What's Happening @FAUbusiness

Nonprofit leadership is business leadership, just with a different bottom line. In this episode, Palm Beach County Food Bank CEO Jamie Kendall joins FAU's Eileen McBratnie Acello for an honest conversation about building teams, navigating social media, reaching people who need help but won't ask for it, and the one message she'd send to every marketing student: show up and give back...

In the latest episode of What’s Happening at FAU Business, Dean Gropper teams up with economics faculty experts Will Luther and Bryan Custinger to spotlight a landmark event that’s putting the College of Business on the national economic map. They preview what’s ahead for “Fed Policy Under Pressure”, a high-profile monetary policy conference featuring the renowned Shadow Open Market Committee (SOM...

In this episode, FAU hospitality professor JB Ward and branding strategist Larry Gulko sit down with Matthew Linderman, President, COO, and General Manager of Boca West Country Club, to explore hospitality through the lens of purpose and people. Linderman reflects on the early life experiences that shaped his service-driven leadership philosophy and shares how culture, connection, and purpose crea...

This episode explores how creativity drives modern marketing and how universities and industry can prepare future-ready professionals. Bennie F. Johnson, CEO of the American Marketing Association, joins Dean Dan Gropper and Dr. Abi Guha to discuss AI as a creative co-pilot, the shift toward real-time learning, and the power of community in shaping the next era of marketing. Recorded on November 4,...

What makes a good supplier, and how do companies know? This episode follows Mary Jo Donald, an Executive PhD student, at the beginning of her research into aerospace supply chains. She explains how signaling theory, data silos, and real-world experience are shaping her study of supplier behavior and operational efficiency. Support the show Business.fau.edu

In this episode, we sit down with three Executive PhD students from FAU Executive Education, Bernt Klein, Britta Kelley, and Danita DeHaney, to explore why experienced professionals choose to pursue a doctoral degree while actively leading in their industries. They share what motivated them to take on the challenge, how the program keeps them sharp and relevant, and how academic research is helpin...

FAU’s William J. Luther and Amber Bonefont sit down to discuss the current state of inflation, how tariffs might affect the economy and the job market. business.fau.edu/podcasts Support the show Business.fau.edu

FAU professors, Ethlyn Williams , Ph. D., and Michael Harari , Ph. D., discuss their recent study of self-leadership, a concept that allows employees to manage themselves without relying on supervisors. Support the show Business.fau.edu

FAU's Melanie Lorenz and Paul Owers discuss how small businesses can survive economic downturns like COVID-19. Support the show Business.fau.edu

FAU's Sofia Johan and Paul Owers discuss rising inflation and the threat it poses to consumers and economies. Support the show Business.fau.edu

FAU's David Menachof and Paul Owers discuss supply chains and the pandemic's effect on them, plus a new master of science in Supply Chain Management offered by the college. Support the show Business.fau.edu

FAU's Peter Ricci and Paul Owers discuss a revealing new survey of hospitality and tourism workers in the wake of COVID-19.  Support the show Business.fau.edu

FAU's Steven Smith and Paul Owers discuss geopolitics and the College's new, three-day course designed to give working professionals an expertise in geopolitics, allowing them to better understand how global events affect an organization’s operations. Learn More > Support the show Business.fau.edu

FAU's Monica Escaleras and Paul Owers discuss how Floridians are feeling about the nation's economic recovery, the COVID-19 vaccine, and more. Read more > Support the show Business.fau.edu

Debuting our new 3Qs segment is FAU's Paul Owers (Director of Media Relations) and William Luther (Assistant Professor of Economics). They discuss the U.S. employment picture and the degree to which the COVID-19 vaccine rollout could impact it. Read more > Support the show Business.fau.edu

FAU Business improved its standing among top programs for entrepreneurship studies, according to the latest rankings from The Princeton Review. FAU jumped two spots to #37 among undergraduate programs and came in at #41 among the first-ever rankings of the top 50 graduate programs. More > Support the show Business.fau.edu

The Business and Economics Polling Initiative (BEPI) at Florida Atlantic University conducts surveys on business, economic, political, and social issues with main focus on Hispanic attitudes and opinions at regional, state and national levels. Support the show Business.fau.edu

On this episode, we welcome back FAU's Jennifer Attonito , Ph. D. - an instructor and researcher in the Health Administration program, which is part of the larger Management Programs department at FAU Business. During the podcast, we discuss healthcare, the future of public health, and how the current pandemic might be causing changes in both sectors. (Recorded on June 17, 2020) Support the s...

On this episode of the podcast, we spoke with Adi Devendra, an FAU student whose educational video game software, Polka Box, won first prize in the 12th annual Business Plan Competition held by FAU’s College of Business and the Adams Center for Entrepreneurship. Support the show Business.fau.edu

Dr. Michael Crain , Director of FAU’s Center for Forensic Accounting , interviews FAU alumnus and adjunct instructor Rob Valdez who describes what advice he is giving to business and not-for-profit organization clients on how to lower their cybersecurity risks during and after the COVID-19 pandemic given remote workers and changing workflows. Support the show Business.fau.edu

Online fraud scams are occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic as many people are stressed and distracted, and awareness is the first line of defense in protecting yourself from such online scams. FAU's Michael A. Crain , DBA, CPA, Director of the FAU Center for Forensic Accounting , guest-hosts the podcast in order to share more about protecting one's self from online fraud. Support the...

In the spirit of the #FAUCares campaign, this podcast features FAU senior, Alyssa Rocha. A Health Science major and Health Administration minor - Alyssa, along with neighbors and community volunteers, is helping to create and donate filtered masks for first responders and essential workers as part of a new grassroots organization called Masks for Superheroes . Learn more about this organization by...

" Public Health Systems " is part 3 in our series of #PodHealth episodes about the Coronavirus. We're again joined by Dr. Jennifer Attonito , an instructor and researcher in FAU's Health Administration program, and in this third episode, we discuss public health systems and the challenges they are facing while trying to combat the Coronavirus. To recap, Dr. Attonito holds a doc...

" Social Distancing " is part 2 in our series of #PodHealth episodes about the Coronavirus. We're again joined by Dr. Jennifer Attonito , an instructor and researcher in FAU's Health Administration program, and we discuss the following - how to social distance correctly, how it's different than quarantining, and why some countries might be more successful at it than others...

The Hospitality and Tourism Management program, at FAU Business, is making headlines by offering a free certificate to industry workers and professionals who may be affected by the COVID-19 crisis. At this very moment, more than 9,000 people have registered from more than 80 countries, and program director - Dr. Peter Ricci - joined the podcast to tell us more about the offering. Read about the co...