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MARY S. PEAKE FELLOWSHIP
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– Tom Warger, CEO |
“Success in the Peake Fellowship for me was measured by my passion and effort to make a connection and significant impact with the local businesses I worked with during the year.”
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Peake selected Tim as a Fellow after he graduated from Emmanuel College in 2016.
“The most exciting part of being a Fellow is using the Peake tools and training to guide my local business clients so they succeed through social media.”
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Peake selected Em as a Fellow after they graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 2013.
“It was such an honor working with the Peake team and learning from the Peake team.”
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Peake selected Colleen as Support Team Lead after she completed her service as a U.S. Marine officer leading Female Engagement Teams in Afghanistan.
Peake Fellowship Overview
- Recent Graduates
- Returning Veterans
- Military Spouses
- Social media-based outreach and engagement
- Community commerce-based innovation of products and services
- Cloud-based operations software
- Cybersecure grassroots use of big data and artificial intelligence
Attributes of a Peake Fellow and Post-Fellowship Professional Paths
- Commitment to continuously learn from people and new experiences.
- Proven ability to communicate effectively, collaborate on a team, make an impact, and be accountable.
- Online research skills and attention to detail.
- Passionate motivation to help local businesses grow, create jobs, and strengthen each community they serve.
You will be:
- Peake field certified on best practices for local businesses in outreach & engagement, community commerce, operations, and cybersecurity.
- Accomplished as a professional consultant leading new client outreach, strategy development, campaign management, and behavior change for businesses across multiple market categories.
- Recognized for achieving measurable revenue growth with local business leaders.
- Experienced in disaster preparedness and incident response best practices for local businesses.
- Distinguished for employment & advanced studies throughout your career.
While the Post-Fellowship careers that Fellows ultimately pursue vary widely, Accepted Candidates most often see themselves on five Post-Fellowship Professional Paths:
- Social Enterprise & Business Leadership – Interest in business and/or business school.
- Strategy & Operations Leadership – Interest in leading business strategy and operations efforts.
- Marketing Leadership – Interest in digital marketing or large-scale marketing based on an understanding of local community demand and demographics.
- Technology & Society Leadership – Interest in Sustainable & Inclusive Growth through Networked AI & Big Data, cybersecure ecommerce, and data science.
- Community Organizing & Public Leadership – Interest in communities, movements, and grassroots causes.
Core Values of a Peake Fellow
Fellows distill their shared beliefs into six simple expressions:
- I believe in being part of a next generation of high-integrity, ethical community leadership where members upskill each other to accomplish progress that would be impossible otherwise.
- I believe in strengthening communities through local businesses and innovation in a world of ecommerce and global competition.
- I believe helping businesses grow begins with understanding what their strengths are, what they most want, and what they most need.
- I believe the core of the Fellowship is professional and personal growth for me, as a Fellow, and commercial growth for the communities and businesses that I serve.
- I am an independent thinker and I am confident in my training, tools, and ability to take initiative.
- I want to be part of a successful ongoing collaboration with local businesses that depends on past and future Fellows.
Business Tracks and Skill Sets from the Peake Fellowship
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A FELLOW’S UNIQUE JOURNEY: MEASURING THE FELLOWSHIP’S PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL IMPACT
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