{"id":801,"date":"2022-09-23T20:54:27","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T20:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/new-businesstransfer-dev\/?page_id=801"},"modified":"2024-07-02T10:27:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T17:27:08","slug":"testimonials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/testimonials\/","title":{"rendered":"Testimonials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2816\" height=\"1017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/new-businesstransfer-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/ALPFAGala_BellevueCollege.jpg\" alt=\"Group photo\" class=\"wp-image-163 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/ALPFAGala_BellevueCollege.jpg 2816w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/ALPFAGala_BellevueCollege-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/ALPFAGala_BellevueCollege-1024x370.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/ALPFAGala_BellevueCollege-768x277.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/ALPFAGala_BellevueCollege-1536x555.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/ALPFAGala_BellevueCollege-2048x740.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2816px) 100vw, 2816px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">What Do Students Say About Our Program?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Success Stories from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/students\/#new-students\">New Students<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-3\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Waley Lin<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Waley Lin\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V7FDWpDQyX8?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Waley attended Bellevue College full-time while working full-time. He graduated from the UW Foster and is a strategy associate working in KPMG&#8217;s Deal Advisory practice, focusing on valuation, integration\/separations, synergy recognition, and due diligence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-3\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Amelia Eckhardt<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amelia Eckhardt\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KMYSVSz-02E?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Amelia was a Running Start student and the co-president of the Business Leadership Community in 2023-24 and credits her experience leading the student organization with her acceptance into Stanford University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-3\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Yue Zhang<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YueZhang\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VbU-DF24k88?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yue graduated with a Bachelors in Accounting and Business Analytics from Seattle University where she was selected for the prestigious Alfie scholarship. She completed her masters in accounting at the UW Foster School. While at Bellevue College, Yue worked in the Business tutoring center where she had access to many faculty who mentored her. She valued the experience she got from the multicultural consulting course where she worked with a book publisher who focused on slow food. She now works at Big Four accounting firm EY as assurance and transaction diligence staff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-3\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Million Zaid<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Million Zaid\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IprOK59HnyA?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Million graduated from UW Foster with a BBA in Information Systems. He interned with Amazon and is starting his career with big four accounting firm EY as a technology risk consultant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-bc-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-bc-blue-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Success Stories from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/students\/#returning-students\">Returning Students<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Mary Mitchell (left) and Jennifer Wiszniewski<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/new-businesstransfer-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/Mary.jpg\" alt=\"Mary Mitchell and Jennifer Wiszniewski\" class=\"wp-image-32 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/Mary.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/Mary-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/Mary-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary started at Wiley College and then transferred to the Business Transfer program because she wanted to return to the Seattle area. She went on to graduate from UW Foster and completed a MS in Information Systems.  After working at RSM, a midsize accounting firm, she now runs her own consulting firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jennifer had graduated from the UW with a BA in drama but wanted to pursue a career in business. She completed her Associate in Business which prepared her for a Graduate Certificate in Accounting. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Efrain Moreno-Salamanca<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Efrain\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/732193580?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Efrain was a political asylee when he attended Bellevue College. Although he attended business school after high school in Colombia, when he came to the US, he had to begin again with a GED. He worked two jobs at Apple and Starbucks while being very active in student clubs at Bellevue College. Efrain transferred to the University of Washington Bothell and continued to work fulltime while he went to school. After graduating he worked as a financial analyst at Boeing and then transitioned over to Amazon Web Services where he has moved up to Enablement Manager for Latin America, Canada and the Caribbean. He recently got his masters degree from Harvard Extension.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-bc-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-bc-blue-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Success Stories from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/students\/#international-students\">International Students<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Brandon Ting<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/new-businesstransfer-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/09\/Brandon-edited-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Ting\" class=\"wp-image-702 img-fluid \" style=\"width:342px;height:512px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/09\/Brandon-edited-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/09\/Brandon-edited-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/09\/Brandon-edited-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/09\/Brandon-edited-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/09\/Brandon-edited.jpg 1216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md\">\n<p id=\"block-9ee0ca7b-3c63-4546-bce3-0b1c9aa57198\">When Brandon Ting first arrived at Bellevue College, he was placed into English Level 2 for non-English speakers. The subject had been his worst in Taiwan. \u201cThey felt sorry for me,\u201d said Ting. \u201cWhen I arrived, I couldn\u2019t even spell, \u2018student,\u2019 but I really wanted to learn!\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-09d6956e-4136-44d0-b495-36f2b80f632c\">Through an incredible amount of determination and hard work, Ting graduated from Bellevue College and the University of Washington Foster School of Business. In 2010 he explored ramen on the recommendation of a BC classmate. He started Kizuki Ramen and Izakaya based on authentic Japanese ramen. During Covid, Brandon faced more challenge, having to lay-off 200 employees. But he has come back stronger than ever, growing Kizuki to 16 locations throughout the US. His second restaurant chain is Swish Swish, a hot pot genre, is adding a location, and he started his third chain, Supreme Dumpling, by securing one of the best Taiwanese chefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-a26e302a-6cce-4f16-b67d-df104baa3f9d\">Brandon recently received the&nbsp;Model Taiwan and Overseas Entrepreneur&nbsp;award from the President of Taiwan. Started in 1978, it has the longest history of Taiwan\u2019s national awards for entrepreneurship. The award committee vets contestants with high standards on business management, structure, and social responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-button\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/Introduction-to-Brandon-Ting_1.mp3\" aria-disabled=\"false\">Hear the talk Brandon gave to BC students<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-7 wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Raymond Lin<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raymond Lin\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cgIbQmp6vtU?