What Is the Value of an MBA? Alumni Discuss the Power of Being Part of The Consortium’s Network
To help guide and inspire prospective students, The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management held a Lunch-and-Learn alumni panel on May 16 on the topic of “The Value of an […]
National Small Business Week Spotlight: Consortium Alumni Share Their Entrepreneurial Vision and Advice
In recognition of National Small Business Week (April 28-May 4), we are shining a light on the contributions made by Consortium alumni entrepreneurs and small business owners. Through our Alumni […]
‘Preparation Meets Opportunity’: Abraham Kola-Amodu Shares His Journey from Nigeria to Corporate America
Abraham Kola-Amodu has accomplished much over the past several years — from authoring three books to becoming the senior finance manager at AT&T — and yet his goals for the […]
Emory MBA Jasmine Burton Is Working to Reframe the Conversation Around Sanitation to Have Greater Impact
One of the few fortunate people who can recall a defining moment when they clearly realized what they wanted to do with their life, Jasmine Burton proudly remembers the moment […]
The Consortium Fosters Support for Minority-Owned Businesses Through its New Alumni Business Directory
The last decade has seen exponential growth in the number of minority-owned businesses, with these ventures representing more than 50 percent of the two million new businesses started in the […]
Celebrate Small Business Saturday by Supporting These Businesses Founded by Consortium MBA Students
Saturday, November 27 is Small Business Saturday — a response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday — when shoppers are encouraged to patronize the small businesses in their local communities. […]
Antonio Rivera-Martinez Wants to Help Entrepreneurs Become Self-Sufficient, Imparting Hard-Learned Lessons from His Own Life
As a burn survivor, Antonio Rivera-Martinez learned the hard way the importance of slowing down, of taking life day by day as opposed to rushing. Now a first-year MBA student […]
Hallow App Founding Member MBA Bryan Enriquez Shares His Vision for the App, How it’s Bringing People of All Faiths Together
For Bryan Enriquez, growing up Catholic didn’t have much impact on his life. That was, until recently.
A Passion for Strategy and an Aversion to Corporate Sector Sparked this MBA’s Entrepreneurial Flame
The son of Haitian immigrants, Archel G. Desir was shaped largely by his parents’ emigration to the United states. “I grew up watching them re-establish themselves after they had basically […]
Going Pro: How One MBA Graduate Is Solving Europe’s Basketball Woes One Statistic at a Time
Growing up in New Jersey, Brandon Smith’s childhood was shaped by a love of basketball. Under no illusion that he had what it takes to go pro — “I’m only […]