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Faces of Metro EDGE – Q&A with MBA Alumna Janette Cruz
Double Aggie alumna Janette Cruz MBA 15, a Sacramento Metro EDGE member, talks about her work at SMUD and CalPERS and the importance of volunteering.
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Faces of Metro EDGE – Q&A with MBA Alumna Janette Cruz
Double Aggie alumna Janette Cruz MBA 15, a Sacramento Metro EDGE member, talks about her work at SMUD and CalPERS and the importance of volunteering.
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Gaining an Entrepreneurial EDGE at UC Davis
Sacramento MBA student Samantha Contreras shares how she caught the entrepreneurial bug and joined a winning team in the UC Davis Big Bang Business Competition.
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Thinking Outside the Box for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Professor Andrew Hargadon, champion of the Building the Entrepreneurial Mindset Big Idea, shares why this program is important for students. The UC Davis initiative is about helping students learn what they want to do and how they can explore and
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Dean Unnava's Big 3 Video
Our latest edition features: 1) First Online MBA class visits campus 2) Trailblazing research on climate change and financial risk 3) Leadership Institute for underrepresented minorities.
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Anyone Can Pitch a Good Idea. Here’s How.
Professor Kim Elsbach explains why considering a project leader’s personality and work style can help you successfully pitch ideas at work.
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Anyone Can Pitch a Good Idea. Here's How.
Professor Kim Elsbach explains why considering a project leader's personality and work style can help you successfully pitch ideas at work.
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Sacramento Startup Profile: TownToday Founder Adrian Pinon
Spotlight on Adrian Pinon, founder and CEO of TownToday, a free mobile app that helps users discover nearby events conveniently and efficiently. TownToday participated in the Little Bang! competitions in 2018-2019 and was a semifinalist in the 2019
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A Front-Office View of Taking Sacramento’s Soccer Team Pro
Tim Stallings MBA 98, Sacramento Republic FC’s VP of finance and merchandise, is front and center for the team’s new expansion into Major League Soccer in 2022.
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A Front-Office View of Taking Sacramento's Soccer Team Pro
Tim Stallings MBA 98, Sacramento Republic FC's VP of finance and merchandise, is front and center for the team's new expansion into Major League Soccer in 2022.
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App Founder’s Davis-Based Business Looks to Pair Customers with California Wineries
Big Bang! Business Competition winner Christy Serrato, CEO and founder of Pair Anything, discusses her Davis-based customer engagement platform for next-generation wine consumers.
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4 Ways My MBA Supercharged My Entrepreneurial Journey
The network, the lingo, the funding and the business model. Digital Deployment CEO Mac Clemmens MBA 07 shares ways UC Davis helped him scale up his web firm.