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A writer and photographer, Allison Shirreffs has worked with various organizations and publications, including The Coca-Cola Company, Fortune and the Atlanta Braves. She has a degree in economics from Tulane University and a graduate degree in creative writing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Serial entrepreneur Charlie Goetz on why now is a good time...

Charlie Goetz
Charlie Goetz, senior lecturer in organization and management and distinguished lecturer in entrepreneurship, is a serial entrepreneur, an active investor in more than a dozen businesses, and...

Fort Benning partnership provides pathway to the MBA for military

Fort Benning partnership provides pathway to the MBA for military
In the fall of 2013, Goizueta Business School’s Julie Barefoot, associate dean of engagement and partnerships, and Lieutenant General (retired) Ken Keen, Goizueta’s associate dean for...

Evening MBA student helps build a voting coalition

Evening MBA student helps build a voting coalition
During Georgia’s primary elections this past June, Abigail “Abbie” Greene 21EvMBA and three of her friends organized an effort to feed and hydrate Atlanta-area...

Tinder CEO Jim Lanzone on making the ultimate (career) match

Jim Lanzone
Early in 2020, Jim Lanzone 98JD/MBA was taking a bit of a break. After more than eight years serving as the president and CEO of CBS Interactive,...

#MeetGoizueta: Lori Steffel 21BBA

Lori Steffel 21BBA
The summer before Lori Steffel 21BBA arrived at Emory, she made a deal with herself. Unlike her jam-packed high school schedule, Steffel decided she’d...

The tug between protecting privacy and building brand loyalty

The tug between protecting privacy and building brand loyalty
The coronavirus pandemic has put much of normal life on hold, but it hasn’t stopped hackers. According to Securityboulevard.com, in the first quarter of...

Optimizing the delivery speed promise can boost sales

Optimizing the delivery speed promise can boost sales
After the coronavirus pandemic forced most of the country into lockdown, online shopping soared. According to CCInsights.org, by the end of April 2020 there was a...

#MeetGoizueta: Abigail Greene 21EvMBA

Abigail “Abbie” Greene 21EvMBA
During Georgia’s primary elections on June 9, Abigail “Abbie” Greene 21EvMBA and three friends decided they’d provide pizza and beverages to Atlanta-area voters as...

Strategic moves: Students aid Porsche with data strategy and sustainability efforts

Strategic moves: Students aid Porsche with data strategy and sustainability efforts
This year Two-Year MBA students participating in Goizueta IMPACT, one of the school’s signature experiential learning programs, were in the fast lane with Porsche...

Just Mercy producer challenges students, launches lecture series

Scott Budnick 99BBA
Even over Zoom, Scott Budnick 99BBA showed up ready to represent his beloved hometown of Atlanta. Speaking from his home in California while dressed...

Empowering virtual teams now and in the future

Surviving and thriving as remote work goes viral
In February 2020, as cases of coronavirus began appearing outside of China, corporate human resource departments scrambled to come up with policies to deal...

Resilience is the key for 2020 Start:ME graduates

Resilience is the key for 2020 Start:ME graduates
On a recent Wednesday, Teresa Abboud of Teresa Afternoon taught “My Art Time,” an art class via Zoom. There were a half dozen people...

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