Chris Smith, MBA ‘08, works as a sales director at Bazaarvoice.com, where he 

 generates new business for the retail and travel vertical. Bazaarvoice drives sales,

 operational and marketing decisions using the voice of the customer for clients  

 including Macy’s, Best Buy, Dell, Microsoft and more.

 

Economics major Tobias Gros ‘12 participated in the National Economics Insider Symposium contest sponsored by Pearson Education. Gros submitted a proposal in April for making the gasoline tax politically feasible and was one of the 12 finalists chosen to participate in a symposium in June in Washington, D.C., along with their nominating instructors.

 

Zack Steele, MBA ‘08, works as Finance and Operations Director at Springbox, a full-service interactive marketing firm with offices in Austin and Los Angeles. Clients include Dell, Honda, Disney, Paypal, and more.

 

 Christopher Seman, MBA ‘10, works as the Director of digital content distribution at

 Blastro, an independent online music video network specializing in original content production

 and ad-serving technology solutions.

 

"Taking Flight: Paige Newcombe’s global experience in the MBA program set her on a successful career path at the worldwide company." Check out this article (.pdf) written by Lisa Thiegs for Paige’s story.  

 

Congratulations to Suzanne Bonifaz and Robert Flores, the St. Edward's University DMBA team, who took 1st place in the Jackson National Life Insurance Social Media Challenge! Suzanne and Robert beat out teams from Vanderbilt and University of Michigan to take 1st place with their plan, SocialClout. 

 

• 1st Place: Jake Lane, App for Blackboard & Zimbra  
• 2nd Place: Stefanie Smith, E-Globe SAT Prep Courses in China
• 3rd Place: Jason Stovall, Bus Service for College Student Drinkers
• Best Unique Idea from a Senior: Carlos Martin, C3 Tequila Beer Product & Design
• Best Environmental Idea: Thomas Kammerer, NFC App for Membership Cards