Two graduates of the Dean's Leadership Academy share how the program has impacted their development as business professionals.

Meet Aisha Allen (BSBA '99, EMBA '14), OhioHealth’s new vice president of culture, engagement and inclusion/chief diversity and inclusion officer, and learn about the more than 20 years of experience she brings to the new role.

A scholarship fund created by alumni affiliated with Deloitte, as well as the Deloitte Foundation is helping to advance diverse undergraduate and graduate accounting students and programming at Fisher.

Sean Whited (MBA '19) and Addison Brown (MBA '20) met in Fisher's MBA for Working Professionals program, where they hatched a plan for made-to-order ice cream sandwiches. The idea has given way to S’wich Social, which opened in March at 869 N. 4th St., and is built around customizable combinations of two beloved tastes – ice cream and cookies.

Harley Blakeman (BSBA '17) discusses the creation of Honest Jobs and its pivot from job-hunt training services to a full tech platform that matches candidates with criminal records with employers.

A new initiative aims to generate $1 million in increased sales to Columbus-area Black-owned businesses, including one owned and operated by Renard Green (MBA '06).

As Melinda Whittington (BSBA ’89) transitions from CFO at La-Z-Boy Inc. to become the company’s next CEO, learn how her experience as a top finance officer shaped her outlook on issues including social responsibility, the COVID-19 pandemic and ethics.

Harley Blakeman (BSBA '17), founder and CEO of Honest Jobs in Columbus, founded the job-matching service two years ago in Columbus, and through the pandemic rebuilt the technology and shifted its target market to state agencies from individual employers.

John Sass (MBA '05), Scotts' vice president of advertising at Scotts Miracle-Gro, details the company's strategy behind its Super Bowl ad this year.

Lisa Ingram (MBA '00), CEO and president of White Castle, was named head of its board of directors. Ingram, a fourth-generation family member in the business, takes over for her father, Bill Ingram, who is retiring.

As part of the “There’s a Better Way” podcast, Kelly Meyers, executive MBA coordinator, talks with 2020 EMBA graduate Julia Yontz, about how she managed her professional career and her family life while going back to school. Yontz shares why she chose to pursue her Executive MBA while balancing work and growing her family simultaneously.

From engineering to grad school to founding a bakery, Brad Kaplan’s (MBA ’19) professional journey has been anything but typical. Read about how a hobby, discovered as an MBA student, has become a full-time career, and the valuable 

Linear Labs received another major accolade with the announcement of the company's co-founder and CEO, Brad Hunstable (MBA '05), being named 2020 Top Private Company CEO of the Year by Fort Worth Business Press. 

For many accounting graduates, passing the CPA exam can be a daunting task. It was for Mackenzie Hitchcock, but the MAcc alumna did far better than simply pass the exam. She earned accolades for her performance on it.  

Press Southworth III (BSBA '75), CEO of the Jazz Arts Group, is among the more than 15,000 Ohioans who have contracted COVID-19 and lived to tell the story. He shares his thoughts on falling ill and his subsequent recovery.

In addition to producing bourbon, gin and other liquors, Columbus distillery Watershed is now making and selling its own hand sanitizer. Owner Greg Lehman (BSBA '01) says it's the company's way of keeping people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic while also bringing back employees who had been laid off.

Hard working, academically talented and naturally curious, Sarah Boylan has always placed a premium on education. Check out her journey to becoming an engineer at Acura, and how a business leadership certification she earned at Fisher is complementing her engineering skills at the auto manufacturer.

Special Agent in Charge Chris Hoffman FBI Cincinnati presented the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award to Columbus businessman and Fisher alumnus Laith Khalaf this week.

Check out the story of Harley Blakeman (BSBA '17), a former felon who graduated from Fisher with a business degree, whose new venture is connecting companies with formerly incarcerated individuals in search of work.

As part of its 2019 Alumni Awards celebration, The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business proudly honored six individuals for their leadership, dedication and service across a number of industries and in communities throughout the United States.

From sharing his story with Fisher students, to serving on the college’s Dean’s Advisory Council, to supporting graduate students through scholarships, Jesse Tyson’s (MBA '76) pride in his Ohio State roots is immense. Now, that legacy of engagement is a permanent part of the Fisher campus. Together with his wife, Cheryl, the family was recently honored for their generosity in the creation of the Cheryl and Jesse Tyson Diversity and Inclusion Suite.

“When I blasted into (the venture capital) ecosystem in 2016, it was like people did not know what to do with me because it was all men, all 50 and older, all white. And I come tearing in,” said Lindsay Karas Stencel (MBA '09).

Danielle Lim is the co-founder of another Grandview space with Melissa Blackburn, whom she met while getting her MBA at Fisher College of Business. One Thursday evening after what Blackburn describes as a “girl boss” event, they were both feeling inspired and Lim mentioned an NPR piece she heard on coworking spaces. By Tuesday, they were looking at the building that now houses Haven Collective on Riverside Drive. 

The new leader of one of the largest banks in Central Ohio is a 24-year industry veteran who's rarely stood still during her ascent through the ranks. Mary Auch (MBA '04) has been named president of the Central Ohio market for PNC Bank.

Students in Fisher’s Full-Time MBA program had the opportunity to experience firsthand the reach of the Ohio State alumni network as part of a Tech Hop to San Francisco.