Demeanor. Dining. Drinking. Digital Media. What do you need to know about these four things to succeed in today’s business world? More than 120 students, faculty and staff plus Ernst & Young associates, gathered recently at Florida International University (FIU) to hear Dan Black, America’s director of campus recruiting, Ernst & Young, expound on these […]
Author: Melissa Saegert Elicker
College supports effort to boost Hispanic leadership advancement.
Recent studies show that Hispanics represent the fastest growing workplace population, with dynamic growth and purchasing power estimated at $1.3 trillion by 2014. Yet, according to a recent Pew Hispanic Center survey, 74% of Latinos polled said they either didn’t know of a national Hispanic leader or thought there wasn’t one. To help correct this […]
Torch Awards handed to two distinguished College of Business Administration alumni.
The spotlight shone on two College of Business Administration alumni during the recent Florida International University (FIU) 10th Annual Torch Awards Gala held at the JW Marriott Marquis in downtown Miami. The Torch Awards recognize selected individuals for the positive impact they make on their profession, the community and the university. They were created to […]
Back to the future: RESA tours new luxury condominium development in South Miami.
In 1870, Mary Brickell along with her husband William, opened a trading post on the banks of the South Miami River, where goods were traded with the Seminole Indians. Today, what’s known as Mary Brickell Village houses the nation’s second largest international banking center and is now home to Sky Palace, a soon-to-be-completed 369-unit luxury […]
Author and alumnus wins prestigious AXA Advisors Award.
Without a doubt, Gerald C. Grant Jr. (MBA ’89, BBA ’78) stands at the pinnacle of his career. Grant, who serves as branch director of financial planning for AXA Advisors’ South Florida Branch, recently received the company’s 2011 National Honor Associate Award. The annual award is granted to a financial professional who represents the “total […]
ICEF Fair and FAM tour builds new global connections.
You could call it speed networking—with a global collegiate twist. The recent International Consultants for Education and Fairs (ICEF) event held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Key Biscayne, Florida, gave representatives from the Chapman Graduate School of Business the chance to meet one-on-one with 80 prospective agents from around the world. Participants hailed from […]
REAAC event focuses on the fine art of real estate development.
Founded in 2003 by a group of art dealers, artists and curators, Miami’s Wynwood Art District contains more than 70 galleries, museums and collections. On the second Saturday of each month, the neighborhood comes alive with its Art Walk event, during which studios and showrooms open their doors to the public to share art, music […]
Real estate community networking event is not just big—it’s mega.
Mega you say? Most definitely, as five area universities—University of Miami School of Architecture, University of Central Florida, University of Florida Friends & Alumni of Real Estate, Florida State University Real Estate Network and the Nova Southeastern University Real Estate Network—came together to join Florida International University (FIU) for the recent Real Estate Alumni Mega […]
Alumnus feeds the entrepreneurial spirit with Energy Kitchen.
High energy combined with a passion for excellence. These traits define Justo Luis Pozo III (BBA ’07) in all his pursuits—from his martial arts avocation to his banking and finance vocation. Now Pozo is branching out, flexing his entrepreneurial muscle to bring the Energy Kitchen franchise to South Florida. According to Pozo, the Manhattan-based, fast-and-casual […]
Students cruise for next Miami real estate hot spot.
If you know anything about real estate in Miami, you know about the lure of Miami Beach and South Beach. Now, as the South Florida real estate market begins to show some signs of recovery, attention turns to pinpointing the next location primed for expanded development. It could well be downtown Miami along the Miami […]