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Published Feb 20, 2020 Nash Williams is the President of The UCF Real Estate Club, which maintains an average weekly attendance of 50 members and supplies its members with access to internships, mentorships and a weekly speaker series at its meetings. Nash is also an associate at GroceryAnchored.com, a third-party technology and consulting service providing […]

San Antonio Spurs GM, CCG Executive and uBreakiFix CEO/co-founder Inducted   ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2020) – The UCF College of Business inducted San Antonio Spurs General Manager Brian Wright, ’06, CCG Executive Vice President of strategic partnerships Woody Walker, ’92 ’94 MBA, and uBreakiFix CEO/co-founder Justin Wetherill, ’07, at the college’s 21st Hall of […]

As the name explains, The Invitational is the UCF College of Business’ invite-only career fair, designed to connect top business students with employers and college partners seeking to fill internships within their organization. In this episode, Paul Jarley speaks with employers and recruiters to learn the best tactics to help you find your dream job. […]

A media darling of sorts, UCF economist Sean Snaith’s presentations across Central Florida tend to be an 80/20 mix of economic forecasting and comedy sketches. But the Director of the UCF Institute for Economic Forecasting means business – his forecasts have been named one of the nation’s most accurate. This episode takes a “behind-the-scenes” look […]

Always looking for new opportunities and challenges, Emily Irigoyen is a UCF Burnett Honors business student studying Management with a concentration in International Business and Human Resources. Emily is a current member of the CWEP program with Lockheed Martin and plans to graduate in the Spring of 2022. During her coursework at UCF, Emily has […]

Ashley Marshall is a College of Business alumnus who took the opportunity to expand her wealth of knowledge by studying abroad. Marshall graduated in Fall 2019, studying marketing with a minor in international business, and representing UCF as a Burnett Honors student. During her coursework at UCF, Ashley has had the opportunity to make a […]

In the midst of the longest economic recovery in American history, the big question is when the next recession will hit. With unemployment reaching record lows, job growth skyrocketing and consumer confidence at an all-time high, some economists see no end in sight for the expansion that began in 2009. On the other hand, manufacturing […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – Dubbed the “Women in Black (W.I.B.),” students Christina Acosta, Mallory Buday, Kaitlyn Studdard, Madisen Tanchin and Sarah Zorabedian did not fight aliens. Instead, they fought revenue losses and market threats to win the Fall 2019 Great Capstone Case Competition on Dec. 6 with their plan to renovate in-store cafes at Target and […]

Two members of UCF’s Professional Selling Program (PSP), Jessica Lupo and Ben Wagner, won the team championship at the National Sales Challenge at William Patterson University, marking the fourth national championship win for the PSP. During this 3-day event, student competitors engage in a series of challenges where they role-play different sales scenarios with corporate […]

A lot of people don’t really like change. But can they be coached or managed through the change process to understand and truly appreciate its benefits in the workplace? Guest host Thad Seymour, Interim President of UCF, introduces a panel of staff members from Addition Financial to discuss their recent re-brand initiative and what they […]