The Business Building is at 701 S. West St. The college offers undergraduate and graduate programs in areas including accounting, economics, finance, information systems, management and marketing.
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From Monday to Friday, the College of Business will host its annual Business Week, where students will be able to attend speaker sessions, workshops and a final lunch on Friday.
This is a chance for students to meet with other people who have been where they are, said Hailee Bankhead, community events and alumni coordinator for the College of Business.
Alums, CEOs, founders and bosses of major companies will be on campus, she said.
“It could be a great networking opportunity for them to not only figure out what path they may want to take, but it’s also a great way to meet people who could hopefully get them to that same path,” Bankhead said.
The speakers will go to classes and touch upon topics like accounting, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, finance, management, marketing and sales, she said.
Workshops will be hosted throughout the week. The workshops will help students create LinkedIn profiles, gain insight into the insurance industry and more.
“They, hopefully, will be able to walk away with a sense of knowing that it’s okay not to know where you’re going, that you can still be successful and that it takes time to build a career,” Bankhead said.
She said this week promotes a sense of community for the college and UTA.
“Bringing these, whether it is all alumni that are coming back or whether there’s just a few different business gurus from the Texas area coming in and just offering their advice, it really promotes a sense of community and pride,” she said.
“You guys are the next business leaders of the world.”
Here are the events for Business Week:
Monday
Anna Hamlin, campus recruiter for Total Quality Logistics, will speak from 10 to 10:50 a.m. in Business Building Room 251.
Favor Lee, founder and CEO of Favorly Company, will speak from 11 to 11:50 a.m. in Business Building Room 151.
Jim Grundy, CEO of Sisu Energy, will speak from 1 to 2:20 p.m. in Business Building Room 339.
Brandon Bledsoe, president of the Fort Worth Region of Amegy Bank, will speak from 2:30 to 3:50 p.m. in Business Building Room 138.
Jake Bailey, CEO of Trellis Energy Partners, will be speaking from 4 to 5:20 p.m. in Business Building Room 255.
The full list of speakers for the week can be found online.
From noon to 1 p.m. in Business Building Room 609, students can attend a LinkedIn workshop, where they will receive hands-on help with curating their profile.
Tuesday
Shyra Smith, founder and CEO of HS3 Marketing Solutions and Shyra Smith Coaching, will be speaking from 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. in Business Building Room 152.
Paul Brown, financial adviser and growth and development director for Northwestern Mutual, will speak from 12:30 to 1:50 p.m. in Business Building Room 153.
Wes Jurey, president and CEO of Redemption Bridge, will speak from 2 to 3:20 p.m. in Business Building Room 147.
Bridget Moon, economic development specialist with the U.S. Small Business Administration, will speak from 3:30 to 4:50 p.m. in Business Building Room 151.
Kenneth Haynes, senior international trade specialist with the U.S. Department of Commerce, will speak from 5:30 to 6:50 p.m. in Business Building Room 245E.
From noon to 1 p.m. in Business Building Room 609, “Industry Insight: Federated Insurance” will take place. At the event, students can learn how their business degree can open doors in the insurance industry.
Students can receive a free professional headshot from 9 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. Students must register for the morning session.
Wednesday
Stan Waterhouse, managing director for CSW Advisory LLC, will speak from 9 to 9:50 a.m., 10 to 10:50 a.m. and 11 to 11:50 a.m. in Business Building Room 142 and from 2:30 to 3:50 p.m. in Business Building Room 245W.
Ryan Harrington, managing partner with Trinity Oak Capital Management, will speak from 1 to 2:20 p.m. in Business Building Room 136.
Jeanne Boyd Curtis, chief executive officer for Boyd Bone Dry commercial roofing and construction consulting, will speak from 4 to 4:50 p.m. in Science Hall Room 125.
Kevin Lee, managing partner in Virtuous Equity Partners and founder of Virtuouschain, will speak from 5:30 to 6:50 p.m. in Business Building Room 256.
Dana Chun, commercial real estate broker with DC Commercial Group, will speak from 5:30 to 8:20 p.m. in Business Building Room 241.
From 10 to 11 a.m., students can virtually attend “MedTech Unfiltered: An Insider Look at J&J Vision,” where they will learn how their degree can take them into sales.
From noon to 1 p.m. in Business Building Room 609, there will be an alumni panel workshop where students can talk with alumni about their journeys and careers.
Thursday
Jeffrey Kurland, finance director for Cook Children’s Health Care System, will be speaking from 9:30 to 10:50 a.m. in Business Building Room 243.
Chaplain Rich Stoglin, president and CEO of The Stoglin Group, will be speaking from 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. in Business Building Room 152.
Catherine Maxwell Smith, chief research strategist at Seedling Insights and Strategy, will be speaking from 12:30 to 1:50 p.m. in Business Building Room 150.
Shirley Cox, senior vice president for Amegy Bank, and Aleksa Ducic, a 2025 graduate of Texas Christian University with a bachelor’s in accounting and finance, will be speaking from 2 to 3:20 p.m. in Business Building Room 256.
Alexis Simms, vice president of Go-to-Market and the founder and owner of Level 1715 consulting, will be speaking from 3:30 to 4:50 p.m. in Business Building Room 241.
Hosted by the career services team, students can enjoy a relaxing conversation at “Cookies and Conversation” from noon to 1 p.m. in Business Building Room 609.
Friday
“Lunch With Legends,” a chance for students to connect with Hall of Fame and Alumni Award recipients, will occur from noon to 1 p.m. in the UTA Central Library atrium on the sixth floor. Students will be provided lunches, starter questions and information about the speakers. They will talk with successful Mavericks who were once in their position.
Some of the speakers for “Lunch with Legends” include:
Greg Barron, CEO and president of The Barron CompaniesDave Mack, former associate dean in the UTA College of BusinessMolly Sandlin, founder and president of CAET Project Management Consultants and CAET Construction
Maira Pacheco, packaging consultant with American Carton Company, will be speaking from 1 to 1:50 p.m. in Business Building Room 140.
Bryan Montenegro, founding partner of Vantage Financial Group, will be speaking from 2 to 2:50 p.m. in Business Building Room 140.
Seats are limited, and students can register for the event online.
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