Cory Boatwright, MBA 21 – Finding Jobs That Matter For Our Vets

About this episode

Cory Boatwright discusses his journey from military service to a career in business and his efforts to support veterans.

In honor of Veterans Month, the OneHaas Alumni Podcast is pleased to welcome Cory Boatwright to the show. Cory is a Senior Advisor of Workforce Development, Strategies, and Programs for Hiring Our Heroes. Growing up in a working class home in Chico, California, Cory always knew he wanted to go to college, but coming from limited means made that a challenge. So he decided to start his career by first joining the military – a decision that sparked a lifetime passion for service and social impact work. Cory tells host Sean Li how his time in the Air Force prepared him for a successful career in business, what it felt like to fulfill his childhood dream of attending Haas, and how he’s giving back to the veteran community through his work at Hiring Our Heroes. *OneHaas Alumni Podcast is a production of Haas School of Business and is produced by University FM.* Episode Quotes: On how the Air Force prepared him for a career in business “ I always knew that I wanted to be like a business person, right? And I kind of just made up this person, this fictitious person of who I wanted to be. And I took characteristics of people from books, magazines, shows, and stuff like that, of who I…

People in this episode

Host: Sean Li

Guest: Cory Boatwright

Topics covered

• veterans support
• workforce development
• military experience
• business education
• social impact

Keywords

• veterans
• business
• Haas
• military
• workforce development
• social impact
• Cory Boatwright

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hiring Our Heroes, Haas School of Business, University FM

Places: Chico, California

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