Network Like a Pro: Antowan Batts' Secrets to Student Networking Success

Summary

Dr. Abdullah Al Bahrani interviews Antowan Batts, a supporter of the Econ Games and the Econ with Dr. A brand. They discuss Antowan's role as a judge at the Econ Games and his work as a system analyst at Dollar Tree. They also discuss Antowan's passion for supporting organizations like the Sadie Collective and the PhD Project. Antowan shares his experience with writing and his newsletter, 'Business Without Borders.' They discuss the possibility of rebranding the Econ with Dr. A’s brand and building a team. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the culture in economics and Antowan's educational background.

• Antowan Batts supports the Econ Games and the Econ with Dr. A brand.

  
  



• He works as a system analyst at Dollar Tree and is passionate about supporting organizations like the City Collective and the PhD Project.

  
  



• Antowan has a newsletter called 'Business Without Borders,’ where he writes about international business and business ethics.

  
  



• Rebranding the Econ with the Dr. A brand and building a team to support the content creation is possible.

  
  

00:00 Introduction and Setting

01:27 Antowan's Role at the Econ Games

02:25 Antowan's Experience at Dollar Tree

02:53 Antowan's Role as a Judge at the Econ Games

03:23 Discussion on the Housing Market

05:19 Antowan's Newsletter and Writing Passion

06:43 Discussion on Rebranding the Econ with Dr. A Brand

09:05 Antowan's Discovery of Econ with Dr. A Content

10:59 Discussion on Building a Team and Rebranding

13:23 Antowan's First Newsletter and Writing Experience

15:44 Antowan's Newsletter 'Business Without Borders'

21:41 Highlighting Women in Economics

22:58 Antowan's Contribution to the Women That Inspire Us Series

23:56 Discussion on Steven Levitt's Podcast

26:11 Antowan's Educational Background

29:03 Conclusion

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Antowan’s Newsletter https://businesswithoutborders.substack.com/

Nonprofits to support 

This is Neighborhood https://www.thisisneighborhood.com/ 

Sadie Collective https://www.sadiecollective.org/ 

The PhD Project https://phdproject.org/ 

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