Bubbling with eternal sunshine and brimming with zeal, sophomore Ruby Kang is in the fast lane towards a bright future. Involved and inspired — she has caught our eye with her can-do attitude! We got the opportunity to sit down and chat with the current Marketing Director of Innovate to learn more about her life.
Name: Ruby Kang
Year: Sophomore
Major(s): accounting and finance
Organization(s): PRISM, Sigma Kappa, and Innovate
Leadership Position: Marketing Director of Innovate
Q- What is Innovate?
Ruby: It’s a living-learning community focused on entrepreneurship. Innovate is made up of a set of bright and determined students from diverse backgrounds, majors, etc. They are facilitated with resources and staff to pursue starting a company, if they wish, or to just simply be immersed in the culture.
Q- As Marketing Director, what is your role?
Ruby: My role goes beyond what most people consider as marketing. It is not just social media like Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. I work to establish the brand and message of Innovate and make sure to stay true to it.
Q- Do you feel as though this has helped you to explore your interests and/or possible career?
Ruby: Absolutely! It helped to expand my idea of future career choices. Honestly, the possibilities are endless. Initially going into college, I had a pretty narrow idea of what I could pursue —but by being exposed to networking — I feel as though there is kind of no limit.
Q- What about personal growth?
Ruby: I think that by being involved with Innovate, PRISM and a sorority, I have been able to gain knowledge and abilities like I never thought I would. I really had to develop time management skills and make difficult decisions on where my priorities lie. Also, becoming responsible and accountable for myself have been some things I have come to learn. But, in the end I believe it has helped me to mature and grow as an individual.
Q- At the end of a long day, what do you feel keeps you motivated?
Ruby: Passion, definitely. Not only my own personal passion, but also the people around me. Innovate works closely with Apex Systems Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship here at Virginia Tech, and when I see how much the staff there puts in so much of their time and efforts into everything they do —I just know that I want to put forth everything I’ve got to create something and something that matters… something that creates change.