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Spinning Gold: How Max Durovic (B’05, MBA’10) Turned Sign Spinning into a Guerrilla Marketing Empire — and a Cultural Phenomenon

Tyler Cartwright’s winning performance in February’s World Sign Spinning championship had the physicality of a gymnastics floor routine mixed with the precision of high-art juggling and the…

October 24, 2024

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Alumni

Power Players: How McDonough Alumni Are Electrifying the Energy Revolution

Mujinga Mwamufiya (MBA’04) got her start in the energy sector in the late ’90s, transitioning over the years from oil refineries with Sunoco to her current role as vice president of strategic…

November 6, 2024

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Alumni

Finding Peace in Science: Karen Guggenheim (EMBA’15) and the Happiness Movement

After Karen Guggenheim lost her husband unexpectedly, she had a choice to make: spend her life grieving her love or choose to live a happy life after trauma. She chose to be happy and helped lead a global movement focused on wellbeing in the process.

November 6, 2024

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Admissions

Building Community and Camaraderie: The Georgetown MBA Cohort Experience

For incoming Full-time MBA students at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, classes begin with the Opening Term. Opening Term serves as an introduction to the curriculum – as well as to…

November 20, 2024

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Admissions

Anushaa Shiv Shanker Das (MBA’25) on Driving Impact in Consulting and Supporting Other Women Along the Way

Meet Anushaa Shiv Shanker Das (MBA’25), a second-year Full-time MBA student at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, originally from South India. As an engineer and a lawyer, Anushaa has a…

November 14, 2024

Anne Kilby, associate dean of MBA admissions

Admissions

Meet Anne Kilby: Associate Dean of MBA Admissions

When Anne Kilby, associate dean of MBA Admissions, took her first position in higher education at 22, she knew she had found her calling. Now, Kilby has more than 16 years of experience in the…

November 4, 2024

Extra Credit: How Spotify Uses AI to Predict Your Favorite Song

In this installment of our Extra Credit series, Adjunct Faculty Michael Rossetti breaks down how Spotify uses artificial intelligence to predict your favorite song and what AI means for the future of the music industry.

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Research and Insights

The Death of In-Person Shopping? Georgetown Professors Weigh In on Consumer Behavior and Sustainability this Cyber Monday

Luc Wathieu, professor of marketing, and Vishal Agrawal, co-academic director of the M.S. in environment and sustainability management program, share their perspectives on buying habits, consumer behaviors and practical applications for sustainable shopping this time of year.

December 2, 2024

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Research and Insights

Research Shows This Smart Money Habit Can Revolutionize Your Personal Finances

Can overthinking your finances jeopardize your financial future? Simon Blanchard, Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor and Dean’s Professor, explains his latest research on the money habit that can change your finances for the better.

November 27, 2024

From Click to Boom: The Political Economy of E-Commerce in China, a book by Lizhi Liu, an assistant professor of strategy.

Research and Insights

Office Hours: From Click to Boom Examines a Digital Path to Development

Over the course of two decades, China built from scratch a $2-trillion-annual-sale e-commerce market, with 800 million users, 70 million jobs, and nearly 50% of global online retail sales. China’s…

November 21, 2024

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Alumni

The CEO of Deloitte Consulting’s Side Hustle: Broadcasting Georgetown Soccer

Dan Helfrich (MBA’99) is the U.S. CEO of Deloitte Consulting. But every fall, no matter his schedule, he carves out time to call men’s soccer games for his alma mater.

December 6, 2024

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Events

Business of Health Convenes Alumni to Explore Investment and Innovation in Life Sciences in New York City

The Business of Health Initiative at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, in partnership with Hoyas in Health and the Georgetown Alumni Club of Metro New York, hosted a panel discussion…

November 8, 2024

Alumni

Beyond Business: The Bridge Builder

Jerome Smalls has spent his adult life building bridges to connect youth to their communities.

November 6, 2024

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