Business Class
Dive into conversations with alumni, students, faculty, and staff from the University of Dayton School of Business Administration. You'll hear career advice, conversations about ethical decision making in business, and listen to stories from life on the UD campus.
Episodes
Episode 32: Anita Watkins
Anita Watkins is a 1993 University of Dayton School of Business Administration. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer for Insights Association - the leading professional trade association dedicated to consumer insights, market research, and data analytics.
Episode 31: Marty Grunder
Marty Grunder is a 1990 graduate of the University of Dayton School of Business Administration. Marty is the founder and CEO of Grunder Landscaping Company. He also currently leads the Grow Group, a consulting firm that helps Green industry professionals across the country scale their business.
Episode 30: Craig Stammen
Craig Stammen is a University of Dayton School of Business Administration graduate. He is currently the manager of the San Diego Padres - after a 13 year career as a MLB pitcher. During his playing days, he was with the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres, appearing in over 560 games.
Episode 29: Tim Massa
Tim Massa is a 1989 University of Dayton School of Business graduate. He currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Kroger.
Episode 28: Vince Lewis and Hank Veeneman
Hank Veeneman is a 2024 graduate of the University of Dayton School of Business; he is the current CEO of new company Saturn Sports. Vince Lewis is a lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Executive Director of the Crotty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, and President of the Hub.
Episode 27: Kiera Sullivan
Kiera Sullivan is a 2007 University of Dayton School of Business Graduate. She majored in Entrepreneurship and Marketing as an undergraduate. She also graduated from the School of Law with a JD in 2010. She is currently the Co-President at Continental Express, Inc., a truckload carrier and full-service logistics company that specializes in the transport of temperature-controlled freight.
Episode 26: Greg Harmeyer
Greg Harmeyer is a 1994 University of Dayton School of Business graduate. Greg is the cofounder of TiER1 Performance Solutions and CEO of its parent company, TiER1 Impact PBC, Inc.
During Greg's leadership, TiER1 has become a multi-year "Best Places to Work" recipient.
TiER1 has been named to the inc. 5000 list of the country's fastest growing privately held companies for fifteen straight year
Episode 25: Sheree Knowles
Sheree Knowles is a 1989 University of Dayton graduate. She has spent almost 3 decades working in human resource management - including the last 10 years as CEO of HR Knowledge Source, which provides business consulting solutions for talent management, leadership development, and inclusive workplace culture.
Episode 24: Greg DeMars
Greg DeMars is a 2004 University of Dayton graduate. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer at CyberMaxx, a company that helps customers to assess, monitor, and manage cyber risk through a full-service suite of services. Greg previously held positions at PrizeLogic and Credibly.
Episode 23: Izzy Abreu, Phil Mullen, and Missy Oei
Izzy Abreu, Phil Mullen, and Missy Oei are graduating seniors in the School of Business. They recently rejuvenated a student organization known as Flyer Angels.
Episode 22: Beth Karlsson
Beth is a 2002 University of Dayton graduate. She is a Partner and Chief HR Officer at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Lightspeed is a multistage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends and enterprise consumer health. It currently manages 29 billion dollars in AUM across the globe.
Episode 21: Whitney Barkley and Amanda Bush
Amanda Bush is a senior Marketing and Management Information Systems double major. She is currently the President of Flyer Consulting which is a student-run organization that provides pro-bono business consulting to non-profit organizations and small businesses in Dayton and beyond.
Whitney Barkley is the Director of the Greater West Dayton Incubator at the University of Dayton. She is also the a
Episode 20: Michael Manns & Doug Lyons
Doug Lyons and Michael Manns are both 1979 University of Dayton graduates. Doug recently retired from The E.W. Scripts Company, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President, Controller and Treasurer. Michael is a Sector Specialist at Sit Investments in Minneapolis, after holding senior positions at Bloomberg, Lehman Brothers, and American Express earlier in his career.
Episode 19: Steve Shute, President of the Worldwide Field Operations at DocuSign
Steve Shute is a 1993 University of Dayton School of Business Graduate. He is currently the President of the Worldwide Field Operations at DocuSign, a leading digital agreement company.
Episode 18: Tracey Grabowski
Tracey Grabowski is a 1989 University of Dayton School of Business graduate. She recently retired from being Chief Human Resources Officer at Procter and Gamble.
Episode 17: Bill Raveis
Bill Raveis is a 1968 University of Dayton School of Business graduate. He is the Founder and CEO of William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage and Insurance. His company is the number 1 independently family-owned real estate company in the Northeast, and the number 9 real estate company in the country (according to RealTrends).
Episode 16: Ilias Simpson - President, Modivcare Mobility
llias Simpson is the President of Modivcare Mobility. Modivcare Mobility is a healthcare service company that provides non-emergency transportation, personal care, nutritious meals, and remote patient monitoring.
