Buying the right present for the right person can be a headache-inducing process, but the business student in your life is guaranteed to appreciate something from the following options. Holiday shopping is about to get a lot easier. 1. Fuzzy Socks Who says getting socks for Christmas isn’t fun? Fuzzy socks make everything more fun […]
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McCombs Students Advance to Deloitte Nationals
McCombs students, Mustafa Ali, Parakh Jain, Steven Minkus and Matthew Rindelaub, will represent McCombs at the Deloitte Consulting National Undergraduate Case Competition, at Deloitte University on Thursday, Feb. 27. The team of four qualified to compete after taking first place in the Preliminary School Competition at UT, which was held on Feb. 5. “It is […]
Former President & CEO Of OfficeMax Says Confidence Is Key
Ravi Saligram, former President and CEO of OfficeMax, sat down for an interview with Dean Gilligan as part of the Undergraduate Business Council’s VIP Distinguished Speaker Series. Saligram began his 35-year career at Leo Burnett Chicago, the best advertising agency at the time. It was at Leo Burnett that he began to understand brands and […]
Student Org. Spotlight: Texas Consult Your Community
At McCombs, there is a strong emphasis on applying what you learn here to giving back to the community. Anchor Ebanks, MPA ’16, and Dillon Mathers, MIS ’15, founded the Texas chapter of Consult Your Community (CYC) to help students help the Austin community. CYC is a nationwide organization that offers an opportunity for outstanding […]
Students Gain Consulting Experience Through SCI Case Competition
It is no secret that Austin, Texas is the place to be right now for anything to do with business. Entrepreneurs are flocking to get their startups off the ground, businessmen and women are migrating from the Silicon Valley to the Silicon Hills and everyone who’s anyone is talking about ATX. As businesses are growing, […]
Student Team Takes First Place At EY Beam Accounting Case Competition
By April Stockwell A team of students from the McCombs School of Business took first place at the second annual EY Beam Abroad Case Competition held Nov. 1 in Dallas. The team consisted of Leo Chen, MPA ’16, Robert Ma, BBA ’16, Sean Shen, MPA ’16, Shannon Wey, BBA ’16, and Janet Zhou, BBA ’16. They took home the grand […]
McCombs senior looks to bring hope to those affected by cancer
Some of our parents have told us time and time again that we’re the best thing to ever happen to them. Maybe our arrival into the world was planned, or maybe we were an “unexpected and wonderful surprise.” Maria’s parents will tell her she was nowhere near unplanned, but a surprise indeed. McCombs Senior, Maria […]
Building Brands From The Ground Up: Sweet Leaf Tea & Deep Eddy Vodka
Clayton Christopher kicked off his appearance at the Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship with a disclaimer, “I asked if we could serve everyone some Deep Eddy Vodka, but I was told I couldn’t do that.” The laughs rolled on as the Founder of Sweet Leaf Tea and Co-Founder of Deep Eddy Vodka & Rhythm Superfoods awed […]
Pretty Data
This summer Rachel Gosch took on some challenging endeavors: mastering baking to an exact science, competing against friends in Extreme Uno and wrangling real-time data while conducting research in industrial math and statistics. As a BHP math and business double major, Rachel chose research over the beach this summer in preparation for the research thesis […]
RetailMeNot CEO On The Importance Of Persistence
Written by Madison Hamilton Cotter Cunningham may be a CEO today, but it wasn’t always clear he’d eventually reach the top of the corporate ladder. “I was a terrible student,” said Cunningham during a presentation on behalf of The Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship on Oct. 29. Cunningham admitted that if he had tried to run […]
3 Day Startup Fall 2013: McCombs Competes
3 Day Startup Fall 2013: McCombs Competes from utexasbba 3 Day Startup (“3DS”) teaches entrepreneurial skills in an extreme hands-on environment. This proven program provides members of a university community the tools they need to start successful technology companies. Over 4,000+ 3DS alumni from 70 programs across 4 continents–including programs at Harvard, MIT, ESADE and […]
UT Stock Pitch Team Takes 2nd at the Largest Competition in the Nation!
If you’re a football fan, imagine receiving a personal invitation to play in the Super Bowl. Business gurus, think about how it would feel to have Warren Buffett extend an invitation to you for a sit down about your ideas for a future business. This is a taste of how McCombs students Angela Morisette, John […]
Nine Habits I Learned in Paris
“This summer the Parisians taught me how to relax, take in my surroundings and enjoy life.” Angelica Van Horn spent her summer in Paris, France studying Accounting through the MPA Paris Short-Term Study Abroad Program. During her time there, she quickly noticed the cultural differences and learned a few things along the way. If you would like […]
3 Day Startup Austin
The 3 Day Startup (3DS) challenge is every young entrepreneur’s dream. The idea is to start a technology company over the course of three days. A group of 40 students with a wide range of backgrounds including Software Engineering, Business, Graphic Design and more have been recruited to participate in 3 Day Startup Austin, October 18–20. […]
Joshua Baer, Serial Entrepreneur, offers advice to students
When asked what he does, Joshua Baer, founder of Capital Factory, the largest startup incubator and co-working space in Austin will tell you “ I help people quit their jobs and become entrepreneurs.” The Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship hosted an interview with Baer as part of the Entrepreneur in Residence Speaker Series. Conducting the […]
Ken C. Hicks – President and CEO, Foot Locker, Inc.
It was easy to spot VIP Distinguished Speaker Ken C. Hicks, President and CEO of Foot Locker, Inc., dressed in a clean-cut, handsome suit and tie matched with a pair of Nike Lunarglides (his current favorite). Mr. Hicks had a relaxed composure and down to earth tone. He attributed his strong leadership skills to his […]
Throw a $3,000 Pitch
If you’re one of those people that could sell a snow cone to an Eskimo or you have a good understanding of numbers and how they work, you should compete in pitching stocks. The Texas Stock Pitch Competition, hosted by the University Securities Investment Team (USIT), is on Saturday, Oct. 19, in CBA 4.328. Open […]