{"id":29219,"date":"2017-10-24T07:43:48","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T11:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=29219"},"modified":"2017-11-13T08:41:54","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T13:41:54","slug":"going-for-the-win-win-goddard-enterprises-llc-signs-on-as-chapman-cup-sponsor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2017\/10\/going-for-the-win-win-goddard-enterprises-llc-signs-on-as-chapman-cup-sponsor\/","title":{"rendered":"Going for the \u201cWin-Win\u201d – Goddard Enterprises LLC signs on as Chapman Cup sponsor."},"content":{"rendered":"

Creative problem-solving has been a hallmark of William Putnam\u2019s career. As an international corporate executive and leader, he spent time in Miami, where he received his Executive MBA<\/a> from Florida International University in 2016. There, he met fellow students who were innovative, international and entrepreneurial in their thinking.<\/p>\n

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William Putnam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A year later, faced with a challenging business problem at Goddard Enterprises LLC, where he serves as a board member, Putnam turned back to FIU. In consultation with Managing Director Anthony Ali, Putnam led Goddard to sign on as the 2017-8 Corporate Sponsor of the Chapman Cup<\/a>, FIU\u2019s graduate case competition, in which teams of students put their analytical skills to work solving real-world business problems.<\/p>\n

For FIU\u2019s College of Business, partnering with Goddard presents an unparalleled opportunity for students.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoddard Enterprises is providing us with an amazing case on international business,\u201d said Paulo Gomes<\/a>, faculty director of the Chapman Cup. \u201cThe case will prompt students to analyze the company’s commercial strategy and operational model, and consider some of the challenging\u00a0problems that may arise in growing a business in South America. It is a truly multidisciplinary opportunity to engage with issues of strategy, operations, marketing and corporate finance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Goddard Enterprises LLC is a 100-year-old Barbados-based conglomerate with 6,500 employees in the Caribbean and Latin America. It is a public company, with the Goddard family maintaining majority ownership. A pioneer in making food available on small planes in the Caribbean over 50 years ago, its primary focus remains airline catering, with additional related businesses in private jets, vending machines, offices, hospitals and other arenas.<\/p>\n

Putnam\u2019s work over the last five years has helped a sprawling conglomerate with a wide set of business interests in Latin America and the Caribbean focus on selected areas with growth potential that relate to its primary airline catering business. He credits a new generation of Goddard leadership, sophisticated problem solvers who are frequently called to consult with national leaders, for supporting the decision to engage FIU as a partner.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone at the company is seeing this as a win-win,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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2016-7 Chapman Cup winning team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

EMBA develops new skills for established leader.<\/em><\/p>\n

Prior to attending FIU, Putnam\u2019s achievements included growing international operations for Suzuki, Victoria\u2019s Secret and Sharper Image, as well as eight-year role with Goddard. And while his background gave him a wide range of operational skills, he found himself looking for new skills for his career\u2019s next stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe FIU EMBA helped me immensely,\u201d Putnam said. \u201cIt took me to where I wanted to be, and beyond. What I learned about areas like strategy, big data, employee engagement and leadership helped me not only join the conversation, but to steer the conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walfried Lassar<\/a>, FIU Business associate dean who leads the Chapman School, and Angel Burgos, executive director of MBA programs, have kept in steady contact with Putnam, who serves on the MBA Advisory Board.<\/p>\n

\u201cWilliam Putnam has been an extraordinary ambassador for our program,\u201d Lassar said. \u201cIt is beyond gratifying to see how our alumnus is reaching back to engage our students through the Chapman Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lassar noted that the Chapman Cup encompasses more than a competition. It includes hands-on forums in which student teams build skills they need to perform case analysis skills, an invaluable professional asset. The Goddard case will be examined through a series of rounds in which students will be able to achieve a deeper understanding of the case as they progress in the competition. The first 2017-8 round opened on October 23, 2017, with students learning the identity of the case company and receiving the first challenge.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this partnership, we are raising the bar on the opportunities we can provide for students, offering sessions that help participants apply strategic and financial analysis to the given case, and training sessions on presentation skills,\u201d Lassar said. The partnership has the potential to yield ongoing benefits for all parties, he added.<\/p>\n

With the sponsorship, Putnam also sees the potential to engage with FIU students as potential members of the Goddard team.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the last five years, as a new board seeks out new opportunities, we are looking for the best and the brightest,\u201d he said. \u201cFIU is a natural fit. Their graduates have the qualities we are looking for, and as we grow in Central and South America, we\u2019re hoping to build a bridge to FIU students and alumni.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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