Allison Shirreffs
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.
Empowering virtual teams now and in the future
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
On a recent Wednesday, Teresa Abboud of Teresa Afternoon taught “My Art Time,” an art class via Zoom. There were a half dozen people...
Goizueta real estate clubs thrive in 2019-2020
“Even
though real estate is considered ‘non-traditional,’ I felt that the real estate
program and the club were underrated and underappreciated. I wanted to show
that we...
BBA students create strategies to aid Accenture recruiting efforts
For the first time in its 10-year history, the Professional Communication Strategy Case Competition
(BComm) was held entirely online. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, students...
From global citizen to entrepreneur: Alum JD Kim shares his vision
Jongdae “JD” Kim 07Ox
11C 17EvMBA grew up in South
Korea and the United States, where he was born. He carries both U.S. and South
Korean passports,...
Savannah Standifer 20BBA navigates marketing and rodeo barrels
Savannah Standifer
20BBA has been riding horses as long as she can remember. She grew up on a
farm in Fayetteville, GA, and was 7 years...
US Army Ranger, finance major are recipients of Goizueta’s highest student...
The winners of this year’s Roberto C. Goizueta Award for Leadership are Michael Battat 20BBA and Major
Jason “J” Waidzulis 20MBA. Established in the fall...
Exploring the ‘Technology Fallacy’ with alum Gerald Kane
The coronavirus pandemic has forced organizations across the
globe into a massive experiment. With little lead time and differing degrees of
preparedness, business has gone digital....
Alum advises students to set “just beyond your reach goals”
For anyone who has entered a degreed program at Emory’s
Goizueta Business School, stepping outside of comfort zones is part of entry
into the school.
So it’s...
Surviving and thriving as remote work goes viral
As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, national and local
governments continue to enact sweeping mandates aimed at reducing human contact
and curtailing the spread of the...
Alumni share value of soft skills
Early in his consulting career, Jong Park 08BBA tried to explain to
the CFO of a company that he thought the company should be using...
The Lasting Legacy of Roberto C. Goizueta
How exceptional leadership, informed risk-taking and unwavering integrity created one of the world’s greatest CEOs
