At only 24, Nick Laborde spends his days СAPPspinning a hundred different plates.СAPP
Laborde leads a global team of programmers, artists, producers, and composers as CEO of , the video game development company he started while earning his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Management at the СAPP.
A management degree allowed Laborde to pursue his passion СAPP video games СAPP from a different angle.
СAPPThere are so many smart programmers and smart artists that could make really great things but donСAPPt want to do the business side,СAPP Laborde said. СAPPI was always attracted to that element of how can we make our organizations run better, how can we figure out better processes, how can we ultimately work together to make games better in the end because we have a healthier corporate culture or a better production process.СAPP
Laborde, a Central Louisiana native, enrolled at UL Lafayette as a computer science student but switched his major before his first semester began in 2012.
СAPPI wrote four lines of code and then realized it wasnСAPPt for me,СAPP he said. СAPPI knew I wasnСAPPt an artist either, so I thought, СAPPwell maybe I can find the people and manage people and run a game group that way.СAPP
СAPPI ended up falling in love with everything I learned in my business education.СAPP
The B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration strives to provide management students with a superior business foundation with core courses in communications, marketing, accounting, finance, leadership, economics, ethics, and business law.
And now that program is offered 100-percent online.
Whether attending online or on-campus, like Laborde, students graduate with the skills needed for success in any industry and a variety of roles.
Management graduates are also well positioned to pursue their Master of Business Administration degree, which is exactly what Laborde did.
СAPPIn the vast majority of my MBA classes, it was all concepts that had been touched on in one form or another in my undergrad,СAPP he said. СAPPObviously, theyСAPPre a different level of challenge, but I felt like I had such a strong foundation for my MBA because of all the classes I took in my management program.СAPP
Laborde has been able to build Raconteur, as well as a consulting business, on the cornerstones laid by the real-world business education he received.
He said professors like Dr. Mark Smith, management department head, and Dr. Denis Boudreaux, economics and finance, delivered life-long lessons through the lens of their experiences.
СAPPI think everyone brings something to the table, whether you have 30 years or five years of experience, but the professors on the higher end of real-world experience had a very unique way of breaking content down that felt very practical,СAPP Laborde said. СAPPThey had a lot of influence in the way I run my businesses today.СAPP
And as Laborde advises other entrepreneurs and small business owners to help grow their businesses, that influence is spreading across Louisiana.
If you want to expand your career opportunities, consider earning your business degree in management online with the СAPP. Request information today to get started.