When Chris Winfrey (BSAc ’96, MBA ’98) was selecting his major as a student at the University of Florida, he had many options before him – marketing, finance, management. The recent Oviedo High School graduate recognized, though, that there was
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From Cuba to CFO
Elizabeth Castro Gulacsy’s life could have ended up vastly different had her parents not taken an opportunity to leave their home country of Cuba for the United States. After living under the repressive communist regime for years, Gulacsy’s parents and
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,
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
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.
Success through service
Ben Plotkin (BSBA ’76) fondly remembers his teenage years working at his father’s lumber and hardware store in Miami in the 1960s. It was during the shifts he worked every weekend that he learned the business philosophy he’d carry forth
Bloomin’ into a CFO
For Chris Meyer (BSBA ’94, MBA ’03), the University of Florida felt like home. While North Palm Beach was his family’s base, his brother Geoff (BDes Arch ‘84, MArch ’86) was a UF student when Meyer was in his high
Leading the Next Generation
As a young girl, Cheryl Cook watched her father, a NASA engineer, working many Apollo missions. This ignited in her a great passion for technology, a passion that would drive her to study computer science at the University of Florida,
Economic Empowerment
When Patricia Pacey (BA ’71, Ph.D. ’76) first came to the University of Florida, her aspiration was to be a high school math teacher. Growing up in a typical middle-class family in the 1950s and 60s, teaching was a common
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