Back in 2015, Richard Laviña (MAcc ‘13) was rising through the ranks at accounting giant PwC. He was offered a job at the firm’s national headquarters in New Jersey, required for all partnership candidates, which meant leaving his Miami home and family. Hitting what he called “a fork in the road,” he turned the opportunity down. And […]
The day Claudia Prado (MBA ’19, BBA ’16) started college was the same day she began her career at Univision – a career that’s lasted nearly a decade. As senior director of corporate responsibility, she manages Univision’s social impact campaigns, overseeing their efforts to connect with and help Latino immigrants. It’s an important role, and one of Prado’s many impressive accomplishments, […]
Members of the leadership team of Coral Gables accounting firm GEMRT share a unique connection: all seven are graduates of FIU Business, some holding multiple degrees from the college. Today, they share a pride in what their FIU experience instilled in them, as well as a passion for client service, and a belief in the […]
Mauricio Angarita’s digital communications firm, The Thumb Fighter, is a playful reference to the mini version of arm wrestling, as well as the thumb’s ties to our text-based online world. For the FIU College of Business alumnus, it also underscores the role connections have played in his life. Central to that story is how Angarita’s […]
His father’s job as a rabbi brought Henri Rojzman from Argentina to South Florida in 2007. Already fluent in Spanish and Hebrew with a strong foundation in English, the younger Rojzman was always interested in business, having begun buying and selling items as an 11-year-old entrepreneur. Throughout his early years, he read business books, focusing […]
When Holger Kamin (IMBA ’00) wrote an article titled “Globalize or Die! Positing the Trends, Tactics and To-Dos in Global Affiliate Marketing” in 2007, he meant it. And it remains an essential part of his philosophy. As founder of GSA Interactive Experience Consultants, with offices in Miami, San Francisco, Columbus, Phoenix and Sydney, he has […]
Alex Sotelo (BACC ’96) seems to enjoy every aspect of his job as regional controller for Yahoo! Latin America, part of the Yahoo! emerging markets region. He characterizes the people he works with as the “most rewarding aspect,” praising them as “exciting, inspiring, intelligent, creative and well-rounded,” and he’s proud to work for a company […]
Christine Adolf (BBA ’07) has been getting acclimated to the altitude of Denver where she recently joined QualVu, a firm that provides online video research solutions. She was born in Montreal, went to high school in Chicago, graduated from the business school at FIU and headed to Dubai to work for a small public relations […]
Alumnus Profile: Emilio Vazquez (BBA ’95) Senior Vice President and Regional Branch Manager Coconut Grove Bank For Emilio Vazquez (BBA ’95), who began his banking career as a teller and now serves as senior vice president and regional branch manager for Coconut Grove Bank’s five branches, job satisfaction focuses on people. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BusinessNetworks/2009/01/videos/emilio.flv 480 360] “What’s […]
Luisa Mendoza (BS ’05), applies daily what she learned in the College of Business Administration and appreciates the connections she made in the college and the Hospitality and Tourism Management program. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BusinessNetworks/2008/09/videos/luisa.flv 500 334] One way she gives back to the college for these advantages is through her membership in the Alumni Circle, to which […]
