“Algonquin is More Than Learning – It’s Doing”, says Grad Alex Hosselet

Posted on Monday, December 10th, 2012

Does post-secondary education train a person to make their mark on the world, or is there something deeper that qualifies someone as memorable?

“Everyone is capable of accomplishing great and impressive things, but a small minority push themselves hard enough to deliver that,” says Alex Hosselet, Algonquin alumni. “Algonquin College taught me that.”

A graduate of the Business-Marketing and Business-Management and Entrepreneurship programs, Hosselet began his career as the Algonquin campus program coordinator for Leave the Pack Behind, a campaign to help students quit smoking. At the same time he also served as web marketing assistant and events team lead for Algonquin Student’s Association.

After graduating he worked as a marketing coordinator for T-Base Communications; currently he is the Marketing Manager for Momentus, a digital marketing agency, and he is a member of the Algonquin College Alumni Advisory Committee.

Hosselet says he plans on being with Momentus for a very long time. “With my career secured, I’ve got time to participate in more community events – both networking and charity functions. I’d like to continue developing my local involvement in that regard,” he says. In ten years, he hopes to be known for his work in developing the Ottawa community.

“I see myself as being a crucial influencer in my agency and the Ottawa business scene,” Hosselet says.

It was as soon as during his first year of a three-year program when he began to feel like not merely a student, but a businessman. “You become what you say you are,” says Hosselet. “By putting yourself in situations that you might think are over your head, you learn, adapt and succeed.

“There are four people that were crucial in my development at Algonquin: Jeremy McQuigge, Wayne McIntyre, Phil Jones, and Bill Garbarino,” Hosselet says.

Jones, the coordinator for Business-Management and Entrepreneurship, according to Hosselet was the first person to really see his potential. Garbarino, the coordinator for Business—Marketing ‘ran him through the gauntlet,’ thus sharpening his skills, Hosselet says.

McQuigge, another graduate of SME and employee at Algonquin, offered his advice and friendship since Hosselet’s very first semester, and McIntyre, director of Student Support Services, gave Hosselet not only support but employment.

“My time in the business programs at Algonquin College gave me the skills, technique and practice to jump right into the career of my dreams,” says Hosselet. “Algonquin is more than learning – it’s doing.”

Author: Christine Kokic, Algonquin Journalism Alumni

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