Initially looking into Influential U, I was skeptical about how a course focused on business professionals with eyes on growth and individual promotion correlated with my career in city government. What brought me in was the discussion about personalities and how I would learn more about interacting successfully to help influence a department or city objective. Not only did the fundamentals teach me just that, but through every session, I gleaned tools that have helped me become an efficient, effective, functional team player who can (and has) exceeded personal and professional goals.