{"id":2103,"date":"2019-04-26T20:47:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T20:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/?p=2103"},"modified":"2019-04-26T21:56:47","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T21:56:47","slug":"alumni-finding-their-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/2019\/04\/26\/alumni-finding-their-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Finding Their More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.13.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Winona State College of Business alumni has gone on to do great things, including starting a business that works with Amazon to resell items, working for the NFL, and even being the CEO of a Fortune 500 company.<\/p>\n<p>The College of Business has chosen three alumni to showcase very diverse backgrounds and career paths, ranging from education to a startup business promoting professional development.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.13.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Carole Burton &#8211; My More is Empowering Women<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.13.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Carol Burton &#8217;90 graduated with a bachelor\u2019s degree in Human Resources. Post-graduation Burton worked in sales and purchasing. After an extensive career in the Twin Cities, she decided was time to Create Her More and start a professional development company,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/radianceresources.org\">Radiance Resources<\/a>. Radiance Resources offers \u201cTools, Training &amp; Research for Leaders of employees in traditional and virtual workplace relationships.\u201d Connect with Carol on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carole-burton\/\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadianceLeader\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image _builder_version=&#8221;3.13.1&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/COB_CYM_panels_2018_v2_carol.png&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.13.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Waihon Liew &#8211; My More is Breaking the Cycle of Poverty<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.13.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Waihon Liew &#8217;91 graduated with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Human Resources. Post-graduation Liew went on to teach at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sejongacademy.org\">Sejong Academy<\/a>, a tuition-free immersion school in Saint Paul, Minnesota. On top of this, Liew visits his home country of Malaysia to educate teachers on well-being for the teachers, modern and creative ways to teach, and how to ignite the passion for education in students. Liew has helped to provide textbooks and other recreational items for schools in Malaysia to further enhance the student and teacher experience.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image _builder_version=&#8221;3.13.1&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/COB_CYM_panels_2018_v2_waihon1.png&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.13.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Dave Rubenstein &#8211; My More is Fighting Global Warming<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.13.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Dave Rubenstein &#8217;86 graduated with a bachelor&#8217;s in Business Administration. Post-graduation Rubenstein went on to find<a href=\"http:\/\/www.californiaethanolpower.com\">\u00a0California Ethanol and Power<\/a> (CE+P,), LLC. CE+P is working towards lessening the carbon footprint specifically on the west coast through the use of sugarcane and sweet sorghum. The fuel created has 85% less carbon intensity, and the green electricity generated from the plant will be used to reduce California\u2019s dependency on fossil fuels. CE+P will continue to work towards its goal of providing the world with sustainable green substitutions for nonrenewable and climate-harming energy sources.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image _builder_version=&#8221;3.13.1&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/COB_CYM_panels_2018_v2_dave.png&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.13.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>These are just a few of the thousands of Winona State alumni who started Created Their More at Winona State and continue to improve the world. 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The original is on Trello)<\/p><p>Carole Burton - Professional Development Entrepreneur<\/p><p>Carol Burton '90 graduated with a bachelor\u2019s degree in Human Resources. Post-graduation Burton worked in sales and purchasing. After an extensive career in the Twin Cities, she decided was time to Create Her More and start a professional development company,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/radianceresources.org\">Radiance Resources<\/a>. Radiance Resources offers \u201cTools, Training & Research for Leaders of employees in traditional and virtual workplace relationships.\u201d<\/p><p>Connect with Carol:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carole-burton\/\">LinkedIn<\/a> https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carole-burton\/<br \/>Twitter handle is @RadianceLeader or https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadianceLeader<\/p><p>Waihon Liew - International Educator Extraordinaire<\/p><p>Waihon Liew '91 graduated with a bachelor's degree in Human Resources. 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