Everything is better told as if you’re writing a story — even office memos,” laughs Kevin Martin (M’84), recalling a Harvard Business Review article he read early in his career. “Effective communication skills are really vital to building and growing relationships and taking intelligent risks.” The importance of storytelling, critical thinking, and innovation was instilled […]
As a kid in the ‘80s, Melvin Lenzy mowed lawns for five bucks apiece to afford his first pair of Nike’s Air Jordans, the iconic basketball shoes that changed the sports apparel industry forever. Many years later, while a student at Purdue, he worked at the Tippecanoe Mall’s Finish Line store, selling such products right […]
Orlando Ashford (T’91, MS T’93) had never been on a cruise when he took over as president of the Holland America line on December 1, 2014. He embarked on his first one four days later. “There are some fun perks to the job,” he says. A rising star in the corporate world, Ashford was working […]
When you hear the description of digital space, you might think it is the setting of a sci-fi movie. But to Kendra Bracken-Ferguson (LA’02), she sees a marketplace with endless opportunities for businesses to build their brand and seize more market share. It is a world that she is so equipped to explore that she […]
At 17, he was at the lowest point of his life. The young man did not know he would become one of the most highly respected and successful leaders in his Houston community and elsewhere, and that he would work for a top financial firm for 10 years, own and operate numerous quick service restaurants, […]
