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“At Wake Forest I was surrounded by nurturing professors, faculty and fellow students. My network expanded and I experienced academic and professional growth, as well as personal development.”
“Wake Forest’s MSA program prepared me for my career by providing an environment fostered by teamwork, endurance, and dedication. Each class was thoughtfully designed to offer realistic scenarios, which I now encounter in the workplace each day.”
Janelle Lewis is pursuing personal goals and crushing career milestones as she works as an Audit Manager at Deloitte and has completed a thru-hike of almost 2,200 miles on the Appalachian Trail.
As a Senior Accounting Analyst at Disney Music Group, Tynan Hamilton always dreamed of working for the Walt Disney Company and joined their Accounting and Finance Rotation Program shortly after graduation.
“Wake’s MSM program helped me to develop a foundation of technical skills while strengthening my knowledge of digital marketing. It also gave me opportunities to serve as a student leader outside the classroom.”
“The most important skill I developed was an understanding of problem-solving and consulting frameworks. I use this knowledge daily in my job. Paired with my undergraduate background, the MSM degree gave me a greater understanding of the business world and how I can confidently leverage my strengths.”
“Wake Forest University School of Business gives you the tools to succeed as you build your identity capital.”
“From day one, you are given the resources to help support your job search. My career coach supported me the entire way. There is always a network to support you.”
Drawing on skills she learned as a volleyball team captain, Hailey Brooke Weiss built “Power Move Marketing,” a successful digital marketing agency with 25 full-time employees.
Dedicated to building community and education around exercise, Virginia Wooten developed “Dawn,” a fitness app for women on college campuses.
As a Solutions Product Manager at Apple, Will Harkins is focused on improving product efficiency and coherence.
When Tom Canace interviewed to join the faculty at Wake Forest School of Business 15 years ago, he was asked about his teaching and research philosophies. Canace’s answer: “Going above and beyond the textbook.” For Canace, that means drawing on his research findings and his professional experiences in the business world when he’s in the…
As part of her email signature, Tilan Tang includes a quote from Miguel de Cervantes’s “Adventures of Don Quixote.” It reads: “To be prepared is half the victory.” As an associate teaching professor of finance, Tilan thinks the quote speaks to an underlying principle of finance — “the time value of money”. It also serves…
From using information technology to combat the horrors of human trafficking to creating a framework for understanding why some groups are targeted on social media, Stacie Petter studies how people use and manage IT in organizational settings or in broader society. If the particulars of the research sound beyond the bounds of typical business school…
As global economic shifts continue to impact everything from the stock market to the supermarket, the role governments play in business and finance can change drastically. For Dr. Rob Nash, that intersection between government and private sector has fueled his research for nearly three decades. Nash, who came to Wake Forest in 1997 and currently…
As an undergrad at Wake Forest, Dr. Lauren Reid never intended to pursue business. She had aspirations to study medicine or perhaps law, but her father encouraged her to take some prerequisite courses for the School of Business, just to explore her options. “I took my first accounting class, and I just got it,” she says.…
Wake Forest business professor Julie Wayne teaches her organization behavior class to undergraduate Business and Enterprise Management students in Farrell Hall on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Julie Wayne’s groundbreaking research into the interplay between work life and personal life helped define the idea of work-family enrichment, where multiple roles can enhance both realms. The throughline…
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of e-commerce within the retail marketplace dramatically expanded. Consumers confined to their homes turned to their computers, tablets, and smartphones to purchase everything from fitness equipment to office furniture, encompassing items traditionally not bought online, such as groceries. This surge in online grocery shopping particularly intrigued…
Each year, NASA allocates millions of dollars in grant funding to small businesses across the United States that supply the agency with innovative technology. These partnerships—which are supported by the federal government’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs—allow agencies such as NASA to tap into cutting-edge innovations that drive…
Dr. Norma R. Montague loves being in the classroom. Though she began her career specializing in auditing at an accounting firm, she felt a calling to teach almost immediately. “Within a year, I realized that I really enjoyed teaching at the firm,” she says. “We had lunch-and-learns, and I was often the one raising my…
