Born and raised in Orange County, Robin Follman-Otta is a Chief Executive Officer, wife, mother of two, a retired international operatic soprano, educator, and an entrepreneur. Robin performed as one of the top leading ladies in the operatic industry for more than 30 years throughout the world, and is one of the primary leading ladies
On Tuesday, October 23, Argyros School Career Services kicked off the annual MBA Mentor program with a welcome reception for mentors and mentees. As part of this program first year MBA students have an opportunity to receive guidance, feedback and direction outside of the classroom from Chapman’s community of business leaders. The mentor program has
Brian Goodman was already a successful businessman, but he desired a role in executive leadership. The Chapman MBA program expedited his transition and helped land him the Chief Operating Officer role at a fellow MBA alumna’s growing Orange County company. After starting out as a corporate attorney, Brian’s career began pulling him away from the
Joel Stern is the Chairman and CEO of Stern Value Management, he is a pioneer and leading advocate of the concept of managing for shareholder value. In addition, he has authored several books including The EVA Challenge and has published more than 150 articles and papers in financial economics. A dynamic and entertaining speaker, Stern
On Saturday, March 25 I was privileged through a travel grant from Chapman University to present my research at the Western Academy of Management Conference at the Hotel Renaissance resort Palm Springs CA. Western Academy of Management is an annual meeting for scholars in the field of management – representing academic research from organizational behavior, organizational
“Sports leaders are faced with an atmosphere that is very competitive, fluid, spontaneous and involves a tremendous amount of press,” says Michael Schulman*, CEO of the Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club and the chairman of the Board of Anaheim Arena Management (AAM). Earlier this month, the Argyros School of Business and Economics hosted the annual Distinguished Speaker
On a bright spring morning, Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks walked into a manufacturing facility and assumed her most significant role to date. She didn’t simply walk into the Earth Friendly Products to begin the workday like any other day. No, that was yesterday. On this day, in April 2014, Kelly walked into the building to begin her most challenging role yet: successor
The A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research at Chapman University hosted the 39th Annual Economic Forecast on December 15, 2016 and released the forecasts for the United States, California, and Orange County. Approximately 1,000 Chapman students, alumni, and Orange County business and community leaders were in attendance at the conference in the University’s Musco
Chapman’s MBA program is currently ranked in U.S. News World & Report and Bloomberg Businessweek and now we are pleased to add Poets & Quants to the list! Poets & Quants provides analysis of business schools rankings and full-time MBA programs. For the first time, Chapman’s MBA program was ranked among some prominent schools coming
As a former student in the MBA program here at Chapman University’s Argyros School of Business & Economics, I can tell you that the ability to craft my own study abroad experience was one of the highlights of my two years here at Chapman. I encourage current and future students to take advantage of the partnership
During my journey for greater education, I have had the pleasure of meeting some great people within Chapman, as well as externally. As a student veteran myself, there is a unique potential of finding a mentor that focuses their knowledge on military veterans. Veterans should take advantage of the powerful combination of their military experience and
Finishing my first year as a graduate student of the Argyros School of Business & Economics, I have learned a lot, including a deeper understanding of the word “service.” This comes following my time serving in the Navy and following my first year of pursuing my MBA degree. While most of us believe “service” is