Business Conversations

Professor Cazier has been teaching at UNT since 2019. His research focuses on the areas of corporate disclosure, shareholder litigation, and the effects of the media in financial markets. He has published in academic journals including The Accounting Review, Review of Accounting Studies, The Journal of Financial Reporting, The Journal of Corporate Finance, and several others. He graduated with his...

UNT Ryan College of Business Assistant Professor James Parrish takes a dive into the Metaverse on the newest episode of  Business Conversations . Learn more about this new-age digital experience from a different perspective. From exploring psychological implications and the fear of missing out, to some surprising takeaways, Parrish uncovers the unanticipated risks and benefits of engaging in the M...

UNT Ryan College of Business Lecturer William Ordeman joins  Business Conversations  to discuss his research and how it relates to the resilience of Hildago County residents. By delving into the history of Hildago and its culture, Ordeman's findings offers a fascinating and eye-opening perspective about how Hildago community members were impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic.  ABOUT PROFESSOR...

Dr. Jose Lineros, clinical assistant professor for UNT's Department of Accounting, joins the podcast to discuss the technology that is quite literally taking over today's conversations: Chat GPT. Dr. Lineros' classes address information systems and advanced analytics through his coverage of various audit and IT courses. He has published in various journals including the Journal of Emer...

Dr. Jose Lineros, clinical assistant professor for UNT's Department of Accounting, joins the podcast to discuss the college's recent partnership with UIPath, and what it means for accounting students at UNT. Dr. Lineros currently teaches AIS, ERP, IT Audit, and Internal Audit at the University of North Texas.  He previously taught MIS and computer science at UTD, TAMU-Commerce and Brookhaven....

In this episode, we have four special guests talking with us about careers in accounting, including: Tim Pike, CPA, CFE Managing Partner of Howard LLP, Julie Anderson, CPA, CFO of Texas Capital Bank, Aaron Borden, CPA, Managing Director of Grant Thornton LLP, Olivia Riley, CPA, Accounting Supervisor at CBRE. This panel of leaders bring a wealth of experience in Audit, Tax, Banking and Governmental...

Dr. Mark Evers joins Business Conversations to discuss the importance of financial literacy and what it means for your future.  Dr. Evers is a native Texan from Round Rock, Texas and holds a Ph. D. and master’s degree in Personal Financial Planning from Texas Tech University, and an MBA from West Texas A&M. He is a Certified Financial Planner and a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor....

Dr Akhil Kumar, Executive Director of Institute of Petroleum Accounting of University of North Texas talks to Coleman Rowland, Managing Director, BKD Enterprise Risk Solutions and Brian Matlock, Partner, BKD LLP. Coleman Rowland serves as the national consulting leader for BKD National Energy & Natural Resources Practice. His client service experience includes leading large scale transformatio...

Chad Thompson, General Manager HR of North America Exploration and Production for Chevron Corporation, and the college’s Director of the Institute of Petroleum Accounting, Dr. Akhil Kumar, join Business Conversations to discuss the energy industry.  In his current role, Chad provides guidance and leadership in all areas of People Strategy and Talent Management to the OPCO president and leader...

Dr. Vess Johnson, assistant professor in the Information Technology and Decision Sciences Department, joins the podcast to discuss the latest trends and findings as they relate to COVID-19. Since the onset of the pandemic, Dr. Johnson has produced weekly reports that track the pandemic, both state-wide and across the world, by using a variety of datasets and sources. Prior to joining UNT in the fa...

Dr. Jeremy Short is the college’s inaugural G. Brint Ryan Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship at the University of North Texas, and he brings with him an extensive background in crowdfunding, content analysis, family business, and strategic management. His research has appeared in outlets such as the Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Jou...

Dr. Savoie is a Clinical Professor in Operations, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management at the University of North Texas. He is also President and CEO of HyperGrowth Solutions, Inc., a company specializing in the integration of business and technology for competitive advantage. Dr. Savoie has over 25 years of experience in Executive Management, Strategic Planning, Cybersecurity/Risk Management, I...

Dr. Brian Hirsch is currently the Senior Associate Director for the UNT Career Center in the UNT Ryan College of Business. He is a proven leader in career services and higher education with over twenty years of experience in diverse roles. Establishing and growing career, cooperative education, and internship programs in multiple locations and a variety of different settings including major resear...

Dr. Mary C. Jones is a professor of information systems in the Information Technology and Decision Sciences Department in the G. Brint Ryan College of Business at the University of North Texas. She received her Ph. D. from the University of Oklahoma and served on the faculty at Mississippi State University before joining UNT in 2001. During her tenure at UNT she served 12 years as Department Chair...

Dr. Tony Gerth is a clinical professor with the G. Brint Ryan College of Business at the University of North Texas teaching information systems management courses. He is also Principal of ABG Executive Advisors, LLC a CIO leadership coaching and education firm. Previously he taught at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business where he was awarded the MSIS Outstanding Faculty award 9 times i...

Professor Bob Heere and Professor Matt Walker have joined UNT over recent years to develop the sport entertainment management programs at UNT. Both are leading scholars in the field of sport management, and together they have rapidly grown our undergraduate and graduate programs in sport entertainment management, not the least because of their excellent relationships with leading sport organizatio...

Dr. Jose Lineros is a clinical assistant professor in the Ryan College of Business' Department of Accounting. Dr. Lineros teaches information systems and auditing and his research interests are in distributed ledger technologies (e.g. blockchain and smart contracts), as well as the study of accounting transfer student efficacy. Teaching information system for the last 10 years, Dr. Lineros’ previo...

Dr. Peggy Jimenez earned her Ph. D. in Accounting and M.S. in Taxation from UNT in 2013 and holds a B.S. in Accounting from Brigham Young University-Hawaii. Before pursuing graduate studies, she worked in the federal tax department of KPMG in Silicon Valley, California. Her work at KPMG included federal and state tax return preparation, calculation of the federal tax accounts for financial st...