GSB News Articles
Some Like It Haut
Vosges Entrepreneur Speaks at GSB
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On Monday, April 28, the GSB Retail and EVP Groups hosted a lunchtime event with Vosges Haut- Chocolat founder and chief chocolatier Katrina Markoff, whose presentation was deemed an inspiration to potential entrepreneurs in attendance. Speaking without notes or presentation slides, Markoff told students the story of her journey, which wound its way from one of the finest culinary schools in Paris to a renegade band of chefs in Spain, and then on from the spice markets of Southeast Asia to working at a mail order company in Dallas.
GBC Corner
Spring Updates
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Happy Thursday. I hope you all have successfully recovered from the debauchery that was Derby weekend, or should I say, "The debauchery that I heard was Derby weekend," since I sat at home studying for the CFA. I'm sure spending five hung-over hours in an RV was enough to make some of you wish for merciful euthanasia .. is it too early to kid? SPRING FLING Speaking of hangovers and good times (I have keen segue senses), the Spring Fling has sold out.
2008 Chicago Women in Business Annual Spring Dinner
An Evening of Insights and Opportunities
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On Thursday April 24th, Chicago Women in Business (CWiB) held its annual Spring Dinner for nearly 200 current students, a dozen faculty and over 50 admitted students at the Field Museum. Guest speakers included Dean Ted Snyder, Professor Linda Darragh and keynote speaker GSB alumna Cheryl Francis '78.
Alumni Interview Series
Cheng-Soon Lau, Class of 1988, Managing Director, INVESCO Real Estate Asia
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Cheng-Soon Lau, as the Managing Director of INVESCO Real Estate Asia, is responsible for direct real estate investment in Asia. He graduated from the Chicago GSB full-time program in 1988 and spoke to ChiBus about his career and opportunities for the next generation of GSB students in Asia.
$1,500 an hour??
GSB Students Help Return Over $435,000 to the Local Community
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Looking forward to your "fiscal stimulus" check? You're not the only one. I think we're all looking forward to a little extra cash (I'm feeling pretty broke after that three-week vacation in South America!) It turns out that in the grand scheme of things, not a single one of us can really complain about being "poor.