The speaker, Andy Cohen, begins his commencement address at Washington University by warmly greeting the graduates and audience. He humorously recounts his experiences from the previous night, including doing shots with the chancellor and meeting students at local bars. He then shares a personal anecdote about his first, indirect speaking engagement for the university, where he was hired to ghostwrite a speech for a news anchor years ago.
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“Take a little of the pressure off yourselves and broaden your scope of what success is.. Success isn’t about becoming a ceo in your twenties.. It’s not having a million followers on TikTok Tok. It’s not having an exact plan for your future. Success from today forward will instead come from knowing who you are, who your friends are, and following your dreams.”
Coming from a long line of WashU graduates, @bravoandy returned home to St. Louis to add his own chapter to the family legacy.
The Emmy Award-winning host, producer and bestselling author took the stage at WashU’s 165th Commencement, bringing humor, honesty and a powerful reminder to #WashU26 that success isn’t always linear and there is power in paving your own path.
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Good morning, everybody. Good morning, graduates. Rank you, chancellor. Graduates, I have been immersing myself in WashU. Last night, I did shots with chancellor Martin. And I had a chance to meet some of you at the Shamrock downtown and at Blueberry Hill. And my assessment is, class of 2026, you are brilliant. No, this isn't my first WashU speaking gig. Years ago, I was hired by a news anchor to write a speech that she was delivering right here at WashU. Now, I don't remember what it was about, but I remember the paycheck, and I remember that my mom had friends in the audience who described it as
