Alumni & Friends: page 24

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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Atlanta, Georgia, USA downtown skyline at dawn.

C-suite views: Atlanta alumnae share career and leadership advice

When Business Gators leave The Swamp, they embark on a journey to make their mark on the world. Many move to the city famously known by only the first letter of its name – Atlanta.  Alison Rand, Suzanne Christensen and

Mr. Two Bits holding a sign in Ben Hill Graiffin stadium with blue tint. Text over the image reads Sand Up and Holler Thank you! #AllfortheGators

Thanks, Business Gators!

From Jon Cannon, Executive Director of Development We are blown away by the response from the Warrington College of Business community to the Gator Nation Giving Day in February. Thank you, Business Gators! It was a historic day for the

Stand Up & Holler for Warrington today!

Two bits! Four bits! Six bits! A dollar! All for the Gators, stand up and holler! As an alumnus of the University of Florida, you’re likely familiar with the iconic Mr. Two Bits cheer, shouting it with 90,000 other Gators

Carlo Claudio speaks in a classroom with a projection of the Amazon logo behind him

How a Master of Science in Management helped prepare this alumnus for a role at Amazon

Carlo Claudio completed his Master of Science in Management (MSM) in 2014. Today, he is working as an area manager at ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Amazon. He came to the MSM program with an undergraduate major in sports management from the UF College of

Victoria Liu created an app to stop customers from standing in long lines.

Trading security for innovation

Victoria Liu secured a full-time job 18 months before graduating from the Fisher School of Accounting and was set to become an audit staff member at an accounting firm in Miami. That all changed when she attended a Florida football

Tyler Peterson stands outside of the Weinermobile, a hotdog shaped bus.

How this Master of Science in Management alumnus became an Oscar Mayer Hotdogger

Tyler Peterson is a graduate of the Master of Science in Management program from 2018. Today, he is working at Oscar Mayer as a “Hotdogger,” driving the Wienermobile across the country. Tyler came to the MSM program as a combination

Happy Valentine's Day written on a chocolate pizza with candy M&Ms

The Business of…Valentine’s Day gifts

Business principles are prevalent throughout almost all industries that impact your life. We decided to take a look at how business leaders implement these principles in their companies and how academic experts explain the impact business principles have on the

Michael Todd

How this criminology major benefitted from a Master of Science in Management

Michael Todd completed the Master of Science in Management (MSM) program in 2017. Michael earned his bachelor’s degree in criminology from University of Florida and did the combined MSM program. Today, Michael works at SumTotal Systems in Gainesville as Product

Erick Rodriguez

Driven by passion: How a UF Warrington alumnus conquered his shyness and built a million-dollar business

When Erick Rodriguez (BSBA ’16) first started at the University of Florida, he was a shy kid – in spite of having already sold hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise on eBay, Amazon and Craigslist (including a car).

Adrienne and Randy Figur

It all adds up to love

In March of 1998, Adrienne Figur (BSAc, MAcc ’98) was just a few months away from completing her master’s degree in accounting. She had a successful summer internship at Ernst & Young’s tax practice under her belt and an offer

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