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Great ideas. Making them happen.

Great ideas. Making them happen. Strategic Innovation Academy Directors. Faculty Director: Barry Thomas Academic History PhD in Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 2002

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Great ideas. Making them happen.

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  1. Great ideas.Making them happen.

  2. Strategic Innovation Academy Directors • Faculty Director: Barry Thomas • Academic History • PhD in Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 2002 • MS in Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 1999 • BA in Mathematics and Economics, Grinnell College, 1996 • Areas of Expertise • Real-time Decision-making • Heuristic Search • Logistics • Vehicle routing

  3. SI Academy: Building Skills That Are In Demand • Critical thinking • Complex problem solving • Judgment and decision-making . . .

  4. SI Academy Tracks Strategic Management & Innovation • Helping businesses identify, analyze and execute opportunities Supply Chain & Analytics • Helping businesses do business better Structured Problem Solving

  5. SI Careers Strategic Management & Innovation Supply Chain & Analytics • Strategy Development Specialist • Business Development Analyst • Mergers & Acquisition Analyst • Market Research Analyst • Business Strategy Consultant • New Product Development • Project Manager • Supply Chain Analyst • Strategic Sourcing Specialist • Process Engineer/Consultant • Operations Management • Logistics Analyst • Data Analyst • Business Analytics

  6. Other Alumni Roles: Strategic Management & Innovation • Senior Associate, International Pricing Strategy, Delta Airlines • Associate Product Manager, Integrated DNA Technologies • Project Manager, Operational Risk, Discover Financial Services • Technical Project Manager, Pearson • Senior Business Analyst, Cognizant Technology Solutions • Project Manager, Appcore • Associate, A.T. Kearney • Associate Manager, Leadership Program, Zimmer • Consultant, Newry Corporation • Internal Auditor, YRC Worldwide • New Business Development, American International Practice Group • Product Manager, Medline • Strategic Account Manager, Marchex

  7. Other Alumni Roles:Supply Chain & Analytics • Product Application Engineer, Eaton Corporation • Sourcing Manager, Procurement LDP, Johnson & Johnson • Import/Export Logistics Manager, Wilbur-Ellis Company • Project Manager, Pearson • Operations Manager, Amazon • Intermediate Process Engineer, AEGON • Demand Planner, BASF • Supply Chain Capacity Planner, Caterpillar • Project Manager, Customer Service, Discover Financial Services • Pricing Analyst, Parker-Hannifin • Supply Chain Leadership Development Program, Eaton Corporation • Global Supply Chain Analyst, VF Corporation

  8. Hiring Successes - 2012 Second-Year Full-Time Placements First-Year Internships • Amazon Pathways Program • American International Practice Group • Eaton Corporation • Marchex • Mayo Clinic (joint degree student) • Medline • Nanocrystal Group • Parker Hannifin • The University of Iowa (Ph.D program) • VF Corporation • YRC Worldwide • Amazon Corporate Operations • Bob Barker Company • Eaton Global LDP • Emory University (joint degree student) • Faurencia • Gallup • Higher Learning Technologies • Laticrete • LeanCor • Masco • Nanomedtrix • NextEra Energy • Nissan • Radiology Protocols • Rockwell Automation • University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics • University of Iowa Research Foundation • Wellmark • Zivanti 100% Placement Rate

  9. Learn by Doing

  10. Learn by Doing:Certifications • Six Sigma • Open only to SCA majors • Requires the following courses: • Operations Management • Statistical Methods for Process Improvement • Six Sigma Project • Strategic Management of Change • Lean • The following courses are required: • Operations Management • Rapid Continuous Improvement • Strategy Development and the Lean Enterprise Before After Value Stream Map

  11. Certification Sponsors

  12. Finance Career Academy Cathy Zaharis, CFA, Business Director Tom Rietz, Faculty Director

  13. Your Academy Directors • Tom Rietz, Faculty Director • PhD Economics, U of Iowa – 1988 BA Economics UNI 1983 • Asst. Prof of Finance Northwestern 1988-94 • Areas of Expertise: • Behavioral Finance • Experimental Econ and Finance • Experimental Markets and Game Theory