Episode 15: Tyrone Parnell
Tyrone Parnell is a 1981 University of Dayton School of Business alumnus. He spent 39 years working for IBM. As he gained promotions throughout the years, he concluded as a Managing Director of a large divestiture. Tyrone has significant experience working with cross-functional executive teams to manage succession planning, talent development, and customer acquisition across the globe.
Episode 14: George Kohlrieser
George Kohlrieser is a 1967 University of Dayton graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy and Sociology. He also received his Master's Degree in Clinical Sociology in 1973. George currently serves as Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at IMD Business School in Switzerland.
At the IMD Business School, he is the founder and director of the High Performance Lea
Episode 13: Tony Krystofik
Will Blubaugh is a senior Marketing and Finance major and currently serves as the President of Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE). PSE is the only national and professional coed sales fraternity.
Tony Krystofik is a principal lecturer in sales and Director of the Talarico Center for Professional Selling.
Episode 12: Dan Griesemer
Dan Griesemer is a 1982 University of Dayton School of Business Administration Graduate. Dan currently serves as the Managing Director for Advisory Services at Charles Towne Holdings, LLC. He is also the CEO of Griffin House Advisors, LLC which provides advisory services in investments in the retail and cannabis industries. Prior to these roles, Dan was President and CEO for multiple large compani
Episode 11: Brett McGill
Brett McGill is a 1991 University of Dayton graduate. He currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of MarineMax. MarineMax is the worlds largest recreational yacht retailer.
Episode 10: Lisa Rich-Milan
Lisa Rich-Milan is a 1985 University of Dayton School of Business graduate. Lisa has served in leadership roles in a number of different heath care companies - with focus on industries & pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology diagnostics. Most recently, she was CEO of Caligor Coghlan Pharma Services.
Episode 9: Mike Campbell
Mike Campbell is a 1987 University of Dayton School of Business graduate. Mike currently serves as the Chief Sales Officer at Equinix, a digital infrastructure company with almost 10,000 employees, headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Episode 8: Marsha and Tim Keune
Marsha and Tim Keune are both Accounting faculty in the University of Dayton School of Business. Marsha is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, and Tim is the Chairperson for the Department of Accounting.
Episode 7: Jim Stitt
Jim Stitt is a 1971 University of Dayton graduate. Jim currently serves at the Executive Chairman of the Cutco Corporation, where he previously served as the President and Chief Executive Officer.
Episode 6: Carolyn Haney & Vince Lewis
Carolyn Haney is the CEO of Flyer Enterprises and current student at the University of Dayton. Vince Lewis is the director of the Crotty Center and President of the the Hub.
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Episode 5: Bob Kohorst
Bob Kohorst is a 1975 graduate from the University of Dayton School of Business. He is the founder of Everest Properties, a privately held company that specializes in acquisition, recapitalization, and asset management of real-estate. Bob also recently served as the U.S. Ambassador to Croatia from 2018-2021.
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Episode 4: Davis Center for Portfolio Management (Bridget Momper and Daniel Kapusta)
Bridget Momper is a Senior Finance major and currently serves as the Senior Manager of the Richard and Susan Davis Center for Portfolio Management.
Daniel Kapusta is a lecturer in Finance and Director of the Davis Center.
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Episode 3: Jessica Holscott
Jessica Holscott is a 1997 University of Dayton School of Business graduate. She currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of studios and networks for Warner Media.
During her time at University of Dayton, Jessica played softball from 1994 to 1997. Over that time she appeared in 115 games, and she Captained the team her Junior and Senior seasons.
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Episode 2: Tom Albrecht
Tom Albrecht graduated from the University of Dayton in 1976 with a degree in Economics. He studied Law at the University of Chicago. He spent 40 years as a practicing lawyer with Sidley Austin LLP, as well as almost 20 years as the Managing Director of Sidley's Asia-Pacific offices.
He currently serves on the University of Dayton Board of Trustees. He is also the Vice Chair of the Board of Dire
Episode 1: Khristian Santiago
Khristian Santiago is a graduate of the University of Dayton. He completed his degree in Business Administration in 2016. During his studies, he worked his way up in the student-run business Flyer Enterprises from a Sales Associate to the Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Operating Officer. After graduation, he started as an Account Strategist at Google and worked his way to working as a Strateg
Episode 0: Trailer
Thank you for listening to Episode 0, the preview and introduction to the Business Class Podcast. If you'd like to engage with us further, please follow us on social media. Our Instagram and Facebook accounts all use the name: @udaytonsba. You can also email the Dean's Office with questions or suggestions for future podcasts at: sbadean@udayton.edu. No matter where you are on your career path, we
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