Moore Impact: The Darla Moore School of Business Podcast

Episode 13: Focusing on South Carolina Resident Students Host: Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor, Management Guest: Dr. Deb Hazzard, Associate Dean for the Office of Access, Opportunity, and Engagement Deborah Hazzard, DBA, MBA, CDE®,  serves as Associate Dean of Access, Opportunity and Community Engagement at the Darla Moore School of Business. A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Haz...

Episode 12: Dean Rohit Verma on Excellence at the Darla Moore School Host: Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor, Management Guest: Dr. Rohit Verma, Dean, Darla Moore School of Business Dr. Rohit Verma came to the Darla Moore School as its new dean in August of 2023. On the occasion of his one year anniversary, he joined the Moore Impact podcast to talk about what the first year has been li...

Episode 11: A Fun Swirl of Data and Ideas in Management Science Host Dr. Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor, Management Guest Dr. Joel Wooten, Associate Professor of Management Science Dr. Joel Wooten wants to know “What makes a good idea?” His research focuses on innovation and entrepreneurship, and his classroom experience includes courses in innovation and design, web-based products a...

Episode 10: The MHR Program: A Pipeline to Extraordinary Host Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor Guest Dr. Mazen Aziz, Managing Director, Master of Human Resources Program Dr. Maz Aziz has been Managing Director of the MHR program at the Moore School for three years and with the University of South Carolina for 11 years. He earned his undergraduate and PhD degrees from the University of...

S1 E9: Research and Learning Projects that Influence Tax Policy Host Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor Guest Dr. Jason DeBacker, Associate Professor, Economics Dr. DeBacker’s route to academia went through Washington, D.C. After an undergraduate degree at University of Georgia and graduate school at the University of Texas, Dr. DeBacker worked at the Department of Treasury for the feder...

Episode 8: Studying Finance at the Moore School Host Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor Guest Dr. Eric Powers, Associate Professor, Finance Department Chair Dr. Powers’s research focuses on fixed-income policies of corporations as well as corporate capital investment policy and corporate restructuring and has appeared in leading peer-reviewed academic journals such as the Journal of Fina...

Episode 7: Pathways to Living an Epic Life  Host: Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor Guest: Elena Arecco Bridgmon, co-founder of LUMO and “MIBS” alum This episode’s guest is an accomplished alum of the Darla Moore School of Business Masters in International Business or “MIBS” program. Elena Arecco Bridgmon had a distinguished career with Bank of America before setting out on her entrepre...

Lake City, S.C.: A Living Laboratory for Entrepreneurship Host: Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor, Management Guest: Mara Zepeda, Entrepreneur in Residence at the Faber Entrepreneurship Center Nobody asks better questions than Mara Zepeda. After a decade of enterprise creation, Mara has come to believe that it isn't the organization but rather the interconnections and relationships betw...

Visit Lake City for Artfields Host: Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor, Management Guests: Reagan Gonzalez, Center Manager for Center for Executive Succession Alantis Seckal, Center Manager for Smart State Center for Innovation + Commercialization Artfields is the 10-day annual event that transforms Lake City, South Carolina into an art town. In 2024, the Moore School sent a bunch of fac...

Episode 4: More Impactful Learning Experiences in Entrepreneurship Host: Dr. Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor, Management Guest: Dr. Geoffrey Graybeal, Clinical Associate Professor, Management Conversation topics: UN sustainable development goals College accreditation around those goals Classes working in teams to tackle the SDGs Look at a global problem with a local perspective DoSome...

Episode 3: The Sustainability Skillset Host: Dr. Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor, Management Guest: Dr. Kealy Carter, Clinical Associate Professor, Marketing episode photo courtesy of Colorado State at this link . Conversation topics: Applied research: what are the big issues facing businesses today? Sustainability - growth in sustainably marketing products   Is sustainability a corpo...

Episode 2: Alliance Building with the McNair Institute for Entrepreneurism and Free Enterprise Host: Dr. Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor, Management Guests: Dr. Dirk Brown, Faculty Director, McNair Institute for Entrepreneurism and Free Enterprise Conversation topics: McNair Institute origins, mission, and accomplishments Intercampus Alliance as a SC Department of Commerce-funded init...

Episode 1: New Venture Exploration at Moore Host:  Dr. Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor, Management Guests: Jake Shriver – business school senior in management Lucas Sevathian – business school exchange student from France Conversation topics: Both apps encourage the user to make changes off the screen. Both apps have a mental health / individual confidence essence. Both apps will have...