Business Class

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.

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.

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 years an...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ad...

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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 Leade...

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. Thanks for joining us for 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...

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. Thanks for joining us for the Business Class podcast. If you'd like to engage with us furt...

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. Thanks for joining us for 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 n...