Andrew Mortensen and Patrick Olson
Recorded
September 30, 2022
31:39 minutes
0:00 / 0:00
Id:
ddf000585
Description
Andrew Mortensen (31) talks with his colleague Patrick Olson (33) about the bike trip he took across the United States, through Mexico, Central America, and South America, ending in Patagonia. He talks about raising awareness and advocating for The Trevor Project and LGBTQ+ youth during that trip. He also talks about his experience at the McCombs School of Business.Subject Log / Time Code
AM talks about what led him to pursue his MBA at the McCombs School of Business and talks about being drawn to Austin, Texas.
AM talks about the inclusiveness of the McCombs community and feeling welcomed by that community.
AM talks about working at an airline at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
AM talks about how he felt when he learned he had been accepted to McCombs. He also talks about his decision to defer enrollment for a year.
AM talks about deciding to bike across the United States. He talks about the two friends who he lost to suicide and about the other events that led to his decision to take that trip.
AM shares how he raised awareness to support The Trevor Project, an LGBTQ+ suicide prevention organization.
AM talks about deciding to continue his trip to travel through Mexico, Central America, and South America, ending in Patagonia.
AM talks about what he thought about during his trip. He talks about planning and logistics and about the questions he asked himself about how he wanted to live his life.
AM talks about some of the lessons he learned from his trip.
AM talks about how he would communicate and navigate during his trip and about learning more Spanish while traveling.
AM talks about people he met during his trip, including the ship captain who invited him to stay on their boat.
AM talks about how his trip affected his expectations of his time at McCombs School of Business.
AM talks about his plans for the future.
AM talks about what he would like to say to LGBTQ+ youth who might be struggling.
Participants
- Andrew Mortensen
- Patrick Olson