, business is just that\u2014people pulling together to produce something awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She brought her passion for business to Boston, but had to leave the balmy weather behind. \u201cWhen people find out I\u2019m a born-and-bred Southern Californian they always ask why on earth I left a place that\u2019s always 70 degrees and sunny to come to Boston,\u201d Keilani says. \u201cBut for me, college was a chance to try something completely new\u2014a new place, new people, new culture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And try she has. She\u2019s part of the RISE Forum, a group that meets once a month to discuss societal issues such as gender and race, as well as the LOCK Society, for which she tutors fellow students in business classes. \u201cIn both clubs, it\u2019s inspiring to see students taking time out of their busy schedules to help others or discuss ways to make our world a better place,\u201d she says. \u201cPeople are excited to share their passions and get involved and it brings Questrom to life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As someone who loves interacting with people, Keilani hopes to work in marketing or sales at a tech company after graduation, connecting \u201cpeople and businesses to the technology solutions that improve their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019s put plenty of energy into achieving her goals\u2014so far, she\u2019s had the opportunity to intern at an aerospace and engineering start-up, analyze data at Panera Bread, work in hiring at a financial recruitment firm in London, and help with sales at P&G. \u201cI\u2019ve found the skills and connections I\u2019ve formed at Questrom to be invaluable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI THINK I\u2019VE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING IT<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>– Keilani Sakumoto<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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