Rory Sullivan

In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?

If you’re willing to work harder than everyone you know for one summer in college, you will land the career of a lifetime after you graduate.

How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?

Immediately. Running at business in college was the foundation to running my own business after college. The skills I acquired from College Works Painting transferred perfectly into the financial services industry.

What do you want to tell your clients about what it meant to work with them and how it has helped you get to where you are today?

Tom and Chris Lione. These gentlemen had a beautiful home which was a pleasure to paint. They were the type of clients that had lunch, gatorades, etc for us every day and had a nice thank you gift after we were done painting their home. They have become clients of mine through my Financial Planning business and still are my favorite clients.

What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?

Always look out for the best interest of your clients and do what you say you’re going to do- FOLLOW THROUGH. Credibility and integrity are huge when you’re an entrepreneur. You will lose your credibility quicker than you can ever imagine if you don’t follow execute on promises to clients.

How have the friendships and networks you built during CW affected you?

I became friends with people I would never have considered hanging out with through this internship. You will build long lasting friendships with people who went through the same experience you did. There is a large amount of mutual respect through those friendships.

If you had to come up with a one line slogan for CW, what would it be?

As I said above: Most internships develop work through people, College Works Painting develops people through work.