{"id":32099,"date":"2025-03-20T13:23:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/?p=32099"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:11:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T23:11:38","slug":"a-mind-for-business-and-a-desire-to-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/20\/a-mind-for-business-and-a-desire-to-excel","title":{"rendered":"A mind for business \u2014 and a desire to excel\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Growing up, Sai Kanishk Bathina moved around a lot. He was born in India, and his family moved to the United States when he was about 4 years old. By age 13, he had lived in eight different U.S. states. He started high school in Illinois but completed his junior and senior years in Issaquah, Washington.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now a senior at the University of Washington Bothell majoring in Business Administration with an emphasis on Leadership &amp; Strategic Innovation, he said he is grateful to call Washington state and the campus in Bothell his home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Bathina has lived in the Pacific Northwest longer than anywhere else, he is still on the move with a busy schedule and a desire to make the most out of his education \u2014 even as he prepares to graduate in the spring.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His parting advice to other students is to squeeze as much from their college experience as possible: \u201cIf you are interested in something, even slightly, it\u2019s better to just do it and try it out. The stakes are never so high that you can\u2019t drop something and pursue another opportunity later,\u201d Bathina said. \u201cBuilding your professional career starts on campus first, and you can really set yourself up to succeed and to grow if you\u2019re open to that and get involved as much as you can.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given his engagement in clubs, student government, internships and consulting, his advice is backed by personal (and professional) experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>An interest sparked<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In high school, Bathina found himself drawn to business classes, and he explored this further by joining DECA, formerly known as Distributive Education Clubs of America, a global organization that helps prepare students for business-related careers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI really like the idea of solving strategic problems and understanding how businesses function \u2014 not just at an operational level,\u201d he said, \u201cbut also at an executive level and the decision-making and strategy aspects of business.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His parents both have careers in business, and that, too, was an influence, he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Bathina began looking at colleges, he found just what he was looking for in UW Bothell \u2014 a tight-knit community with small class sizes that was close to home. He enrolled in autumn 2021 and immediately hit the ground running, seeking out extracurricular opportunities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his first year, he was a finance officer for the UW Blockchain Society, a tri-campus organization that provides education and engagement opportunities on all things blockchain. He also served as a campus peer coach but discovered he wanted to pursue other opportunities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so grateful that I got to be involved in peer coaching though, because I met some of my closest friends and connected with people across different majors. Emily Leonard and the rest of the Orientation &amp; Transition Program staff provided me the opportunity to grow and learn, especially when it came to finding a passion for helping other students find their place both on campus and beyond.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;If you are interested in something, even slightly, it\u2019s better to just do it and try it out. Building your professional career starts on campus first, and you can really set yourself up to succeed and to grow if you\u2019re open to that and get involved as much as you can.&#8221; <\/p><cite>Sai Kanishk Bathina, senior, Business Administration<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A niche discovered<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By his sophomore year, Bathina had discovered consulting as his desired niche in business. Together with two friends and recent graduates, he co-founded the Bothell Consulting Association, an on-campus organization aimed at introducing students to consulting as a career option and preparing them for it through an extracurricular curriculum focused on case studies, theoretical knowledge and real-world applications.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe really just wanted to bring the industry of consulting forward,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s such an incredible opportunity to learn, grow and develop. There\u2019s no other industry that really has you working across different projects on these high-level strategic problems. The breadth of experience and learning you get is unparalleled across industries. We wanted to bring to light the different pathways that consulting can provide as a career.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his senior year, Bathina also joined the Associated Students of the University of Washington Bothell as a senator for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School of Business<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cASUWB has been an eye-opening and transformative experience,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s helped me understand not just the strategic efforts and roles that different offices and departments play but also the actual measurable and tangible impacts you see in the lives of students that these different groups are impacting.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emily Park, ASUWB director of senate and a junior majoring in Law, Economics &amp; Public Policy, describes Bathina as an active member who has served on several committees and passionately advocated for student support.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have worked with Sai through the Bothell Consulting Association, as I am a member, and I noticed his initiative and how his passion for what he does shone through \u2014 especially during our first senate interview I hosted,\u201d Park said. \u201cSai was an incredible speaker, and I believe he has the ability to go above and beyond with his experience and work ethic.