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Employer Spotlight: DIVERTbrands Success comes from your unique talents and inherent passions.

April 12, 2021 by Elizabeth Harbour | Argyros School Career Center

Name: Zachary Adamson Position: Founder & CEO Company: DIVERTbrands What excites you about your company/industry? Action Sports and Creative Culture (photography/videography, art/design, music etc) are naturally exciting and energizing. From the awe inspiring tricks, to the emotional engagement that comes with producing creative works, DIVERTsessions finds itself in an appealing industry by the very nature

Alumni Spotlight: Leika (Arrieta) Bishop, ’05 "Work hard and show up for the job you want, not for the one you currently have"

April 12, 2021 by Elizabeth Harbour | Undergraduates

Name: Leika (Arrieta) Bishop, ’05 Position: Senior Manager, Sales + Marketing Company: PacDent, Inc Industry: Dental/Healthcare Degree: B.S. Business Administration, Emphasis in Finance and Operations Why did you choose this industry/field? I actually fell into it. Leaving the real estate industry after 8 years, I was looking to move back to Orange County. I loved planning

Alumni Spotlight: Izzy Sarrafzadeh ’19 Finding the Product Gap

March 25, 2021 by Brianna Kdeiss | Undergraduates

Name: Izzy Sarrafzadeh Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration; International Business Position: Chief Marketing Officer & Co-Founder Company: viv for your v What differentiates viv for your v in the market? When us viv founders began making sustainable switches in our lives, we noticed that the menstrual care space did not have many options. What currently exists are the generic

Alumni Spotlight: Luciana Bonesio ’17 Follow Your Interests and Challenge Yourself

March 19, 2021 by Brianna Kdeiss | Undergraduates

Name: Luciana Bonesio Position: Sr. Strategic Account Executive at Channel Bakers Industry: Digital Marketing & Advertising Graduate Degree/Concentration: Business Administration | Marketing Why did you choose this industry/field? I have always had a passion for marketing and have known for a while this was a field that really interested me. For my current role specifically,

Student Spotlight – Lexi Jensen, ’20 (MSRE ’21) Professional Dancer and MSRE Candidate Reflects on Her Journey

March 18, 2021 by Jolene Haley | Graduate & MBA

Lexi Jensen ’20 (MSRE ’21) is a student in the new Master of Science in Real Estate program at Chapman University. We sat down to discuss her advice, experience, and her exciting new job! Name: Lexi Jensen Graduation Date: Summer 2021 Graduate Degree: Master of Science in Real Estate, Chapman University Undergraduate Degree: Strategic &

Student Spotlight: Catherine Nguyen ’23 Embrace Your Path, Take Advantage of Growth Opportunities

March 15, 2021 by Tuanni Barroso Vasconcelos | Undergraduates

As an incoming Fall Marketing Intern at Waycare Tech, I’m eager to apply the fundamentals, critical thinking, and interpersonal communication skills that I have gained throughout my experience and education at Chapman. Their Marketing Manager spearheaded many of their current marketing resources and I’m excited to collaborate closely with her in a a fast-paced environment

Student Spotlight: Mariella Caruso ’22 From Informational Interview to Summer Internship

March 15, 2021 by Tuanni Barroso Vasconcelos | Undergraduates

My name is Mariella Caruso and I am a junior at Chapman University majoring in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance and a minor in Psychology, and am graduating a semester early in the Fall of 2021. This summer, I will be interning with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Los Angeles as a Finance

Alumni Spotlight: Paul Jones, ’11 Utilizing Your Experience to Find Your Passion

March 12, 2021 by Brianna Kdeiss | Undergraduates

Name: Paul Jones, ’11 Position: Sr. Marketing and Communications Specialist Industry: Consumer Goods – Electric Bicycles Graduate Degree/Concentration: Business/Economics | Experiential Marketing, Sponsorships, Social Media and Advocacy Why did you choose this industry/field? Marketing is the fun side of business, where creativity and constant change are the name of the game. Spreading the word on

Employer Spotlight: 1st Century Bank Creating Meaningful Customer Relationships

March 9, 2021 by Brianna Kdeiss | Argyros School Career Center

Name: Kara Anderson Position: 1st AVP Relationship Manager and Orange County Regional Manager Company: 1st Century Bank What differentiates 1st Century Bank in the market? 1st Century Bank was founded in 2004. Our culture is built on the extraordinary importance of personal attention, experienced guidance, and commitment to the communities we serve. Our bankers work in a

Student Spotlight: Emily Ekman, MBA ’22 Tapped Into the Chapman Argyros Network to Land a Marketing Internship

March 4, 2021 by Brianna Kdeiss | Graduate & MBA

Name: Emily Ekman Position: Marketing Intern at Zevia Industry: NPI (Natural Products Industry) + CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) Graduate Degree: MBA, Marketing Concentration Graduation Date: May 2022 What excites you about this internship and company? In my last year of undergrad (CSUN, BS Business Administration and Marketing 2019), I did my senior project on Coca-Cola.