Garvin also started talking to Perry about another critical life decision – whether she should go to graduate school or start working after graduation.
“We were talking mostly about MBAs and stuff, because I don’t have that. No one in my family really went to college, especially grad school,” Garvin said. “I don’t have that perspective of like, is the grad school degree helpful? Is it not? So we were able to talk about it and she was advising that I get it because it’s helpful where she works and she wishes she could have gotten it back then and everything. So it was really helpful.”
But it’s not all a one-sided support system. Garvin has provided Perry support as well.
“It’s not all about me either,” Garvin said. “I get updated on what’s going on with her at work and everything is very mutual.”
As President of the M Club, Perry shared a time last fall when Garvin supported her. Last fall, at the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Perry had to speak in front of hundreds of guests.
“I had shared with her the week before that I was nervous,” Perry said. “‘I have to stand up at this banquet. I have to talk. I was a little nervous about it.’ So the night of the banquet, I got an email from her, saying, ‘Hey, I know tonight is your big night. Knock it out of the park!’ or something like that.”
“She mentioned that public speaking wasn’t her favorite thing,” Garvin said. “I was like, ‘You got it. Hey, you’re good!’ Like, I mean, especially from my perspective, I’m like, ‘You’re my mentor. Like I think you could do anything.'”
The message meant a lot to Perry.
“I got that email and it just meant so much to me because she was helping me,” Perry said, “That’s awesome. The point is, is it really goes both ways. You learn a lot from your mentee as you know, it is just as rewarding for you as it is for them and maybe more.”
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