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Real-world experience<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Among his other extracurriculars, Bathina was a member of the School of Business Dean\u2019s Student Advisory Board and the campus\u2019 Student Technology Fund Committee. Some of his most impactful experiences during his time at UW Bothell, however, were the off-campus internships he pursued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Hackathon-8-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32104\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Hackathon-8-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Hackathon-8-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Hackathon-8-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Hackathon-8-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Hackathon-8-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bathina at the 2024 hackathon event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>His sophomore year, he interned as an innovation analyst in Costco\u2019s IT department, where he gained insight into how new technologies for the retail space are assessed and implemented. Last year, he started a second internship as a corporate citizen intern at Avanade, a company headquartered in Seattle that provides global IT consulting and other services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSai is plugged into all facets of corporate citizenship on a global level,\u201d said Margaret Doheny, USA &amp; Canada corporate citizenship lead for Avanade. \u201cHe contributes to our strategy, providing us with a great lens into the world of students and their perspectives.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This perspective, she added, was instrumental in bridging the partnership between UW Bothell and Avanade to sponsor last year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/24\/success-a-product-of-growth-and-collaboration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hackathon event<\/a>. \u201cSai is our direct connection to UW Bothell and one of our junior project managers for the hackathon program. Last year, he played a crucial role in facilitating and managing logistics for Avanade\u2019s first involvement in the AI Husky Hackathon,\u201d she said. \u201cHe introduced new perspectives by connecting the business school and enabling more clubs on campus to participate. His efforts contributed to making it the largest AI Husky Hackathon ever.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bathina has also been involved in multiple, high-level projects during his internship, including the Fuel Conference, a global networking and hackathon event hosted by Avanade. While engaging with executives as an intern has at times felt intimidating, he said, the internship has given him the growth and industry exposure he wanted to prepare him for life after graduation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of his biggest contributions was his work on sustainability reporting that placed Avanade in the 97th percentile for its sustainability work, Doheny noted. &#8220;He was responsible for developing and submitting our entire EcoVadis report, which achieved gold status this year thanks to his hard work and diligence.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSai&#8217;s internship has provided him with a unique advantage among his peers,\u201d she said. \u201cHe has demonstrated resilience and agility in the fast-paced tech world and has absorbed valuable lessons from connecting with Avanade leadership and working with a diverse team. His future in the industry looks exceptionally bright \u2014 and I have no doubt he will achieve great success in his career.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The next steps<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bathina is currently focused on preparing for this year\u2019s hackathon and is again serving on the UWB Hacks executive planning board, representing both UW Bothell and Avanade. He hopes this year\u2019s event will break last year\u2019s record attendance.&nbsp;The hackathon is entirely student-led, with more than 40 students active on the planning team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As he prepares for life post-graduation, he is also actively looking for the next opportunity that will launch his career. He&#8217;s keeping his options open and interested in anything from finance and consulting to business development and strategy.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGetting to be part of a small community like UW Bothell has opened up so many opportunities for me,\u201d Bathina said. \u201cSTF, the ASUWB Senate, the dean\u2019s advisory board, starting my own club and doing all these things \u2014 I don\u2019t think I would have been able to do all of it at a bigger university.\u00a0It also wouldn&#8217;t have been possible without the support of so many individuals, including my peers, professors and advisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeing on a smaller campus has really given me a way to impact the campus community at a larger scale where I can have a personal impact and hand in problem solving,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s shown me how we as a community can change things, and that\u2019s been a truly transformative experience.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From clubs and student government to internships and consulting, Business Administration major Sai Kanishk Bathina aims to make the most of the college experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121,"featured_media":32100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_is_archived":false,"_archived_contact_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[202,200,204,1],"tags":[],"school":[417],"class_list":["post-32099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-news","category-profiles","category-students","category-uncategorized","school-school-of-business"],"acf":{"related_links":{"toggle_visibility":false,"link_1":"","link_2":"","link_3":"","link_4":"","link_5":""},"highlight_box":{"toggle_visibility":false,"title":"","content":"","button":"","button_style":"angled-purple-button","button_screen_reader_text":""},"contact_type_1":{"toggle_visibility":true,"contact_title":"","email":"","phone":"","box":"","address_line_1":"","address_line_2":"","location":""},"contact_type_2":{"toggle_visibility":false,"contact_title":"","email":"","phone":"","box":"","address_line_1":"","address_line_2":"","location":""},"social_media":{"toggle_visibility":false,"facebook_url":"","instagram_url":"","linkedin_url":"","twitter_url":"","youtube_url":""},"blog_archive_sidebar_visibility":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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