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Monday, May 20, 2013 by
Matt Gorniak, MBA 2002 Alum, is Co-Founder and COO of G2 Crowd, a
new tech company that was named as a finalist of the “Moxie Award
for Startup of the Year” this week presented by Built in Chicago
and New World Ventures which gathers Chicago’s most innovative
digital entrepreneurs. G2 Crowd is a tech startup that is directly
competing with the well-known Gartner Magic Quadrants that rely on
analysts and market research to rate a limited group of software
companies. G2 Crowd has been featured in...
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 by
The MBA Association of UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business
hosted the second annual Moving Business to Act Benefit Social on
Friday, March 8th. The event was organized to raise funds and
create awareness for The Night Ministry, a non-profit dedicated to
offering housing, health care and human connection to members of
the Chicago community struggling with poverty and homelessness. The
event also focused at creating a platform for graduate students of
business and other disciplines to network...
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Thursday, March 21, 2013 by
I’ve been asked a lot lately by my friends in corporate America
what it’s like to be an entrepreneur. Here’s what I say to them:
Entrepreneurship is a beautiful French model whose name you cannot
spell correctly (that’s right, we’ve all had trouble spelling it).
She excites you. You want to go on dates with her, but she’ll make
you work for it. Just when you think you’ve made progress with her,
you find out she’s dating three other men more handsome and
successful than you. She keeps you up at...
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 by
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Strategy
Pre-Degree Industry/Field of Work: IT & Telecommunications
Post-Degree Industry/Field of Work: Information Technology
& Services Undergraduate Degree: Business Administration
Undergraduate Institution: Berlin School of Economics and Law
Current Employer: savvo digital sommelier solutions LLC Why
did you return to school to obtain your Graduate Business Degree? I
worked for Siemens AG, which is a very large corporation with
almost half a...
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Thursday, January 3, 2013 by
Article by Jeffron Boynes, UIC News Bureau A plan to provide
an environmentally friendly, water-repellant industrial coating
that prevents corrosion and mineral build-up won UIC’s eighth
annual Concept2Venture Business Plan Competition in December. The
plan for ThirtyFiveK Incorporated, an industrial coating provider,
took the $2,500 top prize and the competition’s $500 Clean and
Green award. The team, made up of three MBA students in UIC’s
Liautaud Graduate School of Business, beat out four...
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 by
This fall semester seems like such a whirlwind looking back on my
Technology Ventures experience. Tony Mammana-Lupo, Alex Duchak and
I formed a business (ThirtyFiveK), legally incorporated it,
licensed a technology for use from Oak Ridge National Laboratory in
Tennessee, recruited the inventor of our technology to be one of
our company’s founding members, worked day and night, and
sacrificed for our company. We kicked off the business plan
competition circuit with UIC’s Concept2Venture...
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012 by
Sometimes the best things in life are completely
spontaneous. Sometimes the best connections are made on
accident. Sometimes the best decisions are the ones you are
afraid to make. When I say sometimes, I really mean most of the
time. Last month, Seth Godin was a stranger to me. Now, I consider
him a mentor, a true leader who is inspiring me to DO, take action
and to SHIP my ideas to a finish. I am so grateful to have met him.
I am honored to know him. Let me tell you how I met this
stranger......
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Friday, July 20, 2012 by
Anna Lisa Somera MBA/MPH 2006 Concentration: Entrepreneurship
Pre-Degree Industry/Field of Work: Biotechnology Post-Degree
Industry/Field of Work: Venture Capital and Consulting
Undergraduate Degree: BS Biology and Anthropology, MS Cellular
Biology Undergraduate Institution: Loyola University (undergrad),
Rush University (grad) Current Employer: Independent consultant to
several life science start-up companies and venture capital firms
Why did you return to school to obtain your Graduate...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 by
Continued from Arriving to the Present, Part 1: Pursue Passion--
Fast forward a year, I’m working for the world’s most admired
company in consumer electronics and back at square one in my mind.
I find myself in a position where I’m granted the flexibility I
need to enjoy myself and travel, but my life is revolving in what
feels like a sphere of slow progress. So naturally, I decide to go
back to school. And the limitless option cycle began again! Maybe I
should do skill-based? Massage Therapy!...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012 by
The business world is changing. UIC MBA alum, Megan Sparks, changed
with it. Megan Sparks is one of the faces of the UIC Liautaud
Graduate School of Business’ newest advertising campaigns. Sparks,
a 2011 MBA alumna from the University of Illinois at Chicago, was
heavily involved with all aspects of her graduate experience and,
her modesty aside, is the perfect face to promote the UIC Liautaud
brand. With a focus on international business and marketing while
in the program, Sparks embodied all...
