Cover Story
Bauer MBA Alumnus Sees Big Small Business Success with Local Brewery
FEATURES
Grateful Heart
Bauer Entrepreneurship Senior Launches
Business with Goal to End Suicide
Caroline Ferguson moves fast. For her, there’s no other option.
With Video.
Magnificent Misfit
Bauer Alumna Finds Her Fit
Through Media Business
Namrata “Nammy” Sirur isn’t interested in fitting in — at least not anymore.
Small Places
MBA Student Aims to Start Food Revolution with Farm Business
Mark Garcia-Prats co-founded Small Places, focusing on making agriculture accessible and engaging for their Second Ward community.
Customer Motivation
Bauer Associate Professor
Examines
Grocery Store Shopper Behavior
Sam Hui, an associate professor of marketing and entrepreneurship, is a numbers guy, very comfortable carefully constructing research studies that monitor consumer behavior.
Small Business Champion
Bauer Professor Encourages
Under-Resourced Entrepreneurs
When Saleha Khumawala began leading students on Study Abroad India trips to learn about emerging market economies and microfinance, she couldn’t have foreseen the ultimate destination.
Unbreakable Spirit
Local Businesses Rebound with UH Small Business Development Center
The SBDC played a pivotal role in reviving Houston’s vast ecosystem of small businesses in the wake of Hurricane Harvey’s devastation.
Living the Dream
Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship Director Shares Vision for Program
Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship director Dave Cook says the students are what sets Bauer College’s entrepreneurship program apart from others.
Banking on Bauer
From Nation's Capital, Alumnus Supports Fellowship Program
Sam Schreiber (BBA ’74) has taken note of his alma mater’s growing reputation and makes the Bauer in D.C. Fellowship Program the focus of his philanthropy.
Featured Video: MEET THE ENTREBREWNEUR
AS PRESIDENT, CO-FOUNDER AND HYPE MAN FOR 8TH WONDER BREWERY, RYAN SOROKA IS HELPING TO USHER IN A WAVE OF QUIRKY SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS HOUSTON. Read his story →
FACULTY
Emerging Research
Bauer Clinical Assistant Professor Examines Economies on the Rise
Nikhil Celly’s first forays in the field of emerging markets came accidentally: unplanned, unscripted and unintended.
Strategic Consulting
Bauer Lecturer Brings Small Business Lens to Classroom
Denise Patrick’s students create marketing plans for businesses as colorful and diverse as Houston itself.
Making It Work
Bauer Research Focuses on Curbing the "Office Jerk"
Bauer research indicates that “jerk” behaviors are more common than once thought, prevalent enough to call for a wholesale reinvention of existing workplace culture.
STUDENTS
Inner Strength
For Bauer Senior, Success is Mental & Physical Game
Marketing senior Sophia Pierce is an accomplished athlete who has overcome adversity at a young age and has a dream to one day share her experiences to help others.
Difference Maker
Bauer Student Athlete Pays Tribute to Father's Legacy
As Margo McEntire navigates her way to graduation, she reflects on how she balanced a demanding course load with success on the UH Women's Soccer Team.
Open Doors
Bauer Senior Nears Graduation
with Entrepreneurship Dream
Yotham Kassaye graduated high school in Ethiopia and came to Houston to enroll in Bauer College, becoming the youngest person inducted into the college’s Program for Excellence in Selling.
Show Business
Bauer Management Junior Shines
in Family Dance Company
Morgan Bull grew up with small business at her fingertips — her mother opened a studio to teach dance and baton twirling, something that Bull took to naturally.
PROGRAMS
The Art of the Side Hustle
Bauer College Launches Workshop Series on Alternate Income Streams
In the past year, it’s been reported that over 44 million people have a side hustle. And it’s easy to see why.
Investing in Dreams
MBA Students Make Startup Decisions in Cougar Venture Fund
Small companies that aspire to be big companies need more than a great idea.
HYPE-ing Houston
Bauer Partners with Houston Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs
“Houston’s MBA” is not just a slogan — this is our city, and our purpose is to serve it through education and leadership.
COMMUNITY
Go Your Own Way
Bauer MBA Alumna Braves New Territory with Marketing Startup
Melissa Emekli never really pictured herself as an entrepreneur, then something changed.
Fast Lane
Bauer MBA Alumnus Steers Luxury Car Brand Marketing
Derek Brown mentors students as a way of giving back to a community that helped him find his path.
Leading Change
Bauer College Alumna Appointed
to White House Role
Holly Ham was recently appointed executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders after a lengthy career in the private sector.
High Flyer
Bauer Alumnus Leads Multimillion-Dollar Bounce House Business
Robert De Los Santos spends his days jumping from one idea to the next — literally.
Style Star
Bauer Alumna Uses Network to Grow Fine Linen Retail Business
When Clara Hough started her business, it was just her and a bunch of swatches.
The Spice of Life
Bauer Alumna Combines Love of Creativity with Sales
Yara Suki has always trusted recipes — a list of ingredients, paired with a set of instructions, leads you to a desired outcome.
IN EVERY ISSUE
LETTER FROM THE DEAN
Latha Ramchand
“Do what makes you happy” — it’s a phrase we’ve all no doubt heard before, and it seems easier said than done.
EDITOR'S LETTER
Jessica Navarro
I saw a sign recently outside a local boutique that said, “When you support a small business, you’re supporting a dream.”
LATEST FACULTY RESEARCH
Thought Leadership Highlights
In this issue, we highlight research and recognition in the fields marketing, decision and information sciences, management and accounting.
SEMESTER EVENTS
Getting Involved
See a collection of curated photos of the Bauer community participating in some of the Spring 2018 semester's biggest events.
BUY A SHIRT. SAVE A LIFE.
Improving Mental Health Resources |
Ending Suicide
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