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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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Athena Nolan

From MSM to KPMG

Athena Nolan (MSM ’21) completed her Master of Science in Management (MSM) at the University of Florida this spring. She is now working at KPMG as a state and local advisory consultant. Read on to learn more about Athena and

Julia Yanowitz sits on the edge of a rail between the stands and field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium holding her graduation cap with text "This is...The Swamp" in the background.

How the MS Marketing program prepared this alumna for a role at Oracle

Julia Yanowitz (BSBA ’20, MS Marketing ‘21) just graduated in the spring and is now working for Oracle in Texas as ERP Cloud Applications consultant. Julia has previously interned at Star Plus retail design, China, Enhanced Retail Design, New York

Rachelle Antoine, Perry Dube and Mikaela Medeiros

Three UF MBA Class of 2021 members named MBAs to Watch by Poets & Quants

Despite graduating during a year that was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and more, these three UF MBA graduates still managed to shine and become members of Poets & Quants’ Class of 2021 MBAs to Watch.  Read more about

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

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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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Riding the retail wave to success

Even before Debbie Harvey (BSBA ’76) came to the University of Florida, she knew she wanted to pursue a career in business. Growing up, she watched her father run his own business making glass products, which grew her entrepreneurial spirit.

Joe Hair

The Great Facilitator

Exactly 50 years ago, in 1971, Joe Hair completed his third and final degree from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business. In the time since, Hair’s passion for marketing and entrepreneurship has propelled him to write more than

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When rudeness becomes a matter of life or death

Have you ever been cut off in traffic by another driver, leaving you still seething miles later? Or been interrupted by a colleague in a meeting, and found yourself replaying the event in your head even after you’ve left work

Osamah Abdelhaq benefitted from the MS-ISOM program

How my AI background at Warrington translated into a data science career

The Master of Science in Information Systems and Operations Management program not only provides the tools needed to break into data science, but challenges students with real world projects to apply those tools. My experience in the program taught me

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How much is a ‘like’ worth?

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The average person ‘likes’ about 12 posts per month on Facebook. With 1.82 billion active users logging onto the social media platform every day, that adds up to a lot of likes. Roughly 728 million likes per

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