One student that came taking in all the resources college has to offer is now helping other college students reach their fullest potential. Meet Cherise McAdoo, a proud Detroit, Michigan native who is a senior majoring in marketing and minoring in entrepreneurship at the Home By The Sea, Hampton University.
McAdoo’s entrepreneur spirit focuses on personal development. Her company, Resourceful Reese, prepares and encourages students on their academic and professional journey through workshops, conferences, and one-on-one sessions. She specializes in personal branding through resume building, LinkedIn creation & rebranding, along with career mapping.
Have you ever met a current college student who helps current college students reach their dreams of catching an internship or getting accepted into graduate school? Well, McAdoo did not wait to after she graduated from college to start this.
Her friends actually admire the fact that she invests so much of her time in helping other young people who are ambitious and have dreams of being their best professional self. “She uses the mentality that says, “I got mine now let me help others get theirs as well” and that’s a beautiful thing,” stated boyfriend, Blake Porter.
Her Best Friend, Alexis McCullough, thinks she is quiet different compared to others their same age. “She’s found herself at such a young age, which most people don’t get to say at age 20 or 21. She’s just really grounded in herself and has found her true purpose in life.”
McAdoo’s entrepreneur spirit focuses on personal development. Her company, Resourceful Reese, prepares and encourages students on their academic and professional journey through workshops, conferences, and one-on-one sessions. She specializes in personal branding through resume building, LinkedIn creation & rebranding, along with career mapping.
McAdoo is no new face to campus involvement at the Land By the Sea, Hampton University. She serves on the student recruitment team, a Dr. William R. Harvey Executive Presidential Fellow, Sigma Beta Delta Honors Society, Mu Kappa Tau Honors Society, and Q.U.E.E.N Committee Board. Throughout her collegiate matriculation McAdoo has had the pleasure of serving as a campus ambassador for Fortune 500 companies such as Quicken Loans, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Bloomberg BNA.
Being young is not a hindrance to McAdoo and what she does. Her boyfriend, Blake Porter has seen her passion for students displayed up close and in person. “The most intriguing thing about Resourceful Reese is the passion exemplified in her work. She genuinely cares about each of her students, and continues to track their success in all future endeavors.” Her loved ones have watched her tune into her talents and skills from an early age. “Cherise researches information and works to tailor her services to custom fit the needs of her clients. Cherise developed superb networking skills at a young age and has used those skills both personally and professionally,” stated mother, Noricka Greyer.
Currently Resourceful Reese has grown into a company with twenty consistent clients built up within the last six months. Friend Jailynn Cotton is happy to have witnessed the growth of McAdoo’s company. “Resourceful Reese has come leaps and bounds from where it started and she has not forgotten where she came from nor has she gotten on her high horse,” stated Cotton.
The company offers professional development and coaching, social & dining etiquette, and motivational speaking as well. The best accomplishment for McAdoo personally has to be seeing students who came to her discouraged find their dream internship. She also loves seeing student’s progress from being nervous about applying to graduate or professional schools to actually getting in. “There is no greater feeling than knowing that I was able to encourage and bring out that inner confidence while also branding them as a young professional,” stated McAdoo.
McAdoo is good at switching up what she does. It even surprises her friends at times. McAdoo will begin her career at Linkedin as a Global Sales Associate in Chicago, Illinois in October 2018. “For years she interned in an Investment Bank and I was so sure that she would pursue a career in finance. Therefore, when she told me that she accepted a sales role at LinkedIn, I was extremely shocked,” stated best friend, Alexis McCullough.
You can keep up with Resourceful Reese on Instagram at @resourcefulreese and her website at www.resourcefulreese.com.
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