Alumni Spotlight — Christina Martin ’92
Christina Martin, a 1992 UCF alumna, is passionate about the Knights and paying it forward. Now as the Executive Director of Marketing at USAA Bank, she is still grateful for the scholarship she received while studying marketing as an undergrad in the College of Business. In fact, it inspired her and her husband, Bill, […]
‘Financial Independent Partners’ Team Wins Summer 2021 Capstone Competition
By Maria Pacheco and Lesley Crews The champions of the summer semester’s Great Capstone Case Competition won over the judges with their proposal for sponsor FAIRWINDS Credit Union to implement a new communications strategy and add branches in growing areas of Central Florida. The Financial Independent Partners Team of Julio Allen, Spencer Dubay, Matthew […]
Is Shrinkflation Really a Thing?
Find yourself asking “Where’s the beef?” when you order a burger these days? You could be a victim of “Shrinkflation.” Rising demand post-pandemic and disrupted supply chains are impacting many of the goods and foods we consume. Will we be getting less of a product for the same price as companies try to protect their […]
Are NFTs Really a Thing?
If you’re wondering what an NFT, aka Non-Fungible Token, is, well, you’re not alone. CryptoPunks and CyberCats are selling for six and seven figures and even Christie’s is getting in on the digital art action. So we’ve got questions…what are these digital items, why are people investing a fortune in them (and should you?), and […]