Harvard Student Athlete Nick McCullough: "Similarities and differences can connect you when networking. And you get rewarded for being yourself."

About this episode

Nick McCullough discusses networking and personal growth as a Harvard student athlete.

We're welcoming back to the show Harvard student athlete, Nick McCullough, now on his second semester at Harvard as an Econ student and defensive tackle player for the Harvard Crimson football team. [Listener note: Nick is also my oldest son.] We hear from an 18-year-old first-year student and footballer all about networking and what that means at Harvard: Getting in with people you like and want to grow with for your "block" (the dormitory wing for your second year). Making conne...

People in this episode

Host: Debbi Gardiner McCullough

Guest: Nick McCullough

Topics covered

• networking
• student life
• Harvard
• football
• personal growth

Keywords

• networking
• Harvard
• student athlete
• football
• personal growth
• Econ student

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard, Harvard Crimson

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