Daniels BUSINESS
2019 ISSUE
The Power of Daniels
Illuminating The Way to a Better Future
The Power of the Pivot
Today, the program boasts 237 students and anticipates 320 by fall 2019. These students are launching their own businesses, competing for investment dollars, receiving invites to international incubators and earning solid profits. So what changed? Chalk it up to a...
The Power of Partnerships
At Daniels, the notion that there’s power in partnerships is not just discussed over coffee and doughnuts, it’s also put into practice. The College has established partnerships with local, national and international organizations so that students can get real-world...
The Power of Research
While their impact is often seen most clearly in the classroom, faculty members pursue research that has the power to not only transform people, but businesses, communities and the world. Explore a sampling of this scholarship—and the exceptional faculty behind it—in...
World Class
Peter Tripp’s (EMBA 2018) LinkedIn profile is peppered with titles at the vice president, C-suite and principal levels for organizations ranging from nonprofits to HBO. This fall he was among an 18-person cohort of seasoned professionals with an average age of 47 who...
Powerful Pioneers
Sure, it’s a little more involved than that, but that’s the abridged version. Athletes everywhere would do well to commit these instructions to memory as well. Business and sports are veritable parallel universes in so many ways, which may help explain why four of the...
Putting the “Star” in Starbucks
In her 14 years with Starbucks, Katie Seawell has helped launch some of the company’s best-known products, including VIA Instant Coffee, Starbucks Blonde Roast, Flat White and Cold Brew. But the senior vice president of Starbucks’ Siren Retail Operations also counts...
Samer Soars
To say that Samer Asfour (MBA 2001) is an overachiever might be an understatement. While he was born second of four brothers, he almost always finishes first when he has a choice in the matter. Asfour was first in his class in primary school while also competing in...
Disruptive Innovator
By any reckoning, Moni Miyashita has had a storied career. From working in corporate finance at IBM, where she and a programmer developed bleeding-edge forecasting algorithms, to becoming one of the world’s experts on successful mergers and acquisitions, Miyashita has...