About Me

Hi, my name is Tobias Manmano, but I prefer to go by Toby. I'm from Honolulu, Hawaii, currently studying at Oregon State University. I'm majoring in finance and accounting, with a minor in economics. Numbers have always been my forte, and this passion has driven me to pursue both finance and accounting. I'm eager to explore these fields' various career paths and find the one that best suits my skills and interests.

I've enrolled in this course primarily because it's required for my major, but I also see marketing as a powerful tool when done right. Every business needs marketing to operate and grow. It offers endless opportunities for exposure and promotion. We all market ourselves in different ways. Understanding marketing will be invaluable for my future career. By mastering these skills in this class, I aim to enhance my ability to effectively promote ideas, products, and myself, making it a crucial asset in my professional journey.

Other things about me are that I recently started a summer internship with New York Life, and I'm currently working towards obtaining my life and health insurance license in the next few weeks. Through this internship, I plan to gain insights into financial planning and explore it as a potential career path. We're also working on initiatives to connect with local public schools to enhance students' financial literacy. Many schools overlook this crucial topic, leaving students to learn through trial and error and external experiences.

One last thing is that I've always had a huge passion for photography since a fairly young age. I picked up a camera when I was only in the 5th grade but was quick to learn how to use it. All the way throughout my schooling I learned different techniques and editing skills that helped me start my own photography business when I was a junior in high school. I took landscapes, portraits, sports, and even sometimes street photography. Below are some photos that I've taken in the last couple of years.

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