Executive Mentors

The Executive Mentor Program at Loyola University New Orleans is a great learning experience for freshmen like myself. Not only do we get advice from accomplished men and women in the business field, but we also get the networking tools we need when we graduate. I feel the mentoring program is very beneficial for new students studying business. We can learn core values through our mentors that we cannot learn in the classroom.

I am personally lucky enough to have two mentors. My first mentor is Erin Berning who is the Executive Director of Berning Marketing, LLC. My second mentor is Leslie Monson who is the Advertising Manager for Harrah's New Orleans. Erin Berning started out wanting to be a producer in the film industry. After some time working directly with filming and sets, Erin decided she wanted to go more into the marketing aspect of the business. She is now a very successful business woman that loves her jobs. She makes sure to check on all her employees everyday! I think this is a great quality that she possesses. She is also really fun and has a GREAT personality. Leslie Monson is also a very personable businesswoman like Erin. Leslie went to school for marketing/advertising. She started out working as the Marketing Director for Planet Beach Franchising. Through this job Leslie did marketing for Planet Beach through Berning Marketing, LLC. Now Leslie is a very successful Advertising Director who is innovative and also, like Erin, an awesome boss to her team of employees.

The outcomes I expect from the Executive Mentor Program are that I learn more about the business world through my mentors and also that I learn what I can do to better prepare myself for the business world. I would also like to learn how to acheive my goals after college. I feel I can also learn different concepts through my mentors that I do not expect to learn.

Through the Executive Mentor Program I believe I will be better prepared to make a smooth trasition from college into my first job out of college. I am extremely excited to see what more is to come through the Executive Mentor Program. One day I hope to be as successful or more as the role models we have access to through this program!