{"id":15382,"date":"2012-01-30T17:31:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T17:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=15382"},"modified":"2017-11-13T11:07:22","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T16:07:22","slug":"food-for-thought-boris-hirmas-shares-dinner-firsthand-experiences-with-fiu-business-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2012\/01\/food-for-thought-boris-hirmas-shares-dinner-firsthand-experiences-with-fiu-business-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Food for thought: Boris Hirmas shares dinner, firsthand experiences with FIU Business students."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In his new role as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Florida International University\u2019s (FIU) College of Business Administration, Boris Hirmas wanted to start a conversation with undergraduate students about how they envisioned their careers in international business after graduation and how entrepreneurship played into their plans.<\/p>\n<p>The result is a dinner series, \u201cBrainfood with Boris,\u201d presented by the college\u2019s International Business Honor Society (IBHS). The first dinner, held November 14, 2011, offered a candid and enlightening look into the opportunities and challenges graduates will be facing in today\u2019s tumultuous global economic environment and the importance of risk tolerance and persistence.<\/p>\n<p>Jerry Haar, director of the Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center, who moderated the inaugural dinner, told the group of 20 students, \u201cWe see this as a platform for creative ideas and entrepreneurial exchange.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15383\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15383\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15383 size-full\" title=\"Brainfood with Boris\" src=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Brainfood-with-Boris.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"299\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boris Hirmas, the college\u2019s Entrepreneur-in-Residence; with Jerry Haar, director of the Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center; and student guests at the inaugural \u201cBrainfood with Boris\u201d dinner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He hoped the insights provided will inspire them to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hirmas advocates for entrepreneurship.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Initiating the discussion, Hirmas asked for a show of hands on who wanted to pursue a corporate versus an entrepreneurial career. Overwhelmingly, the students envisioned themselves in the corporate world. Asked why, some said they were concerned that their innovative venture ideas could be stolen, while others wanted the security of a corporation behind them as they launched their careers.<\/p>\n<p>Hirmas and several colleagues who accompanied him urged them to consider entrepreneurship as a first career track, or to look for opportunities in small entrepreneurial firms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe anxiety will always be there, because that\u2019s life,\u201d Hirmas said. \u201cThere are no guarantees. Once Rock-solid titans like GM and AIG have faced hard times recently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The key to success, he added, is to understand that anxiety is unavoidable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLearn to channel that anxiety&#8212;that\u2019s the essence of it,\u201d he told students. \u201cBeing nervous makes you do your best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Freshman Henrique Carvalho was enthusiastic about Hirmas\u2019 message.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no other life for me but entrepreneurship,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Brainfood with Boris series will continue this semester, with Hirmas and additional guest speakers sharing their insights and experiences in the entrepreneurial world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his new role as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Florida International University\u2019s (FIU) College of Business Administration, Boris Hirmas wanted to start a conversation with undergraduate students about how they envisioned their careers in international business after graduation and how entrepreneurship played into their plans. 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