Hi Everyone! My name is Liah Fland and I am a fourth-year Management Information Systems (MIS) major with a certificate in Workforce Diversity. I am graduating this May, and I am excited but also a tad bit worried about entering the “real” world.
A bit about my past:
I was born in the Dominican Republic and lived there for the first 3 years of my life. At 3, my parents moved to Orlando, Florida, but then moved to New York a short time after. Not surprisingly, coming from the islands did NOT prepare my parents for the cold New York winters, causing them to move back down to Georgia, where we had some family. Since then, I have lived in Suwanee, Georgia, and have always loved it.
Learning Spanish has been an up and down roller coaster for me. Since I was born in D.R., but I was so young, I learned the basics. However, when I started school in Georgia, I knew no English, which put me in the ESOL program. Through that and many years of American schooling, I lost my Spanish and English became my “first” language. Currently, I can speak, understand, read, and write in Spanish but I did practice a lot and took classes to help with that!
My College Experience:
As for my schooling, I first started at Georgia State University as a Business Economics major. Although I enjoyed being in the city, I did want the “campus feel” that UGA had as well as the rigorous academics. I wanted to experience the football games and school spirit, be in the Terry College of Business, and also have my car on campus (which I couldn’t at GSU). Because of that, I decided to transfer and officially started at UGA in Spring 2021. Since then, I have never regretted my decision. I have joined various organizations on campus such as Delta Sigma Pi (the professional business fraternity), Hispanic Student Association, and Women in Business. Furthermore, I am currently a Community Service Assistant at Creswell Hall helping freshmen!
My Internships/Jobs:
The past two summers, I had the great opportunity to participate in two internships. In summer 2021, I was an Area Manager Intern at Amazon in Orlando, where I focused on the supply-chain/logistics industry. This past summer, I was a Scrum Master Intern at Revel Systems, where I learned and practiced the agile methodology and became extremely proficient in project management for technology companies. After graduation, I will be a Transformation Delivery Advisory Associate at KPMG in their Atlanta office! There, I will be doing more project and change management for commercial, financial, and technology companies. Eventually, I do want to work in the tech industry as a project or product manager. However, I want to retire from a 9-5 job early on and rely on other sources of income instead (such as investments and real estate). Hopefully this class will help me with that!
Some Fun Facts:
- I went to 3 concerts last year: Bad Bunny, The Weeknd, and Jack Harlow!
- Recently, I have been focused on working out and cooking more at home!
- I know basic Italian, but want to learn more!
- I love taking pictures of the most random things/moments!
- I really enjoy going to the movie theatre to watch new movies!
Some of my favorites:
- Favorite genre of music: Pop, Latin pop, Hip Hop, Rap
- Favorite artists: Bad Bunny, Jack Harlow, Baby Keem, Drake, Frank Ocean
- Favorite type of food: Italian, Hispanic
- Favorite food: ANY type of pasta
- Favorite place on campus: North Campus (if I feel like walking up the stairs that day), but usually Terry!
- Favorite dining hall: Joe Frank Harris
- Favorite place to eat in Athens: Jinya
- Favorite color: Lavender
- Favorite sport: Basketball, Soccer
- Hobbies: Hanging out with friends, listening to music, working out
This Class:
I am very excited to learn more about entrepreneurship and to dive into some of the many technologies/innovations that are accelerating! I also look forward to hearing the stories of the guest speakers and their companies.
Excited to get to know you all! 🙂
Liah Fland
Hi Liah, we come from a very similar background growing up in the Latin culture, so I connect with you in that way. I also agree that the 9-5 job is only sustainable for a limited amount of time, so I also really want to learn about investing in properties and passive income. Looking forward to the semester!