{"id":464,"date":"2008-12-02T10:24:14","date_gmt":"2008-12-02T14:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=464"},"modified":"2014-11-14T16:01:11","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T21:01:11","slug":"alumna-profile-amy-wagner-mba-89-ba-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2008\/12\/alumna-profile-amy-wagner-mba-89-ba-87\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumna Profile: Amy Wagner (MBA \u201989, BA \u201987)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alumna Profile: Amy Wagner (MBA \u201989, BA \u201987)<\/strong>
\nSenior Vice President, Investor Relations and Global Communications<\/strong>
\nBurger King Holdings, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As part of the third freshman class at Florida International University (FIU), Amy Wagner<\/strong> (MBA \u201989, BA \u201987), senior vice president, investor relations and global communications, Burger King Holdings, Inc., remembers when the campus included five buildings. But the opportunities were always there for growth.<\/p>\n

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Attending a new university and starting its first sorority prepared her to take on the challenge two-and-a-half years ago when she joined Burger King\u2019s executive team to help take the company public\u2014another chance to \u201cbe part of something brand new and see it grow over time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having discovered as an undergraduate focusing on public affairs that \u201cfinance was my internal calling,\u201d she advises others to \u201calways keep your eyes open.\u201d<\/p>\n

Being open to something new was true for her when she was asked to add public relations to her responsibilities at Burger King, an unexpected offer.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou never know where life will take you,\u201d she said. \u201cTake advantage of the opportunities. You may surprise yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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