Take four ambitious Executive MBA students. Add in a capstone project. What do you end up with? For Karli Barich, Tavis Scholz, Annie Carter, and Craig Windish, it was “BedWedge,” a self-inflating device that provides personal space for sleepers.
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Brighton Maughan, founder of Unkle Drew’z Ginger Sauce, won the grand prize at the WSU Business Plan competition. The entrepreneurship major used the prize money to produce the first commercial batch of the sauce in June.
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Dogan Gursoy, Taco Bell Distinguished Professor in the School of Hospitality Business Management, was named one of the most prolific researchers worldwide in hospitality and tourism.
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Ever since high school, I’ve wanted to work at a Fortune 500 company,” says Perebotie Amughan, who accepted a job at Amazon after graduation. “I’m very blessed and coming to WSU is part of that.
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Daniel Aughenbaugh wants to help others in his professional life. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the WSU Online MBA student has helped support the supply chain for Moderna’s vaccine.
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Oscar Chi (’21 HBM), a newly minted assistant professor in tourism, hospitality, and event management at the University of Florida, has his sights set on advancing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the hospitality industry.
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The Carson College of Business’ fourth annual Business in the Northwest Report—based on a survey of 1,050 Pacific Northwest business leaders and employees—looks at how the region’s business climate has been altered by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The survey finds that despite closures, uncertainty, and a year of heightened anxiety, business leaders and employees remain cautiously optimistic about what the future holds.
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Kaycee LeCong wants to help young adults avoid early, costly mistakes that can sabotage their finances for years to come. She works to promote financial literacy through her role as a Carson College of Business alumna and member of the Finance Advisory Board.
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In a thoughtful letter penned to herself at the start of her online Executive MBA studies, Hazelmae Overturf made a point to cut herself some slack. Pursuing excellence comes naturally to Overturf, a senior manager of learning and development at BECU in Kent. But she also knew earning the degree while holding a management position would require giving herself some grace.
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