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Bill Friday–besides having one of the most joy-inspiring names–was the first (and longest serving) president of the University of North Carolina System (of what’s now 16 universities) and–as you can read here–was a total badass!  My good friend Nick Didow … Read more

This TED talk (and the message that runs all through this video) never gets old!  We all have lots going on in our lives–and still plenty of time to hand out a lollipop or two along the way.   How do … Read more

Plenty of people smarter than me, and I’d bet one of them can effectively sum-up the US political system.  And politics comes up in the classroom a good amount of course: I try my best to value all opinions and … Read more

  The UNC MBA Program thrives in large part because of our international student population, a mix of amazing individuals from all over the world, who come to UNC with at least the same levels of skills, commitment, energy and … Read more

Dean Smith, called a “coaching legend” by the Basketball Hall of Fame, coached for 36 years at UNC, had the ninth-highest winning percentage of any men’s college basketball coach.[1]  Smith was best known for running a clean program and having … Read more

Special thanks to an amazing innovator and my pal Dezbee McDaniel for acting as cover-person in the featured image!   North Carolina has really vibrant venture and startup scenes, and my innovation story started, gulp, when cell phones networks were … Read more

Everyone’s busy, and everyone should keep up with the news–to do both, subscribe to your favorite media aggregator (daily or weekly emails that summarize key updates and then, often, link to longer articles).  Here follow my favorites (and all of … Read more

I work very closely with an incredibly committed group of staff, students and other faculty members on the UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA i-Team.  Together, we do all we can to support our MBA international student population, from interest through Admissions and … Read more

Wow: coronavirus.  Okay, that’s enough, as they say around here, fretting; time to get back to business.  UNC, like many colleges and universities across campus, is scrambling to engineer an entirely-online environment for courses for the next little while. Lots … Read more

Interested in competing in, hosting or learning more about MBA-level case competitions?  Thanks to the creative talent at Triad Studios, and the genius of Saramion Productions, here’s a great overview video (including time-stamps to allow quick reference of fundamentals, info … Read more