Fisher helped Grace Figliomeni find her future in business by showing her how she could combine her passions and create an entirely new direction for her career. She credits scholarship support for giving her access to Fisher’s programs and learning opportunities that shaped her degree and her future.

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).

Receiving the 2021 Pace Setters Executive Award gave Elicia Azali (BSBA ’05) an opportunity to reflect on the way Ohio State and Fisher impacted the story of her personal and professional growth.

Learn how Lisa Ingram (MBA '00) balances brand needs with shifting consumer preferences, and the #1 tip she gives to restaurant owners looking to scale their business

Matthew Bonner (BSBA ’20) graduated from Fisher in the middle of the pandemic. He's been 100% virtual since starting as a a supply network operations display project leader for Procter & Gamble’s oral care division. While it hasn't been easy, he shares how his Capstone courses at Fisher helped "him to go the extra mile."

Unlike many who graduated in the middle of the pandemic, Mary Conway (BSBA ’20) understood her company’s culture prior to COVID because she interned at Insight2Profit in the summer of 2019. Now a business analyst, Conway is utilizing her business education from Fisher on a daily basis to help other companies improve business practices, survive the pandemic and avoid layoffs.

Graduates of the Integrated Business and Engineering Honors program band together to form alumni council.

Grit and a keen sense of self-awareness helped Honors Cohort alumni Patrick Beebe (BSBA ’09) and Ian Schmitt (BSBA ’12) find the right professional fit.

In January, T-Rex tapped Utsey to help lead a company-wide initiative to advance workplace diversity and inclusion through strategic planning, cultural awareness and accountability measures.

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.

As U.S. head of oil, gas, and chemicals (OG&C), Chronis will oversee the strategic direction of the practice and go-to-market strategies for business lines including audit and assurance, tax, consulting, and risk and financial advisory. She will be responsible for a team of over 3,000 professionals who work with many of the OG&C companies in the Fortune 500.

Part of Ohio State for 60 years, Barbie Tootle has watched as our society and Ohio State underwent a cultural revolution. As a freshman in what was then the College of Commerce, she had no female professors and few women in her class. Today, with the second woman leading Ohio State as its president, Barbie recognizes how far the institution has progressed.

Thaddeus Spratlen (BSBA ’56, MA ’57, PhD ’62) built his career teaching business students and engaging the business community to help create, enhance and sustain the marketplace for underrepresented communities. Read more about the lasting impact this trailblazing alumnus continues to make.

Camille Gibson (BA '78, MBA '83) has been named chief executive officer of The Real Coconut Products Co., a maker of plant-focused, gluten-free, grain-free and dairy-free tortilla and chip products.

Amber Hammond (BSBA ’15) knows an entrepreneur’s motivation can strike from the most unexpected places — an idea developed over a cup of coffee with a friend and scribbled on a paper napkin; a well-planned digital presentation for a class; or as Hammond knows, it can come from a seed planted following a global experience that uncovers a whole new world through the eyes of a different culture.

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.

Two Fisher alumni share their story of connecting through a college program, and across an ocean, as mentor and mentee.

Being nimble is just part of Jerry Joondeph’s job at XOJET Aviation where he serves as the chief administrative officer and general counsel.

The Standard announced that Jeanne Bailey has been promoted to Vice president of claims.

As part of the “There’s a Better Way” podcast, Laurie Spadaro, director of the Master of Business Operational Excellence, program sat down with Terry Kayobotsi (MBOE '17, EMBA '19), technology analyst with Nationwide Insurance. Hear why Terry chose to pursue not only his MBOE but also an EMBA, and how his Fisher experience has had an impact in his professional career.

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.

Embracing change took Fisher alumna Dawn Lyons (BSBA ’01) from a career marketing consumer product goods to leading an Emmy award-winning team with passion and purpose.