The Real World 101 Team
Patricia Hudak
Founder and CEO
Patricia Hudak (25) is the founder and CEO of Real World 101. Through Real World 101, Patricia aims to help the next generation of young adults make better decisions in their twenties and beyond. The mission of Real World 101 is to prepare college students and recent college graduates for life after college. Through innovative care packages and online media, Real World 101 educates young adults in areas of post-college life, such as personal finances, health and fitness, career, social life, travel and entertainment, and home life.
Patricia launched Real World 101 after graduating from college and finding herself mired in the debt of student loans, and not quite sure what to do with herself. She created Real World 101 as the organization she would have liked to have when she graduated to smooth the transition from college to the real world.
She is a graduate of New York University with bachelors' degrees in marketing and management from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business.
Bertrand Gervais
Vice President of University Relations
Bertrand Gervais is an author, speaker, and award-winning entrepreneur. He is one of the founders of www.placefinder.com a website that helps college students find off-campus housing. In 2005, Bert seized the moment by winning $5,000 in seed money and first place honors at Binghamton University’s annual business plan competition.
He was also selected the East Coast Student Entrepreneur of the year in both 2006 and 2007 by the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. But most importantly, Bert has been recognized for his service. In 2005 he was awarded the Binghamton Student Leader of the Year award for his efforts in coordinating Hurricane Katrina Relief effort.
Today Bert can be found evangelizing the message of his new book Who’s in Your Top Hive: How to Find Your Success Mentors or featured as a guest speaker on the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour. He has spoke in over 27 cities across the United States and touched thousands of lives. He recently sold his first company and is starting a new venture in the education space. He has been featured in USA Today, Young Money magazine and Fox News affiliates. He has been profiled in the book Millennial Leaders as one of the top Gen Y leaders in the country. He has accomplished all of this all before his 25th birthday. Having been born in Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the world, Bert quickly realized the value of seizing opportunities and encourages his peers to do the same.