The road to an innovative new business analytics program
Businesses need highly skilled professionals who can extract insights from data to provide efficiencies, manage human resources, plan supply chains, improve customer service, identify new services or products, and create profit.
Read MoreEstablished in the fall of 2013, the Center for Retail Innovation Retail Learning Labs were first implemented in 10 Lowes Foods grocery stores scattered across North Carolina.
Read MoreSpeaker Warren Stephens
Warren Stephens and Professor Thomas Goho reconnected in Farrell Hall, and there, they laughed about memories that have shaped their friendship.
Read MoreEY's Rae Krelitz delivers life lessons & career tips
Integrity, technical ability, and respect for established rules and procedures are keys to any successful career in accounting. They were also the focus of the talk given by Rae Krelitz, Americas tax quality leader at Ernst & Young (EY).
Read MoreRetired Lowe's Home Improvement Executive Greg Bridgeford (MBA '82) on defining what matters for your organization
It took months and months of research and discussion that continues even today. But when Lowe’s Companies, Inc. settled on its purpose as a corporation, it was elegant, powerful, and short...
Read MoreCarlisle & Gallagher co-founder shares advice for consulting careers
“If change makes you nervous, consulting is not your business.” That’s the advice from Bob Gallagher, co-founder of noted consulting firm Carlisle & Gallagher, a firm that has hired more than 40 graduates from the School of Business in...
Read MoreLessons from Replacements, Ltd. CFO on Leadership, Values, and Success
When Kelly Smith (’86) came to Wake Forest, he was looking for a challenge. “I decided I would try the hardest major, and I thought that was accounting,” said Smith, now the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial...
Read MoreAndrea Malik Roe (BS '99)
Andrea Malik Roe is always on-call for her urgent care startup, Atlanta’s CRH Healthcare. As she works to grow her four-year old company, she and her husband are also raising their five and seven-year-old boys.
Read MoreGaby Scarritt (MA '12)
Every day, Gaby Scarritt goes to work prepared to make things better. As a design researcher for Steelcase, she is part of the WorkSpace Futures team – the research and innovation arm of the Michigan-based furniture maker.
Read MoreJohn Clowney ('05, MSA '06)
John Clowney has set his sights on craft cider. Bull City Ciderworks is poised to succeed in an industry that his research shows is lagging a decade behind the craft beer industry, but has just as much growth potential.
Read MoreJosh McCutchen (MBA '09)
Family. That’s the word that Josh McCutchen (MBA ’09) uses to describe his time at the School of Business. It’s where he found his professional niche, and where he established lifelong connections with classmates and faculty.
Read MoreAndrew Rodgers (MBA '13)
Wake Forest was Andrew Rodgers (MBA '13) top choice due to the University’s reputation and location, but because his nonprofit employer was not in a position to sponsor his tuition, he was afraid Wake Forest was out of reach.
Read MorePadma Nunna (MBA '09)
For Padma Nunna (MBA ’09), pursuing a degree at the Wake Forest University Charlotte Center was as much about personal transformation as it was professional transformation when she changed careers from information technology to finance.
Read MoreYele Aluko (MBA '14)
Yele Aluko (MBA '14) pursued his graduate degree in business administration – and why he is thankful that he found the School of Business Working Professionals program in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Read MoreJohn Allison, Steve Dollase, and Steve Reinemund
John Allison, Steve Dollase, and Steve Reinemund serve as executives in residence for the Wake Forest University School of Business.
Read MoreBest practices affirmed to promote female and family-friendly policies for business education and business
The Wake Forest University School of Business were among a highly exclusive group of business schools invited to the White House for a convening hosted by the White House Council on Women and Girls and the Council of Economic...
Read MoreTwo Wake Forest teams take first place at the 2016 Marketing Analytics Summit
For the first time in the 26-year history of the Marketing Analytics Summit, both graduate and undergraduate teams from the Wake Forest University School of Business swept the competition.
Read MoreWake Forest University School of Business Commencement 2016
For keynote speaker Boston Scientific CEO and President Mike Mahoney (MBA ‘96), the venue was familiar, but his seat in Wait Chapel was completely opposite from his own graduate hooding ceremony 20 years ago.
Read MoreThirty years later, as she finished his walk, June Booth (P ’86) remembered her son with every step.
It has been nearly 30 years since June’s son, Neal Chastain (’86), died of complications with leukemia. Thirty years since the young man with the quick wit, business mind, and compassionate heart was gone.
Read MoreUnique case competition blends international teams
Nine students from the School of Business were paired with students from the Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) in New Delhi, India, to solve business problems for IBM India as part of an international case competition.
Read MoreCollaboration, teamwork, and bringing the market to campus
Innovation comes in many forms: a medical device to assist surgeons during spinal surgery, a supplement that focuses on diabetic neuropathy, and a revolutionary delivery system for protein.
Read MoreAt the Intersection of Education and Experience
The ALP is an opportunity for Master of Arts in Management (MA) students to gain real-world experience solving business problems, building and thriving in high-performing teams, and communicating results.
