A Profitable Read

A blog at the intersection of business, history, and current events.

Will

  • You Know What I Did This Summer…

    Summer 2024 was a busy season, but oh-so rewarding. I got engaged! I traveled to Chicago, IL, Custer, SD, Sacramento, CA, and Estes Park, CO. I worked alongside a friend on projects for his non-profit, Freedomtainment. I got a chance to work full-time on the Student Success Team at the UNO College of Business Administration.… Continue reading

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  • Recap: MBA Year 1

    Recap: MBA Year 1

    With just one final left to go, I’m halfway done with my MBA program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. And no, before you ask, I’m not writing this post to postpone studying for my Strategic Finance exam… When I complete my program, my degree will be a Masters of Business Administration with a… Continue reading

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  • The End of the Road (or really the intersection that leads to the next part of the road)

    I’m here. I’m done. I hit submit. I saw the confetti. My course evals are finished. I’ve completed my final assignment of undergrad. I sat through commencement. I walked the stage. I partied. I graduated on May 19th Summa Cum Laude with a BSBA with concentrations in Marketing, Management & Leadership, and Sales, and a… Continue reading

  • Quantum-mania

    In the fall of 2021, I attended the CBA Career Center at the UNO College of Business. As a student worker in the Career Center, I had job duties that day but had the chance to talk to a few employers at the fair. My boss, Laura Sansoni, mentioned a company called Quantum Workplace that… Continue reading

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  • An alien in my own world(s)

    By: William Scheopner I wrote this auto-ethnographic essay as a part of an English Composition course in Fall 2019. According to Adams, Ellis and Jones in The International Encyclopedia of Communication Research Methods, “Autoethnography is a research method that uses personal experience (“auto”) to describe and interpret (“graphy”) cultural texts, experiences, beliefs, and practices (“ethno”).”… Continue reading

  • Who am I? Who are you? What is this place?

    Hi, all! My name is William. I’m glad you’re here at my site, A Profitable Read. Whether you’re here because I asked you to check out my blog, someone you know sent you this link, you stumbled upon this site in a Google search, or through divine intervention, welcome. I’ve always been fascinated by history… Continue reading

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