Business Matters

Brigitte Chenevert: Channeling creativity and analytics into leadership

Jamie McMurray: Committed to sustainability

Uriel Carrillo: Side hustle in Weatherford becomes business plan

Alexa Roberts: ‘Lean on the resources around you’

Hazel Segismar-Coles: Growth comes from challenges

Maylee Bezates joins Kroger as merchant trainee

Anis Mustaffa: A meaningful journey filled with new challenges

Sara Sanders: Beaver for Life and OSU athlete

Hannah Daddario, MBA, starts career in healthcare recruiting

Introducing the Ricci Leadership Academy 

Launching fall 2025, this hands-on experience prepares students to lead with purpose and impact — in business and beyond. Backed by Joth Ricci ’91, it is leadership education, reimagined.

Shaped by sports, family and community support 

Jerika Ferguson identified her goals and then found that the Oregon State MBA in supply chain and logistics management would best achieve them.

A bold pivot leads to an MBA in corporate finance

“It felt more like a now-or-never type of decision for me. I thought the MBA would fully complete my transition to focus on a business and finance career path and would unlock a lot more opportunities.”

Entrepreneurship Panel brings together OSU alumni and students to discuss their businesses

Social Media Team Spotlight: Ella Dianich ’24

"Being part of a startup team in the College of Business was exciting, and I loved seeing our social media presence grow. It was a great opportunity to network with inspiring people and gain hands-on marketing experience."

Cam Vu Tong: A Fascinating Experience

From representing his country in skateboarding at the Southeast Asia Games to creating viral TikToks with the college's student-led social media team, Cam Vu Tong '24 has had a fascinating experience.

Entrepreneur Dhrushil Patel is making an impact on the region’s hospitality industry

The work Dhrushil Patel ‘23 did to support his family’s business gave him an early education and a mind for entrepreneurship. "My parents instilled business-oriented values in me at a young age,” he said.

Leading Into The Next Decade As Tops In The Nation For Online Learning

Hall of Fame winner Jim Parkin connects industry and education

Jim Parkin has served as executive in residence in the College of Business since he retired from Deloitte in 2021. He is an invaluable bridge between industry and higher education.  

A strong foundation: Lily Beck’s career success started in the College of Business

Each of Lily Beck’s promotions at The Partner’s Group has furthered her skills. As implementation team lead, Beck used her management skills while dedicating herself to serving clients.

Finding a ‘culture of connectivity’ from Corvallis to Nike and back

Since graduating, Jeff Lulay has continued to stay involved with the College of Business, visiting classes to talk about his career journey and meeting with and mentoring students who are interested in working in sports marketing.  

Nursery’s deep roots recognized for generational development

At J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co., the values of hard work, honesty, integrity, being good stewards of the land and treating employees like family have been passed down for three generations. 

Alina Matsumoto: The Art of Balancing

“We all navigate life in our own ways, and the path we take to success is supposed to be unique. It's important to remember that we are all at OSU for a reason. Sko beavs!!!”

Thinking Forward: Q&A with OSU Alumnus Joel Walker, Client Manager at SGK

The social media team sat down with Joel Walker ’20, MBA ’21 at the College of Business Student Leadership Conference to talk about his experience at OSU as well as his advice on finding professional success.

2024 McGregor Memorial Lecture: Real Talk about What Women Face at Work

Melanie Ho, Ph.D. — our keynote for the annual Susan J. McGregor Lecture on Women’s Leadership — is an award-winning academic, artist, author and sought-after motivational speaker, whose published work has been described as the evolution of the 'lean in' mantra.