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 by
Thank you to Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares for
contributing this post. Did you know that University of
Illinois at Chicago is ranked 11th on a list of the world's best
young universities published by Times Higher Education of the U.K.?
This ranking is particularly gratifying because it is based on
meaningful objective criteria. The list, the first Times Higher
Education "100 Under 50," uses the same 13 performance indicators
as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, but with...
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Friday, June 8, 2012 by
The UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business hosted the first
Recognizing Excellence ceremony on Friday, May 4th at Douglas Hall.
The event was a celebration of student excellence in academic
achievement, honors, and service within Liautaud and the wider
community. It was a successful reception with over 80 current
and graduating students, their families, alumni, faculty, and
staff in attendance. Guests enjoyed cocktails and
appetizers as they mingled before and after the award presentation.
...
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012 by
Program Graduation Term: MBA/Dec 2011 Concentration: Marketing,
Management, and Entrepreneurship Pre-Degree Industry/Field of Work:
Marketing Post-Degree Industry/Field of Work: Marketing
Undergraduate Degree: Sociology/Philosophy Undergraduate
Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Organization
Involvement:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/carlos-a-balandrin/4/9b2/875 Email:
balandri@gmail.com Current Employer: Swedish Match North America:
Territory Representative 1. Why did you...
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Friday, June 1, 2012 by
If you're considering a career in accounting, and are applying to
or already studying at UIC as an undergraduate or graduate student,
here's a must-attend event for your planner -- Every September, UIC
current students and UIC recent graduates are invited to "Meet the
Firms", the event at the University of Illinois at Chicago that
kicks off the accounting industry's recruiting season for
internships and full-time positions. Given UIC's phenomenal,
historical and continued CPA pass rate,...
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Thursday, May 31, 2012 by
On behalf of the Executive Team Leaders of Liautaud Graduate
Finance Interest Network (GFIN), thank you to all the faculty,
administrators, special guests (company representatives and
alumni), and student attendees who contributed to the successful
planning and execution of the 2012 career and social events. GFIN
continues to prosper as the 2nd largest, and the fastest growing
student organization at UIC Liautaud. ETLs of GFIN 2012
- Alan Leon, President
- Emil Barci, Vice President
- Arthur Anderson,...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 by
As part of my duties as a UIC Liautaud Student Ambassador, I
recently spoke with some 20 prospective students. The prospects
asked good questions about the importance of graduate-level
internships and estimated job placement rates. Here's a summary of
my response, comprised of statistics compiled by the National
Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE), the Vault, and my
own anecdotal experience. Some fun facts -- (Source: NACE 2012
Internship & Co-Op Survey, April 1, 2012):
- Companies are...
Thursday, May 24, 2012 by
Did you know that the UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business
Career Services office can:
- Review resumes and cover letters
- Research industries, companies and positions
- Prepare you with mock interviews
- Determine salary negotiations
- And much more ...!
- Talk with Caroline LaTorre, Recruitment and Enrollment Director, AND talk with Jeff Wilson,...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 by
Thanks to the smarts and diligence of the Executive Team Leaders of
GFIN, we count the programming of Fall 2011 - Spring 2012 as a
major success. During this time, the Liautaud Graduate Finance
Interest Network presented:
- Lee Kolodziej, Forrest Schneider and D. Ben Flynn at the 1st GFIN Alumni Panel (These favored alumni brought more than 60 years of finance experience to the delight of the 64 audience members)
- Dr. John Binder, UIC's esteemed professor at his lecture on "Hoaxes, Scams and Fraud:...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 by
Thank you Liautaud Graduate Finance Interest Network for getting
involved and taking action! Because of the students at UIC and your
votes, we celebrate Professor Nitish Sinha for his outstanding
teaching and commitment to UIC Liautaud graduate candidates. Dr.
Michael Pagano, Interim Dean of the UIC College of Business
Administration, presents Dr. Nitish Sinha with the 2011 - 2012
Favorite MBA Professor Award. Congratulations Professor Sinha,
Official Winner of the 2011 - 2012 Favorite MBA...
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