My name is Eric Cogan, I am a senior at the University of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business studying small business management and accounting. I currently am part owner of two local small businesses. Paradise Shaved Ice operates in the Pacific Northwest May-September, specializing in sporting and music events. I hope for this to become the premier shaved ice business in the Pacific Northwest in the next 7-10 years. Grass Roots Landscaping LLC is a small landscaping firm operating mostly in the Eugene/Springfield metropolitan area with the goal of eventually servicing the entire Willamette Valley.

My Eportfolio contains four sections: Understanding of effective leadership models, Understanding and working with others, Understanding and managing self, and Effective professional communication. It is meant to demonstrate my progression towards becoming an effective and eventually great leader.