As a result of the global pandemic, international travel for students has been suspended since spring 2020. Despite physical barriers, UNC Charlotte continues to offer opportunities for students to be globally engaged – but in a virtual model –

Investing in Minority-owned Businesses

Apr 15th, 2021 26m 48s

A stumbling block for growth for many Black- and Hispanic-owned businesses is access to capital and leadership. Earlier this year, three Charlotte business titans – Malcomb Coley, managing partner with EY; former Bank of America CEO Hugh McColl

Post-pandemic Retail Landscape

Mar 8th, 2021 23m 28s

Retail businesses have been on a roller-coaster ride since last March, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced many to close their doors. A year afterward, with vaccination rates climbing, the path forward for retail businesses is coming into clearer

Seltzer Starter: Leveraging the power of a Belk College MBA

Feb 9th, 2021 18m 24s

After completing her MBA in 2019 from the Belk College of Business, Kristin Cagney dove headfirst into ambitious plans for the first spiked seltzer brewery and taproom on the east coast. The thirty-eight hundred square foot seltzer company open

Visualizing the COVID-19 Pandemic through Data Science

Jan 11th, 2021 24m 19s

Data remains crucial to understanding the impact and spread of COVID-19 around the globe. Jean-Claude Thill, a Knight Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, and Rajib Paul, an associate professor in the Depar

Gender Inequality in the Workplace

Dec 7th, 2020 24m 47s

Two UNC Charlotte researchers are taking a unique approach to advancing gender equality in the workplace: They're engaging male leaders. George Banks, associate professor in the Department of Management in the Belk College, and Jill Yavorsky, a

Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Charlotte

Aug 19th, 2020 23m 17s

The nation’s economic downturn from COVID-19 has been all-encompassing, impacting all sectors of the economy at a pace not yet seen in American history. To make sense of this proverbial roller coaster of economic change is John Connaughton, Dir

Elevating Queen City Entrepreneurs

Jun 24th, 2020 17m 46s

There is a maturing market for entrepreneurial ventures in the Queen City. But can small business survive the COVID-19 pandemic? And what can Charlotte do to support entrepreneurs? For some perspective, we talk with Belk College alumnus and UNC

Driving Business in University City

Jun 24th, 2020 21m 52s

Charlotte's University City boasts an expanding business community with 75,000 employees, 11 million square feet of office space, and regional offices for 23 Fortune 500 companies. In 2018, the LYNX blue line extension was completed, connecting

Family Businesses Amidst COVID-19

Jun 9th, 2020 20m 8s

The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every business in ways big and small, but none more so than those owned and operated by families. Joining us is Dr. Torsten Pieper, associate professor of management in the Belk College of Business a

Career Searching in the AI Age

Jun 2nd, 2020 23m 42s

We talk with Dr. Patrick Madsen, Executive Director of the University Career Center at UNC Charlotte, to understand strategies for job seekers during a difficult economy, job interviews in the artificial intelligence age, and how the University

Leadership Amidst Tumultuous Times

May 13th, 2020 21m 54s

In our pilot episode, we talk with Dr. Janaki Gooty, associate professor in the Department of Management at the Belk College of Business and in the interdisciplinary organizational science Ph.D. program at UNC Charlotte. She has extensive resea

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