Kiki's Weekly

“Privilege is like a wind at my back propelling me forward.” When Collins begins Part III he discusses the wide-reaching impact that being born on the third base has in providing advantages to young business people. He compares the wind pushing him forward to the assistance of family finances in helping fresh out of college students begin their lives. Whether it be the downpayment on a rented apartment or a portion of the money to start their own business, it is money unattached to debt, which not many people are lucky to start off with. Most people graduate from college with the heavy weight of college loans that they spend the first years of their careers working to pay back. On the other hand, those whose parents cover the cost of their higher education spend the first few years of their career earning a salary that goes toward their livelihood. The important point that Collins is trying to make is not only the immense privilege of having a large step ahead of everyone from family ...

TO:              Professor Clark Hansen, CEO, AMDP FROM:        Yakira Matisonn DATE:         March 11, 2019 SUBJECT: Investment Recommendation Memo: Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Co. As per your request, I have found a company I am optimistic about that I urge you to consider for investment: Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee (LTHC). Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee is a coffee company that grows and cultivates its coffee beans in Kivu, Rwanda. Their handcrafted coffee gives employment to hundreds of Rwandan families and satisfies avid coffee addicts with a delicious brew. In addition, LTHC has an initiative that raises funds to support victims of abuse and provides health care to the Kivu community. Below you will find a reminder of AMDP’standards, and details about LTCH that demonstrate why it fulfills the criteria specified by the fund. AMDP S...

I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I’m not a particular fan of modern contemporary art. I personally do not think that splashes of paint or crooked drawn lines on a canvas express anything other than a talent for scheming society into paying thousands of dollars for something a toddler could draw. That being said, it was quite a quirky experience. We walked in and it was a bunch of old people. It smelled musky (very weird yet distinct) and the people were all dressed very vintage.  It was a small room will several paintings all of which I thought were pointless because they were variations of lines on the canvases. I was more intrigued when I went to the back room. In this room there were more interesting pieces that had stories behind them. For example:     This piece was made by an artist who was undergoing cancer treatment. His painting demonstrates the way in which both the cancer and the treatment slowly kills the body. This piece was ...

TO:              Professor Clark Hansen, CEO, AMDP FROM:        Yakira Matisonn DATE:         March 1, 2019 SUBJECT: Investment Recommendation Memo Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee (LTHC) was founded in 2005 by Jonathan Golden. Their mission statement is “craft beautiful coffee, Create purposeful work, Cultivate flourishing communities.” This Atlanta based coffee shop has locations in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Massachusettes and prides itself on its handcrafted specialty coffee. With that, their coffee has placed in the top 5% of specialty coffee in the industry. What sets it apart from the rest is that all of their coffee beans are cultivated in Kivu, Rwanda. They took over an old coffee set up which wasn’t paying its employees on time. Now, under the workship of LTHC, these Rwandan employees thrive off of their in...