By: Samantha J. Prince
Marques Ogden is Dickinson Law’s September Entrepreneur of the Month. He is a former NFL player who is now an author and keynote speaker. You can read more about him and his incredible comeback story in this excellent post written by Rachel Tunney, 2L.
From the moment Marques set foot on campus, students noticed his presence. They were so welcoming. His schedule for the day was full but at the last minute he offered to speak to our 1Ls at a Career Services talk on Professional Identity and Networking. The 1Ls were engaged and had lots of questions for him. Several of the students found him in the hall after the program to seek his advice regarding self-promotion and personal branding.
“Learn to leverage your inner circle.”
Next stop for Marques was lunch with Professor Stan Brand and several of our Entertainment and Sports Law students. Marques offered the students some great ways to penetrate the sports law market.
Our Business Law Society held a late afternoon event on Leadership & Entrepreneurship at which Marques was the featured speaker. The engagement was high and the attendance was robust! Marques is a master of knowing his audience. He challenged the students to envision themselves as successful attorneys. He fell into the traditional role of a “professor” using the Socratic method to cold call on students, and nobody seemed to stress about it. Marques was also enthusiastic and personable one-on-one. Several students stayed after his presentation to ask questions on growth and branding. Marques responded with advice and encouragement.
“I wish I would have consulted my legal team before my business went bankrupt.”
Feedback was great! Our own Professor Tiffany Jeffers referred to Marques as a “phenomenal professional growth expert” on Twitter.
Zach Gihorski, 3L, posted on LinkedIn: “Marques had an inspiring and powerful message. One of the best events the law school has hosted since I have been a student!”
In a conversation with me, Professor Stan Brand said that Marques offered the sports law students fantastic information and ideas as to how to break into the sports law market.
It was a great day and we are grateful that Marques could make the time to fulfill his Entrepreneur of the Month duties by spending the day on campus empowering our students.
