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TMU Business Network

No. 01 — Community + Growth

I co-founded The Master's University's official networking society and grew it from zero to 650+ members — more than half the student body — in three months.

Role
Co-Founder & Director of Marketing
Timeline
Mar 2026 – present
Where
The Master's University · Santa Clarita, CA
Channels
Campus fairs · bulletins · Instagram · LinkedIn
The challenge

Connect a campus of about 1,200 students with working professionals in respected fields — starting with zero members and no events.

Approach
  1. Give people a reason to joinA clear offer: time with a working professional through coffee chats, Zoom meetings and one-on-one matching.
  2. Meet students where they areCampus-fair booths, weekly event bulletins, online invites and social outreach, run in person and across channels.
  3. Keep a steady cadenceOne to two events a week, averaging about 20 attendees each.
  4. Build the industry pipelineMatched 10+ students with professionals from Big Four firms including Deloitte, EY and KPMG.
Results
  • 650+members in 3 months
  • 54%of the student body
  • 10+Big Four matches
  • 1,300+LinkedIn engagements
Why it matters

Growing a community runs like a sales funnel: reach people where they already are, make one clear offer, and repeat it on a schedule they can count on.

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