A Degree Gets Students Qualified.
Relationships Help Them Get Noticed.
Students may graduate knowing their field—but many still struggle with how to stand out, build professional relationships and turn conversations into career opportunities.
Rob Peters brings practical, real-world business experience to campus, giving students strategies they can use to become more memorable, network with greater purpose and approach their careers with confidence.
Rob is based in Massachusetts and available for entrepreneurship centers, business schools, career services offices, and student organizations across New England and nationwide, both in-person and virtually.
Rob's College Programs are designed for
- Career Services: Practical career-readiness programs that help students improve networking, professional positioning and relationship-building skills.
- Business Schools & Entrepreneurship Centers: Real-world business lessons that complement the classroom and help students understand how relationships, differentiation and personal reputation influence success.
- Student Organizations: Interactive professional-development programs designed to give students practical skills they can use on campus and beyond.
- Graduating Seniors & MBA Programs: Strategies for standing out, building a professional network and entering the marketplace with greater purpose.
- Orientation & First-Year Programs: An early introduction to relationship-building, personal reputation and the value of developing a professional network before students need one.
Who These Programs Are Designed For
College Speaking Programs
Program 2: Be the Only You: How to Stand Out Before You Graduate
Good grades and a strong résumé may get attention, but they don't automatically make someone memorable. Rob helps students identify what makes them different, communicate their value more clearly and develop a professional identity that helps them stand out to employers and other professional contacts.
Students walk away with:
A clearer understanding of what makes them professionally different
Practical ways to communicate their skills, experiences and value
Strategies for becoming more memorable to employers and professional contacts
Best for: Business schools, Career Services, entrepreneurship programs, graduating students and leadership organizations.
Program 1: The Referral Room: Networking That Creates Career Opportunities
Networking is more than collecting contacts or attending career fairs. Rob shows students how to approach professional events with purpose, start stronger conversations, follow up effectively and build relationships that can lead to internships, mentors, referrals and career opportunities.
Students walk away with:
A practical strategy for approaching networking and career events
Better ways to start conversations and build professional relationships
A follow-up process they can use after meeting employers, alumni and other contacts
Best for: Career Services, graduating seniors, MBA students, business programs and student organizations.
Why Colleges & Universities Book Rob
35 years of real-world entrepreneurial experience: not a career speaker with borrowed material, but a founder who built a business through the exact relationship-building strategies he teaches.
Content that works across majors: every program is built to help students regardless of their field of study, making it a fit for university-wide events, not just business school audiences
Practical, not just motivational: students leave with a specific framework and next step, not just inspiration
Author of The Small Business CEO's Playbook: bulk copies available for attendees as a takeaway that reinforces the talk
Flexible formats: available as a single class guest lecture, club meeting talk, keynote, or interactive workshop, in-person or virtual
Choose the Right Format for Your Students
Campus Keynote (45–60 Minutes): A high-energy presentation designed for larger student audiences, campus events, leadership programs and professional-development initiatives.
Interactive Workshop (Two Hours Minimum): A more hands-on format that gives students time to apply the concepts, practice strategies and leave with a clearer action plan.
Guest Lecture (30–60 Minutes): A flexible classroom or department-based presentation that connects Rob’s real-world business experience to career readiness, entrepreneurship and professional development.
Virtual Program (Flexible Format): An engaging option for online classes, remote student groups, career programs and multi-campus audiences.
Book Bundles: Copies of The Small Business CEO’s Playbook can be incorporated into selected programs to extend the learning beyond the presentation.
Bring Rob to Your Campus
Tell Rob about your students, your goals and the type of program you're planning. He'll help you determine which presentation and format best fits your audience.
Complete the form below or call 781-848-4235 Ext 700