The Pulteney StreetSurvey
Parallels
Working hard, playing hard and savoring the small things across the generations
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JETT WRIGHT ’23
Druid, Admissions Head O’Laughlin Ambassador and summer intern with the Kalamazoo Growlers
Student-athlete (tennis)
Work-study with HWS Office of Athletics Communications
Major: Media & Society, Entrepreneurial Studies
Hometown: Austin, Texas
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LOU KOVACS ’94
President at Octagon, the world’s leading sports and entertainment marketing and talent firm
Student-athlete (basketball)
Internship with the HWS Office of Sports Information
Major: English
Hometown:Yarmouth, Mass.
What’s the most important thing you learned from your first job? JW: The effect you can have by simply bringing a positive attitude daily. LK: Don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty.
Most important lesson from playing sports? JW: The way you carry yourself on and off the court has a ripple effect throughout the entire team. LK: The value of teammates and teamwork.
What brought you to HWS? JW: The community and potential to be mentored. LK: Basketball and the people I met while visiting.
What’s the most eye-opening course you took at HWS? JW: Labor, Race and Gender in the Making of America. LK: Prisons in America.
What’s your favorite sports team? JW: Anything Texas Longhorns. LK: Boston Celtics.
Favorite Saga dessert? JW: Boston cream pie. LK: Chocolate pudding.
If you could be a professional athlete, what sport would you play? JW: Soccer. LK: Basketball.
What advice would you give young student-athletes? JW: Enjoy the little things (post-practice meals, card games on the bus) — that’s what you will remember most. LK: Cherish every moment.
What’s the most exciting thing you’ve done since 2020? JW: Attended Game 5 of the 2022 World Series. LK: Sat greenside on 18th hole on Sunday at the Masters.
What are you most grateful for? JW: The support and love of my friends and family. LK: My family.
What’s the most important sports moment of the past 20 years? JW: The Chicago Cubs breaking the curse to win the 2016 World Series. LK: The 2004 ALCS.
What’s something you will never do again? JW: Let my sister convince me that she is a qualified barber. LK: Help produce a surprise U2 concert in Times Square.
What book would you bring to a desert island? JW: Open by Andre Agassi. LK: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.