Case Study # 1 – Magdalena Yesil

Write a 1 page single spaced paper answering the following questions:

• How did Magdalena Yesil's habit of lifelong learning benefit her career?
• If you were in Yesil's position, how would you respond to the offer made by USVP?
• How would you address the challenges to family life that this kind of career would present to you? Why would you remain or not remain in this type of career?
• Magdalena pondered one more transition, from entrepreneur to financier. What would you recommend she consider doing? Why?

Case Study # 1 – Magdalena Yesil

Magdalena has a passion for learning and developing skills to help her move in the direction of starting companies and running them herself.  She finished getting her Master’s degree and then she started small with a company that she was not entirely satisfied with but was able to gain experience.  She then moved to a company where she had more people interactions and she was very happy with that.  She then took the big step of starting her own business in commercializing the internet and she gains a partner to help her with it.  They had a verbal contract they did not need a formal written contract.  She then stepped into the role of Vice President of marketing and technology as the company grew, she continues to oversee marketing and business development and building relationships with other companies.  She used her education to make good decisions towards developing her career by starting out small and working her way to owning her own businesses. 

It is very intriguing to get an offer from USVP and the job will be very demanding. Magdalena was in positions like this before and she thrived in them.  I think that if it were me, I would be flattered to have a position like this offered to me.  It could mean furthering her career and help her to own even bigger businesses in the future.  Magdalena has a passion for learning and having new adventures and experience, this job would keep her content. She would learn more about the venture investments.  She has not had very much experience with investments and that would help her in future business buying opportunities.  I think she should accept the job offer.  Looking at the big picture she wants to own many businesses and learning the ins and outs of small, medium, and large companies will help her do just that.

Magdalena has her mom living in California now and she has been a great help with her two young children.   I think so long as her mom is willing to help she will be fine in this new position without much change in the way things are now.  She will get to travel more with this new position, but that could be an opportunity to take her family with her so that they can vacation when she is not working or in meetings.  The family will get the opportunity to see other parts of the world.  I think they would like that. Magdalena can set aside family time on her days off.  She can always make sure that she will get two days off and she can bring her family to church and hold family home evening every Monday.  If she is out of town on Monday nights, she could set aside time to Skype with her family for Family Home Evening.  She could have scripture study with her family every day that she is home.

I think Magdalena should expand and take the job with USVP to really help her move towards owning many more businesses.  It would further her career and help her to gain the investments part of owning a business.  I think that she has been doing this kind of career for a long time and she seems to be happy so she should continue to move forward.  She has the intelligence to be a good asset to USVP and she is willing to learn as much as she can, it would be a good move to go to USVP.  This opportunity can help her gain the knowledge needed to have her own businesses and she will be able to contribute to helping grow USVP.  The knowledge she will take away from this company will be irreplaceable.