Category Archives: College News

ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 13, 2018) – A multimillion-dollar company run by UCF College of Business alumnus Justin Wetherill, ’07 is taking student ideas back to the boardroom after five students won top honors and $2,500 at the Fall 2018 Great Capstone Case Competition. More than 600 students in 120 teams accepted the challenge of proving […]

Featured Guests: Sean Snaith – Director, UCF Instiute for Economic Competitiveness Don Unser – Retail President Anand Krishnamoorthy – Associate Professor of Marketing Jahir Hernandez – Student, Former Old Navy employee Tina Hand – Dean’s Assistant Jessica Dourney – Assistant Director of Outreach and Engagement Episode Transcription:   Paul Jarley:                         Black Friday used to sound like […]

Posted Nov. 15, 2018   ORLANDO, Fla. – Could a horrible boss make you a better leader? A new University of Central Florida study suggests abuse and mistreatment by those at the top of an organization do not necessarily lead to continued abusive behavior by lower-level leaders. When offered leadership opportunities, prior victims of workplace […]

Out of 60 top student-led ventures around the globe, three from UCF were invited to join Blackstone and Techstars in New York City for the 2018 Blackstone LaunchPad Techstars Training Camp to gain extensive first-hand experience, meet with renowned mentors and expand their business and economic knowledge. During the two-day conference happening Wednesday, Nov. 7 […]

Featured Guests: Stan Horton – Former Enron Executive; President & CEO, Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP Scott Keith – Regional President, North & Central Florida Region, BB&T Marshall Schminke – BB&T Professor of Business Ethics (Management) Robert Folger – Distinguished Alumni Endowed Professor in Business Ethics Merrell Bailey – Managing Partner, Your Caring Law Firm Episode Transcription:   Stan Horton:                      […]

Featured Guests: Cindy Barth – Editor, Orlando Business Journal Grant Heston – Chief of Staff and Vice President for Communications & Marketing, UCF Rick Brunson – Associate Instructor, UCF Nicholson School of Communication & Media Episode Transcription:   Paul Jarley:                         It makes you believe there’s no such thing as truth. Grant Heston:                   There’s a lot […]

Featured Guests: Jesse Wolfe – Founder / President, O’Dang Hummus Cameron Ford – Director, UCF Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Michael Pape – Dr. Phillips Entrepreneur in Residence; Lecturer, Management Donna Mackenzie – Executive Director, StarterStudio Carol Ann Dykes Logue – Site Manager, UCF Business Incubator Episode Transcription:   Voice:                                “If you build it, he will come.” […]

Featured Guests: Erik Kohler – The “Voice” of UCF Football Carolyn Massiah – Associate Chair, Department of Marketing & Associate Lecturer, Marketing Yael Zemack-Rugar – Assistant Professor of Marketing Nick Riggle – Philosopher, Author of On Being Awesome: A Unified Theory of How Not to Suck Episode Transcription:   Paul Jarley:                         Today’s biggest viral sensation isn’t a cat […]

Featured Guests: Danny White – UCF Athletic Director Richard Lapchick – Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program Ben Noel – Executive Director, Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy Tony Schiller – Executive Vice President and Partner, Paragon Marketing Group Abiel Payano – President, UCF Gaming Knights Episode Transcription:   Paul Jarley: You remember that, right? Well, video games […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – Paul Jarley, dean of the UCF College of Business, announced a restructuring of the Dean’s Office and welcomed a new member to his leadership team as part of a restructuring plan to better implement the goals of the college. “It has taken me a while to think through the changes I wanted […]