b'version of me that wasnt even real.Now, she emphasizes honesty, openness, and acknowledging mistakes. People dont trust perfect, she said. They trust real. They trust human.She encouraged students to build identity capital by saying yes to opportunities that help them learn. Even if they dont look like what you imagined, she said. Especially if they dont.Kristen HadeedCLOSING WITH COURAGEBefore opening the floor for questions, Kristen left the audience with a message that captured the heart of her talk and set the tone for the discussion that followed:Give yourself the permission to screw up. Those moments are not the end of the story. Most of the time, theyre the moments that launch you where youre supposed to go. Kristen Hadeed with Business students SCHOOL OF BUSINESS WELCOMES TWOGina Johnson joins the School of Business as theThrough Logos & Markets, Professor Blazsik shares Administrative Assistant insights, resources, and educational content designed to foster mastery and efficiency in business processes. Gina Johnson started as the Administrative Assistant inLeveraging the SIM method, he plans to develop specialized October, and we are happy to have her as part of our team.business learning modules aimed at helping learners build Gina is married with two children and in her spare time sheskills systematically and master processes for long-term enjoys reading, baking, gardening, and spending time withsuccess. family. She says, I am very much appreciative to have the opportunity to work with such a wonderful faculty group andHis primary focus is on teaching finance, particularly financial look forward to what we can accomplish together. Go Berg!modeling, corporate finance, investments, and portfolio Fun fact: her favorite holiday is Halloween! management, while integrating professional certifications from the Financial Modeling Institute and the Corporate Andrew Blazik hired for Finance position Finance Institute into coursework. Assistant Professor Drew Blazsik holds an MBA in Finance,Outside the classroom, Professor Blazsik researches an MA in Economics, an MA in Criminal Justice, and a BAfinancial modeling pedagogy, corporate finance, Catholic in Economics, all from the University of Toledo. He is aeconomic ethics, monetary systems, central banks, and the Certified Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA)evolving role of cryptocurrency in global markets. He lives in and Certified Capital Markets & Securities Analyst (CMSA),Holland, Ohio, with his wife, Jessie, and their seven children.and he also holds the Advanced Financial Modeler (AFM) designation from the Financial Modeling Institute.Professor Blazsik is the creator of the Structured Immediate Method (SIM), an innovative, AI-resistant teaching process that emphasizes process mastery, immediate feedback, and applied learning in financial modeling. His approach is designed to prepare students for real-world finance roles and professional certifications by focusing on hands-on, sequential skill-building rather than memorization. He is also the founder of Logos & Markets, LLC, a platform dedicated to connecting finance, economics, and ethics in aGina Johnson Andrew Blazsikway that benefits both students and business professionals. 5 www.heidelberg.edu/school-of-business Fall 2025'