February 17, 2003 Catherine Mott, speaker Proprietor Synergetic Sales Performance Group, LLC "Ms. Catherine Mott told us the story of how she went from being a teacher and a soccer coach to being the proprietor of Synergetic Sales Performance Group, LLC. Ms. Mott left teaching to pursue a MBA at YSU which eventually led to her career as a sales coordinator/director for several notable banks including PNC and First National. After leaving banking she went into consulting with her own business." - Alan Shepard, senior accounting and business administration major "After hearing Catherine Mott speak, one must only admire her achievements and success as an entrepreneur. By incorporating sales and banking, she has been very successful in her career. So successful in fact that she has been placed on the 50 Best Women in Business list in Pennsylvania." - Vickie Donner, junior business administration and MIS major "Some lessons learned from Catherine Mott were to know yourself and be aware of your impact on others, to hire people that complement your weaknesses and hone your communications skills to be effective and efficient." - Paul Persic, senior business administration and MIS major "One concept that was new to me was 'EQ' or 'Emotional Quotient' and she stated this is what gets you your promotion. Respond, don't react. You control your attitude or it controls you. Never under any circumstances can you burn any bridges. All experiences positive or negative can be a learning opportunity." - David Porter, senior business administration major "I sat down with Ms. Mott after her presentation and had a nice conversation about the necessary steps that I am currently taking and if I was headed in the correct direction if I wanted to be successful. I felt that she was very easy to talk to and was very knowledgeable and gave me a lot of good advice." - Tami Hassell, senior business administration major