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Read the latest stories about University of Florida Warrington College of Business alumni and friends, a powerful network of business graduates who are leading industries around the world.

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Isaac Hetzroni

UF startup Imprint Genius named industry’s fastest growing promotional products company

With year-over-year growth of 762.3%, Imprint Genius takes the number one position for “Fastest Growing Distributors” in 2020, as published in Print+Promo Marketing Magazine last month. A shining achievement for the start-up and its young founder, an inspirational story of a college

Warrington graduates who were hired at Procter and Gamble.

Corporate Partnerships: Procter & Gamble

As the largest consumer goods company in the world, Procter & Gamble is overwhelmed with college students applying for jobs every year. And while they hire the best talent from anywhere in the world, Procter & Gamble has seen a

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Warrington restructures advisory board to lean on active leadership

Warrington is reorganizing its Advisory Council to lean on prominent business leaders around the world. In his first year as dean, Saby Mitra noticed the opportunity to engage with industry executives and continue to strengthen the College’s position as a

25 Years of the Warrington College of Business: A Tribute to Al Warrington

In 1996, Al Warrington made his first of several major gifts to the University of Florida’s then College of Business Administration. His initial gift of $12 million established an endowment for the college and provided much-needed support for the faculty.

Fisher alumna Cindy Pekrul is the Senior Vice President of Global Finance Operations at NBCUniversal

Leading accounting across the media landscape

After helping two companies through bankruptcies early in her career, Cindy Pekrul was struggling to decide what was next. She already had great experience in financial operations, but she wanted a break before figuring out what the next step looked

Dan O'Keefe

Seeing Double: How a Gator twin found dual passions in business and law

When Dan O’Keefe (BSBA ’90, JD ’95) thinks back to why he chose to apply to the University of Florida in the late 1980s, two factors stood out – UF’s reputation and affordability. It also helped that his twin brother,

Drew Stuerman stands in front of his donut shop Halo Potato Donuts

Meet Drew Stuerman, Halo Potato Donuts’ Chief Donut Officer and Warrington alumnus

Drew Stuerman (BABA ’19) shares how his experience at the Warrington College of Business and the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center helped him start his business, a favorite amongst Gainesville locals.

Ditching Corporate Life for Entrepreneurship

Vassia Daskalakis had a short break between graduating from the Warrington College of Business and starting her full-time role at J.P. Morgan. What was meant to be a quick diversion before starting life in corporate America turned into a trip

Warrington alumnus Brandon Harris holds a copy of his book recommendation, It Doesn't Have to be Crazy to Work.

Warrington alumni summer reading list suggestions

In addition to recommendations from Warrington faculty and staff, we asked alumni about what books they recommend reading this summer. Check out their selections below and what you’ll get out of reading each.   HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing

Preparing for milestone life event Beautiful Young Female Millennial business woman of Asian Ethnicity (Shot with Canon 5DS 50.6mp photos professionally retouched - Lightroom / Photoshop - original size 5792 x 8688 downsampled as needed for clarity and select focus used for dramatic effect)

Beauty before skills? How attractiveness helps in the hiring process, but confidence is king

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Think back to your last job interview in which you didn’t get hired. What were some of the reasons you told yourself you didn’t land the job? Maybe you struggled during the interview or you didn’t possess

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