Read MoreBackpacks. Running shoes.
Students, faculty, and staff at the School of Business take the University motto Pro Humanitate to heart. Together we packed meals for hungry schoolchildren, walked and ran to raise money for a cause, and helped repair a veteran’s home.
Read MoreWhat we learned from Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett talked about the importance of honor, integrity, and energy and used his performance as interim chairman at Salomon Brothers as an example of how honesty and integrity prevented a criminal indictment.
Read MoreUndergraduate School of Business
When Ryan Janvion left his hometown of Miami, Florida, he knew one thing: he wanted to succeed. Four years later, he is poised to graduate with a double major in Business Enterprise Management and Economics.
Read MoreMaster of Arts in Management
Araba Taylor was 16 when her family left their home in Orlando, Florida, to relocate to Nairobi, Kenya. She developed what would be a lifelong passion with international assignments a few years later during a stint in Geneva as...
Read MoreMaster of Science in Accountancy
Not all MSA programs are created equal. The same can be said for their admissions process. While exploring graduate schools, Kyle Bessette discovered Wake Forest’s Done in a Day initiative. “The unique experience of visiting, interviewing, and receiving an...
Read MoreFull-Time MBA
Melissa Berry had reached a career impasse. She knew she wanted to become a better leader, decision maker, and strategic thinker, but didn’t know how to get there. The Virginia native with a background in economics and events management...
Read MoreWinston-Salem Working Professionals MBA
“Whether consulting for a start-up company, strategic planning on a global basis, or understanding the effects of business decisions in a macroeconomic setting, my instincts have been sharpened.” That is how Chip Deskins (MBA ‘16) described the perspective he...
Read MoreCharlotte Working Professionals MBA
Despite his successful military and medical careers, practicing surgeon and retired Rear Admiral Chuck Harr knew he had more to learn. His dilemma: How to attend school without disrupting his hospital’s weekend call schedule. His solution: Wake Forest’s Charlotte...
Read MoreCharlotte Working Professionals MBA
When people think of MBAs, they often think of Fortune 500 companies, mergers and acquisitions, and the fluctuations of Wall Street. The same degree, however, can also be an asset to non-profits. Just ask Working Professionals MBA student Rebecca...
Read MoreExperience Pro Humanitate
Winston-Salem Working Professionals student Brittany Simpson (MBA ’16) has a unique appreciation for the University’s Pro Humanitate motto. As part of the MBA program, students have the opportunity to broaden their experience within a global context as part of...
Read MoreJon Duchac
Top performers don’t just know how to succeed; they know how to fail. Often times, it is an individual’s resiliency and ability to recover from failure that makes them a top performer.
Read MoreJim Otteson & Matthew Phillips
The business world today is facing an identity crisis. The crisis has two parts. First, many employees may struggle to feel connected to the work they do in real and meaningful ways. Younger workers in particular feel a need...
Read MorePat Sweeney
At the School of Business Center for Leadership and Character (CLC) integrity isn’t just a nebulous concept. It’s the key to unlocking full leadership potential. “Being honorable is essential in developing business leaders who achieve results with integrity,” said...
Read MoreTrue to the spirit of Pro Humanitate: Michelle Roehm
True to the spirit of the University’s motto of Pro Humanitate, faculty members of the School of Business give back to our larger community. Their inspiring good works range from leadership of non-profit boards to volunteering with organizations like...
Read MoreSchool of Business recognized by AACSB International for Global Ingenuity, Innovation, and Creativity.
Business schools drive change by creating environments where out-of-the-box thinking flourishes. One such innovation at the Wake Forest University School of Business resulted in the deployment of a new individualized faculty evaluation approach.
Read MoreDerek Avery & Amy Wallis
At Wake Forest University School of Business, students acquire more than just technical competency. Our commitment to educating the whole person led us to focus on developing impactful, professional, honorable, and global leaders. We strive to reduce cultural preconceptions...
Read MoreHaresh Gurnani
This essay is based upon a recently accepted paper, “Demonstrations and Price Competition in New Product Release,” which will appear in the journal Management Science. Other contributors include Raphael Boleslavky of the University of Miami in Florida and Christopher...
Read MoreSherry Moss
Bully bosses use various forms of non-physical aggression with their employees, such as ridiculing them, putting them down in front of others, blaming them, lying, accusing them of incompetence, and not giving them credit for their work. These actions...
Read MoreRon Thompson (with Elizabeth Baker)
By its very definition, teamwork implies collaboration with all members joining in a common effort to produce a result. If team members do not put forward their full effort, project outcomes can suffer. It can happen for a variety...
Read MoreCharles Iacovou at the Aspen Ideas Festival
Charles Iacovou, Dean of the School of Business, was nominated by the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation to serve as an Arthur Vining Davis Fellow at the Aspen Ideas Festival, held each summer in Aspen, Colorado.
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