Tag: MeetGoizueta
Coffee with…Nikolay Osadchiy
Nikolay Osadchiy grew up in Tula, Russia, a town 120 miles south of Moscow. Tula does not jump off the map, but it is the hometown of Leo Tolstoy, author of two of the world’s great novels: War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
Percy Muente on cultural awareness, leading
Percy Muente 08MBA’s office is in a modern, mid-rise building in the upscale Chico neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia.
Coffee with…Michael Lewis and Michelle Andrews
For analytical sleuths like Michael Lewis, associate professor of marketing, and Michelle Andrews, assistant professor of marketing, the impact of branding is everywhere, from major league teams to politics.
Aurora Hill on leading through influence
When Aurora Hill 17EvMBA was introduced to the Delta Leadership Coaching Fellows Program (LCF), she figured it would be just another class, definitely worthwhile but not transformative.
Alpa Sutaria on creating long-term value, going beyond
Since 2015, Alpa Sutaria 96MBA has been working on some of the biggest transformations in The Coca-Cola Company’s recent history, each with a set of sticky, challenging problems and opportunities.
Aty Biswese on rigors, joy of entrepreneurial life
Aty Biswese 14WEMBA began his journey into entrepreneurship at age 25. The Morehouse grad was enjoying his work as a consultant in Chicago, with his first nice apartment in the South Loop area, when divine intervention altered his path.
Joshua Sigel on merging food, technology
Ever since he spent childhood hours sweeping the warehouse floors of his family’s food distribution company, Joshua Sigel 02BBA has had a passion for food. Add to that a love of technology, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for his current job.
Coffee with…Jackie Conner
When faculty members want help crafting a syllabus or using technology to enhance the learning experience, they call on Jackie Conner, director of academic affairs and instructional design (ID). Conner leads the instructional design team that works behind the scenes to support faculty and make the classroom experience seamless.
Zander Lurie on leading, embracing the unexpected
For once, Zander Lurie 99JD/MBA was tired of being the lone outsider in the room.
Coffee with… Joanna Green and James Freeman
For more than 15 years, the unbeatable team of Joanna Green and James Freeman has served the Goizueta community, often in anonymity.
Coffee with… Peter Topping
It’s Saturday afternoon, and Peter Topping, associate professor in the practice of organization & management, is outside the Executive MBA Program lounge in the Goizueta Foundation Center building. He’s preparing to explain the Birkman Method to a small but vested group: the partners of his executive MBA students.
Coffee with… Shehzad Mian
Shortly after Shehzad Mian began teaching in Goizueta’s executive MBA program, he had an ah-ha moment. As he scanned the classroom, he took inventory of the collective knowledge seated in front of him.