KYLE FRANK
Kyle Frank
Cast a Wide Net Story By:
C. M. Schmidlkofer
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hen it comes to choosing a career, University of Florida junior Kyle Frank believes one should experience as many career options as possible before settling on one. “Any experience you can get, whether positive or negative, can help inform your career decision by the time you recruit full-time,” he said. “By doing multiple internships early in your college career, you can also get more life experience which helps you mature faster.” This process has led the Miramar native to focus on a degree in International Studies with a minor in Real Estate at the Heavener School of Business, where its collection of international programs provide students with the possibility to live and work overseas.
ONE THING THAT I REALIZED IS THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEM. - Kyle Frank 68
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As a leadership platform, Heavener challenges its students to lead programs and peers throughout their university experience, resulting in community leaders. When Warrington College of Business hosted a focus group for Black business students, Kyle took advantage of the opportunity to discuss how well it was providing enough support for its Black students with faculty and staff there.
He shared his personal experience within the Business School and areas where he thought there could be improvement. That got the attention of faculty and fellow students who were interested in starting a new organization. In July 2020, he became the founding Vice President of Black Students in Business at Warrington College of Business. “Its function is to help Black students in the business school develop professionally while also being a space where members can be themselves and feel at home amongst other Black business students.” His VP responsibilities are fluid, first and foremost assisting President Dorian Simpkins with projects planned for members and also helping her with strategizing ideas to improve the club. He describes his role in three words: visionary, execution, timeliness. There is also a good deal of flexibility that comes with this new leadership position. “In a way, it is like being an entrepreneur where you have to be a self-starter and execute on any ideas that you may have.” His greatest accomplishment as vice president has been hosting Warrington’s Diversify Your Network event, a three-day profes-
