Name: Ben Blakeman
Age: 28
Hometown: Rogers, AR
Where you live now: Rogers, AR
Your major(s)/minor(s) at the U of A: journalism (advertising/public relations) general business minor
If you could go back, you would major in? Why? Same. I use my Ad/PR knowledge everyday.
What you do for a living (work and fun): My family has a retail jewelry store in Rogers. I joined the company just over three years ago and it is so much fun coming to work with my family each day. When not at work, I like to play golf and travel with my wife.
Something you wish you had done, that you didn’t, while you were in school: Take ballroom dance and more foreign language classes.
One thing you were glad you did while you were at the U of A: Joined Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Advice you would offer students or new graduates: Send your resume everywhere and travel somewhere out of your comfort zone.
