Stonehill Business Bootcamp 2025

Join us for Stonehill Business Bootcamp on Friday, April 11.

Friday, April 11, 2025
3:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Meehan School of Business
Business Bootcamp 2025

Stonehill’s Business Bootcamp 2025 offers a wealth of resources, hands-on workshops and valuable networking opportunities designed to help you sharpen your skills and elevate your professional development. Whether you're a business student, seasoned professional, entrepreneur or considering a career change, this dynamic and engaging event is perfect for anyone looking to grow in the world of business.

Join us for an inspiring lineup of speakers and sessions that will leave you energized, enlightened and equipped with the tools you need to succeed in today’s fast-paced business world. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to take your career to the next level!

Features

  • Business Partner Expo – Chat with business partners who offer products and services that will help take your career to the next level.
  • HawkTank – HawkTank is based on the popular business-themed reality show "SharkTank." Adapting the theme to match Stonehill's beloved mascot, the "Skyhawk," this event provides the opportunity to present business ideas, products or services to successful entrepreneurs and businesspeople for feedback and discussion.
  • Biz Bash – Enjoy cocktails with business colleagues from all over the Boston area, build your network and strengthening your connections.
  • Complimentary Professional Headshots – Get a FREE professional portrait suitable for LinkedIn, email or other professional opportunities.
  • Resume Review & Refresh – Bring your resume and meet one-on-one with a recruiting expert to polish and perfect this important tool and get it ready for your next big opportunity.

Strategic Success Sessions

  • LinkedIn Liftoff – Master this online tool with tips and techniques to get your profile noticed, find connections and network for your next opportunity. You’ll learn the must-haves for any profile, how to generate a personal LinkedIn QR code and more.
  • Master the Mic: Public Speaking – Are you nervous speaking in front of groups? Looking to improve your speaking and communication skills? Learn tips and techniques from an expert public speaker to calm those jitters and present like a pro.
  • Social Spotlight: Your Personal Brand – Looking to use social media to showcase your small business or personal brand? Let an expert guide you on the right platforms and techniques to use, with expert tips on the major social media sites.

Schedule of Events

Time Event
3:30–4 p.m. Welcome & Check In
3:30–6 p.m. Special Programming (available for the duration of the event)
Complimentary Professional Headshots
Business & Partner Expo
Resume Review & Refresh
4–4:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker
Ellen Waller, Director of Recruiting at Meta
4:30–5:15 p.m. HawkTank
15 minute speed business pitch sessions
5–5:30 p.m.
and
5:30–6 p.m.		 Strategic Success Sessions (pick 2)
LinkedIn Liftoff Workshop with Kristin McGillicuddy
Master the Mic: Public Speaking Workshop with Stacey Shipman
Social Spotlight: Your Personal Brand Workshop with Courtney Jansson
6–6:30 p.m. BizBash
Networking Event & Cocktail Hour

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Meet Our Presenters

Ellen Waller

Keynote Speaker
Ellen Waller is a seasoned talent leader specializing in recruiting, employee relations and organizational growth. She currently serves as the Director of Recruiting at Meta (formerly Facebook), a role she has held since joining the company in early 2020. She has extensive experience in talent acquisition, organizational growth and performance management across both large corporations and startups, including Wayfair and Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Waller holds a B.A. in Communication from Stonehill College and a Master's Degree in International Relations from the University of East Anglia (United Kingdom).

Kristin McGillicuddy

LinkedIn Liftoff Workshop Leader
Kristin McGillicuddy is a professor in the graduate marketing program at Stonehill College and also directs the College’s graduate business administration programs, including data analytics, marketing and MBA. She has 28 years of business experience in the private sector including roles in marketing strategy, product development, business development, innovation, sales and brand management. She volunteers as a marketing consultant to local small businesses and non-profits and conducts LinkedIn workshops for student groups and business organizations.

Stacey Shipman

Master the Mic: Public Speaking Workshop Leader
As a communication speaker and Director of Engagement at the Northeast HR Association, Stacey helps leaders of purpose-driven organizations to turn their ideas into compelling messages - because you can’t advocate for yourself, your mission or your organization if your message is buried in PowerPoints, drowning in data or tangled in jargon. Plus, human connection is impossible if you’re acting like a robot. Boring, bland and basic are the default settings, not the only settings. Stacey shows you how to break free from stifling expectations, cut through the noise and engage your audience with less pressure and more ease.

Courtney Jansson

Social Spotlight: Your Personal Brand Workshop Leader
Courtney Jansson is an assistant professor of marketing at Stonehill College. She holds a Master’s in Integrated Marketing Communications and a Doctorate in Education, blending marketing expertise with educational leadership. Her research interests include social media marketing, influencer marketing, marketing education and experiential learning. Prior to her academic career, she worked in digital marketing in the insurance, software and communication industries.

Doug Choate

HawkTank judge
Doug is a Boston-based software engineer and frontend developer, passionate about all things WordPress, cybersecurity, privacy, design, and AI. He built his first website in 2012 and has been at it ever since.  He is the founder of WP New England, a successful small business, providing local businesses and nonprofits with simple, cost-effective, and modern website design, website management solutions, and consulting services.

Liz Theresa

HawkTank judge
Liz Theresa helps entrepreneurs find clarity and market themselves online with confidence. A Stonehill alum, she’s been in business for more than a decade creating powerful, high-converting websites, memorable brands and coaching business owners on how they can be more visible online. She wants every entrepreneur to rise and be the star of their own business because let’s face it – a big break isn’t something you wait for – it’s something you make. 

Philip Toussaint

HawkTank judge
Philip Toussaint is the founder of Ecopreneur, an EdTech company that helps schools and students manage, track, and fulfill community service hours. A Stonehill College graduate from the Class of 2019, Philip’s professional journey began at the age of 19 in sales and marketing, where he developed a deep passion for these fields. Outside of work, he enjoys being outdoors, volunteering, hitting the gym, and watching movies. Philip is committed to both personal growth and making a positive impact across the world.

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