  14. Your Academy Directors • Cathy Zaharis, CFA, Business Director • BBA Finance - 1982 – U of Iowa • MBA Drake - 1983 • CFA Charterholder and Past President of CFA Society of Iowa • 1982-2005 – Analyst, Head of Trading Desk, Portfolio Manager – Principal Global Investors • Chair, Investment Committee – U of Iowa Foundation • Public Speaker on Investing

  15. What is Finance?

  16. Finance is Corporate • Making decisions based on financial information of an organization • Maximizing Shareholder Value Investment • Provide Capital for the Business Community • Distribute Investments to maximize the Risk/Return Matrix

  17. Corporate Finance Careers

  18. Skills for Corporate Finance • Strong Analytical Skills • Strong Problem Solving Skills • Communication – Verbal/written a huge plus and will help your career • Teamwork – Working in a team environment is key • Leadership Potential – Have what it takes to move up in the organization

  19. Financial Analyst Skills required • Problem Solving • Analytics • Teamwork • Communication Functions • Financial Planning • Capital Budgeting • Project Analysis • Market Analysis

  20. Investment Track Roles • Research Analyst/Associate • Relationship Managers • Portfolio Assistant • Trading

  21. Research Analyst • Skills • Fundamental or Quantitative • Strong Analytical Skills • Develop relationships with “sell side” and companies • Very Important to have a CFA • What do you do • Knowledge of your industry • Companies – know and model • Pitch Ideas • Career Path • Portfolio Manager • Career Analyst • Hedge Funds

  22. Investment Track Firms • Investment Management - “Buy Side” • Investment Banking • Capital Markets • Consultants • Endowments and Foundations • “Sell Side” • Sectors with little MBA hiring: • Wealth Management • Hedge Funds • Private Equity

  23. Learning by Doing in Finance

  24. The Marketing Career Academy.

  25. Marketing Academy Directors • Tom Gruca - Faculty Director, MBA Marketing Career Academy • Director of PhD Program in Marketing, Tippie Research Professor of Marketing • PhD in Decision and Information Sciences, UIllinois, 1989 • MBA in Management Information Systems, UIllinois, 1985 • BS in Mathematics and Computer Science, UIChicago, 1983 • Areas of Excellence Include: • Director of Analytics, The Brandware Group (Clients include DuPont, Abbot, Satellite Radio, Samsung, 3M, Michelin, Nestle) • Two-time MBA Elective Faculty Member of the Year • Tom is an expert at Marketing strategy, Prediction markets, healthcare and analytics.

  26. Marketing Academy Directors 13 years of Corporate Marketing Leadership Experience • Director for Merchandising & Strategic Development, Brownells Group • Led The Brownells Group from $38M in revenue in 2005, to the Internet Retailer Top 250 in US e-commerce $$ 2013. • Founder and Managing Director of 1821 Limited, directed the acquisition of $70MM in business acquisitions 2009-2013. • Jason Corpus - Business Director, MBA Marketing Career Academy • Executive Scholars Program, Northwestern University – Kellogg, 2012 • High Potential Leadership Program, UPenn – Wharton, 2010 • MBA in Management, University of Iowa, 2009 • BS in Management and Economics, Coe College, 2001

  27. So… What is Marketing? What if I told you that on average LESS THAN 6% OF MARKETING JOBS are in Advertising and Design?1 1 Source: CareerBuilder July 1, 2013

  28. Marketing Is: Identifying Growth Opportunities Developing a Profitable Solution Positioning the Solution in the Market Persuading the target audience

  29. Career Paths in Marketing Most Quantitative Most Qualitative

  30. World Renowned Marketing Faculty Our Marketing faculty is truly World Class. Among the marketing faculty that you’ll work with: • 100% PhD’s from Top Level Universities • Over 75 years of industry consulting experience with top-tier clients such as DuPont, Abbot, Satellite Radio, Samsung, 3M, Michelin, Nestle and GE. • Our faculty’s work has been published more than 75 times in top-tier Marketing publications. • Our faculty have won 64 university and national awards for their classroom instruction, research, presentations and publications.

  31. Top placements every year

  32. 2013 Field Studies in Marketing Clients

  33. You can get there from here. The Marketing Career Academy.

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