
Marguerite Stocker
Director, College Store
Brookdale Community College
Brookdale Community College
Director, College Store
I run a college bookstore.
Running a bookstore does not allow for a "typical day". While I do sales numbers on a daily basis, we service so many customers (students, faculty, staff, community) and each of those customers is unique so each day poses unique problems and solutions. I really enjoy both the numbers aspect of my job as well as the customer service end of it. It feels good to get up from my desk and help people!
Here's the first step for college students
Many people coming out of college don't necessarily set a goal to be a store manager. However many may want to start their own business. I am very much like a small business owner. The first step to being a successful small business owner is to be an organized planner.
"I didn't know enough about investing so they would rather hear from my father than me. Silly, because I knew a lot more than my peers since I grew up in the business."