Riley Soward is a sophomore at Boston College and a founder of Campus Insights, a startup that assists companies with UX/UI testing and marketing research among college student users. Riley is warm, energetic and a constant learner; he might be just starting out, but he was just selected as one of Boston's top 25 founders under 25.
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Now to some of us it feels like everyone on campus is selling their startup to Google, and you are there on your couch eating ramen noodles. You must be wondering: is it real? How do you start a career in startups? Most importantly, how do you do it?

Whenever I ask people about their favorite part of college, the answer is almost always the same: "Awesome people!" Well, I agree -- college is a time when you are surrounded by so many brilliant and passionate people; your professors, your classmates, your resident assistants, and pretty much everyone is a genius. There is so much energy and joy on campus!
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So, everyone around you seems to be passionate about something, yet few people actually turn their passion into sustainable professional success. How do you build a career in a field that you are passionate about? How do you turn your interests into clear success down the line? In the next few posts, I will talk about the link between passion and action in a few fields, starting with my personal favorite field of public health today