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Raymond Lin graduated from Bellevue College and went on to Georgetown University&#8217;s McDonough School of Business. He is currently the General Manager and Head of Sales for ENGREAT, a company based in Shenzhen China but founded in 1983 in Taiwan. ENGREAT is recognized as a leading manufacturer specializing in high-quality pet grooming tools, offering a full grooming tools range which includes brushes, slickers, combs, clippers, and more. The company sells to major US retailers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-5 wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Clairine Runtung<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/new-businesstransfer-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/Clairine.jpg\" alt=\"Clairine Runtung\" class=\"wp-image-187 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/Clairine.jpg 299w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/Clairine-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/Clairine-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/Clairine-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/Clairine-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Clairine earned a BA in Finance &amp; Entrepreneurship from the University of Washington Foster School. She is a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/som.yale.edu\/blog\/women-in-management-and-icf-collaboration\">Class of 2020 graduate of Yale School of Management.<\/a> She previously worked as a venture capitalist at <a href=\"https:\/\/empirics.asia\/clairine-runtung-investment-manager-of-convergence-ventures\/\">Convergence Ventures, an early-stage tech venture capital firm based in Jakarta, Indonesia<\/a>. She was a project manager at Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa (YCAB Foundation), an Indonesian-based non-profit organization focusing on education for disadvantaged youth and a management trainee at Franklin Templeton Singapore.&nbsp; She is passionate about women and youth empowerment, as well as the intersection between technology, social impact and private sectors particularly in the field of consumer products, education, and sustainability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-8\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/new-businesstransfer-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/KhoaAnhFoster12-e1658537366312-1024x718.jpg\" alt=\"Khoa Nguyen and Anh Nguyen\" class=\"wp-image-164 img-fluid \" style=\"width:512px;height:359px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/KhoaAnhFoster12-e1658537366312-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/KhoaAnhFoster12-e1658537366312-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/KhoaAnhFoster12-e1658537366312-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/KhoaAnhFoster12-e1658537366312-1536x1077.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/KhoaAnhFoster12-e1658537366312.jpg 1561w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-white-color has-bc-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\">Khoa Nguyen graduated from UW Foster and Georgia Tech and is a data engineer at Meta. Anh Nguyen graduated from UW Foster and is a Customer Success Account Manager at Microsoft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Success Stories from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/students\/#running-start-students\">Running Start Students<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Sai Vasudevan<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/new-businesstransfer-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/09\/SairamVasudevanNYU_UTAustin-e1658537459590-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sairam Vasudevan\" class=\"wp-image-823 img-fluid \" style=\"width:370px;height:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/09\/SairamVasudevanNYU_UTAustin-e1658537459590-edited-1.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/09\/SairamVasudevanNYU_UTAustin-e1658537459590-edited-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Sai was a Running Start student who completed all the requirements of his Associate in Business. He was accepted at UW Foster and NYU but settled for the University of Texas Austin. Sai also took the Multicultural Consulting course (BA 241) where he worked with a real entrepreneur developing marketing strategies for his BBQ food truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hear what Sai had to say about his experience in the Business Transfer Program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-button\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary   \" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qOjIFGbR3yE\" aria-disabled=\"false\">Watch Sai&#8217;s Video<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Chai Saeyang<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/new-businesstransfer-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/09\/ChaiTeam-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"Nature's Pantry Student Team\" class=\"wp-image-827 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/09\/ChaiTeam-edited-1.jpg 489w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/09\/ChaiTeam-edited-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p> In 2009, Chai (second from left) was a Running Start student who was part of a student consulting team working with a women-owned organic food market. Chai says the experience really helped her build confidence. She went on to graduate from UW Foster and work at Coca Cola as an area district manager. She graduated with her MBA from the Kelley School at the University of Indiana and now works as a senior brand manager at Proctor and Gamble. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Ron Fine<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/new-businesstransfer-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/09\/Ron-Fine-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Ron Fine\" class=\"wp-image-824 img-fluid \" style=\"width:375px;height:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/09\/Ron-Fine-edited.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/09\/Ron-Fine-edited-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ron was an active member of the Business Learning Community when he was a Running Start student in the Business Transfer Program. He graduated from the Kelley School of Business at the University of Indiana which he attended on scholarship. Currently, he works as an investment banking analyst at RBC Capital Markets in New York City.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-bc-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-bc-blue-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Do I Learn More?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md\">\n<p>We offer many opportunities for learning and making connections in the business community. Learn about the many advantages of spending two years with the Business Admin Transfer program. Contact Leslie Lum llum@bellevuecollege.edu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-button\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/businesstransfer\/#get-started\" aria-disabled=\"false\">Learn How to Get Started<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-6\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/new-businesstransfer-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/439\/2022\/07\/AlumniSF-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Alumni with students\" class=\"wp-image-100 img-fluid \" 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Success Stories from New Students Waley Lin https:\/\/youtu.be\/V7FDWpDQyX8 Waley attended Bellevue College full-time while working full-time. He graduated from the UW Foster and is a strategy associate working in KPMG's Deal Advisory practice, focusing on valuation, integration\/separations, synergy recognition, and due diligence. 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