Hi! My name is Linda Burton. I
have worked in the non-profit field for about 12 years, and I absolutely love
it! I would like to, one day, run my own non-profit company that works with
families in transition. I am a single mom to four children. I am a veteran. I
recently moved to Oregon from Kentucky and have really enjoyed exploring the state
with my family.
I enrolled in this course
because I have had a little experience with marketing, and I find it
interesting. The concept of matching a product to customers' wants and needs
has always been very appealing to me. I have a lot of demonstration and sales
experience and one of the important factors to being successful in that field
was saying things that aligned with the customer. The value proposition was
something that I caught onto before I even knew it was a thing. I learned that
I had to realize the customer's point of view and make my product favorable
through that perspective.
I am currently enrolled as a business major, and this is my second
semester here.
Something that I am passionate about outside of college is
pottery. I know that is not as unique here because we have ceramics classes.
However, I have used art with a focus on mental health in my non-profit work
for a long time and I absolutely love it. For example, I worked inside a pregnancy
home and the mothers can sometimes feel down that their babies were born while
they lived in a shelter. I came in during the holidays and created the mom’s
and baby’s handprints turned into pictures like Christmas trees onto dinner
plates. I have them start a tradition of making their home full of memories. In
my house, all the dishes we have made, the oldest being in 2010. It makes an interesting
conversation piece, and you can tell if my kid likes you or not based upon
which plate they give you. Haha. These families then have a happy memory and
training the brain to remember the good instead of the bad is a great skill to
learn. These are some pictures of the plates in our home!
I look forward to exploring more about marketing during this course; as well as getting to know everyone through our blogs!
Linda, thank you for your service.
ReplyDeleteI agree that pottery and art can be so therapeutic. My mom worked at a group home when I was growing up and she brought a lot of pottery home that the residents made. They had great memories tide to each piece for her.
Glad to have you in this course.
That is so awesome!
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