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- 15 Jun 2021
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Keeping Hourly Workers Focused on the Stock, Not the Clock
difference,’” says Dave Bangert (MBA 2005), who became CEO of the company shortly after the program was introduced. Some employees were able to pay pressing bills, while others invested in cows for their farm or saved for View Details
- 22 Sep 2023
- News
Capital Connection
professional fix-and-flipper, someone accumulating a portfolio of single-family rentals, or somebody buying a 200-unit housing complex, strip mall, or small hotel. They often need capital in the $1 million... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details
- 11 Oct 2023
- News
Soldier On
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes In November of 2022, 33-year-old Phillip Jones (MPA/MBA 2021) was elected mayor of Newport News, Virginia, where he had spent part of his childhood. The son of two Air Force veterans, he served six years in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Case Study: The Home Team
Illustration by Jon Krause Illustration by Jon Krause Brendan Kennealey (MBA 2006) wasn’t even searching for a business idea. A couple of years ago, the Wilmington, Delaware, native met up with an old friend who’d bought a new house. Over dinner this friend enumerated... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
Spangler Family Gift Endows New Campus Center
keeping with the Georgian style of architecture that we see on much of the campus." The building will provide a central location for a variety of functions now spread... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
The Exchange: Same Great Price, Now with Fewer Chips
what might lead a brand to try to disguise a price hike.—JMF John, can you give us some historical context to explain this phenomenon? John Gourville: The first instance of shrinkflation that I found was in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor
Cedric Bobo (MBA 2004) was bitten by the business bug at the age of eight, when he visited his mother, who was a secretary at FedEx’s Memphis office. “I was drawn to the creative, all-hands-on-deck energy of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 16 May 2024
- News
On the Job
draw on in her leadership of Black Opal Beauty and Fashion Fair cosmetics, two storied brands for people of color that she purchased in 2019 with Cheryl Mayberry McKissick.... View Details
Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Case Study: Staking a Claim
Illustration by Nhung Lê Kate Terry (MBA 2005) knows that no one attends their fifth-grade career fair and comes home hoping to pursue a career in insurance—but that’s exactly where she wound up. “I really fell in love with it,” she says. As cofounder and CEO of... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
west. The southern region of the United States gained about 1 million new residents in 2018, for example—a higher figure than any other region in the country—according to data from the US Census Bureau. These spots offer less expensive... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings
- 07 Jul 2023
- News
A Community Hunger Solution with Global Ambitions
Every evening on the streets of Pune, in western India, a 67-year-old man offers food to the people in his community in need of a meal. He’s a community leader in the Robin Hood Army, a no-funds volunteer... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)
the fact that it is sustainable and eco-friendly, immediately struck a chord with her, and the idea to create a luxury brand was born! After two years of research and hard work, we officially launched MAYU... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Buy Big, Sell Small
brands and SKUs,” she says. Shruti, who graduated at the top of her class at the Indian Institute of Technology and had experience in consulting and impact investing, came to... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Task Force
Monroy can make that claim. Based in Mexico City, Zubale crowdsources the expensive and inefficient task of merchandising, using its app to connect independent contractors with major brands looking for the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Marquis Jet Takes Off
a visit to Richard Santulli, chairman and CEO of NetJets, who showed them the door in less than thirty minutes. Recalls Allard: “Rich basically said, ‘Why should I give my brand to a bunch View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Action Plan: To the Letter
brand identity, Chacko says, worldwide representation is essential. A brand’s visual identity—its logo, colors, and, of course, fonts—is more important than ever in the fast-paced digital world, Chacko... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Carlos A. Saladrigas: Hardworking Optimist
Three dollars in cash, six changes of clothing, five bottles of rum, and a box of cigars. These were the items that belonged to 12-year-old Carlos Saladrigas when he arrived in... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 26 Jan 2022
- News
Making Peace with Anger
benefit of what a school brand or image can bring to people, I had a lot caught up in that. And this process made me realize that I needed to be a father to my boys, for the boys that they were and not the... View Details