Tuesday, May 18 | 1:00 PM (PT)
Dr. Chien will interview Shine Lei, Ph.D., CFA, CFP®, and discuss the following questions: Why are women important in financial planning? What are some characteristics of women as clients? What are some characteristics of women as planners? How do we market to women clients? How to work with women clients efficiently? Learn more
We are coming down to the wire, just a few more days/hours to vote in both competitions! We have surpassed our goal of 800 participants voting by 400% but we want more. If you haven’t seen the work of our students, check it out today and select your favorites. The PRiME Competition closes on Tuesday followed by the New Venture Fair on Wednesday.
First, a big THANK YOU to those that contributed to the School of Management on Cares Day! We were able to meet and exceed our goals because of our caring community. We are grateful to all. Secondly, If you missed out, a contribution can still be made through April 21st. Visit SOM Cares Day.
This has been a year like no other but the School of Management is still going strong. We persevere because we have a beautiful community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members! We kept you engaged, for example, by offering all of our events online with complimentary registration, we started several new webinar series for continued learning and kept you up-to-date through our many social channels. We also did our best to make you proud: We achieved full professional business school accreditation by ACBSP and we repurposed a generous gift by Mr. Steven Dorfman to benefit high-achieving students and our many efforts in entrepreneurship. Now we request your assistance during Cares Day to help us in continuing the good work with the next generation of students.
What do these events have in common? All 3 our community can participate in, in April. Our PRiME Competition and New Venture Fair are annual student competitions and are an integral part of our School of Management programs. Experiential learning is an ever more important element of cutting-edge education. Both our undergraduate and graduate students have options to test their newly acquired knowledge and skills against other students in these types of competitions. Once again we invite our community to get involved virtually in voting for the People’s Choice Awards. Voting is April 21-27. Watch for announcements. During Cal Lutheran’s CARES DAY on April 7th, the School of Management will be raising funds for student competitions like these. Your generous gift would go towards participation fees and other required resources necessary to take part in these outstanding experiential learning opportunities. Early giving is open now, at SOM Cares Day
Even in these unusual times, California Lutheran University’s School of Management continues to provide a stimulating environment for our learners and the community around us. Today, we are once again happy to share a selection of exciting news, updates, and upcoming events to our communities in Southern California and beyond.
If you want to stay current on what is going on at the School of Management, please follow our Showcase page on LinkedIn.
Corporate Leaders Breakfast presents, “Employee or Contractor? The Status of Contract Workers in California”
Karen Gabler, employment law attorney and co-founder, LightGabler
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We are excited to invite Ayinde Alakoye, founder of n?dl (as in, “the haystack”), the live audio platform to “Find Voices & Be Heard.” Alakoye created the original iHeartRadio app for Clear Channel, was a speechwriter for President Barack Obama, and is competing with Clubhouse with a new audio start-up that transcribes words as you speak.
Event put on by our Masters in Information Technology – Cybersecurity, Data Analytics program.
Guest Speaker: Eric Odero, MBA in IT Management alumnus and CEO of Command Health Informatics (CHI)
Join to learn about:
Current applications of information technology to improve healthcare services
Impact and trajectory of electronic health records as a disruptive technology
Career opportunities for IT professionals to fill vital needs in health informatics
Monday, March 1
5:00 – 6:30 p.m. (PT)
FREE on ZOOM
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Wed., March 10 | 12-12:45 PM (PT)
Robert will talk about the emotional rollercoaster rides and key learnings when starting a contemporary art space in Mexico City, building an artificial island on a river with New York artist Vito Acconci and relaunching Carl Suchy & Söhne, the most important luxury watchmaker of the former Austro-Hungarian empire.
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Every now and then, we come up with a fantastic idea or invent a super cool technology that could become the next big thing, but it’s very difficult to figure out who will pay for it and how to monetize your innovation. In this presentation, Ade will talk about how to commercialize your innovation sharing lessons and frameworks from his time commercializing research projects at USC and building his own startup.
In this webinar, Andrea will discuss the key role that brand and digital marketing play in business strategy and success. Learn how authenticity is the key factor in driving impact, and how directing your marketing campaigns toward the U.S. Latino Cohort will enhance the bottom line. Andrea’s strength is in creating unique experiences that provide value for the brand and the consumer alike. You’ll learn how and why; plus, you’ll leave with fun marketing tips, new ideas, and powerful facts and data about The New Mainstream Economy and why the future of marketing should center around the Latinx Cohort.
This webinar brings together experts in the area of local economic development. The panelists will share their insights on the public policy changes that can be made to address the gaps that exist, which will help restaurants recover.
Key take-aways:
The role of local government in invigorating local businesses/ local economy
The synergies of government- private sector in the LA/ Ventura County areas
There will be a moderated panel discussion followed by an open Q&A.
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The biotech and life science industry is thriving on the 101 Corridor from LA to Santa Barbara thanks to Amgen, Takeda, Arcutis, Dyve Biosciences, Kate Farms and other leading companies in the region. Join Jane Wells from CNBC as she interviews these leaders and hear great music from local musicians — part of the “Amgen Symphony” who continue to help orchestrate a high quality of life here.
Also, during the event, an Innovation Award will be presented to:
California Lutheran University’s Gerhard Apfelthaler, Dean of the School of Management and Mike Panesis, Steven Dorfman Professor of Practice and Executive Director of the Steven Dorfman Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Cal Lutheran. Join us in celebration.
Headspace CEO Cece Morken joins us to discuss leadership takeaways around technology and mental health. Morken will lead us in a guided meditation, share lessons from her 35 years as a highly accomplished technology industry executive, and take audience questions.
We are excited to invite Robbie Nock, director of Entrepreneurship and Professional Practice at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, to discuss key design and content strategy principles and their critical impact on the success of new business in the next era of the creator economy.
Join to learn:
Key design and content strategy principles
Insights from Nock’s career in photography, new media and startups
Design and content strategies needed for startup and new business growth
Emerging market opportunities for new products and services in the creator economy
We’re going virtual again this year
As we’re sure you’re already aware, the recent surge of the COVID-19 Delta variant has led to reduced confidence by many for attending in-person events and the reinstatement of certain safety protocols that limit indoor gatherings. We have therefore made the difficult decision to move the 2021 Executive Talent Management Forum to fully virtual delivery following multiple requests from attendees as well as strict updates to the Cal Lutheran campus visitor policy regarding these concerns.
TODAY – LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER | The rapid growth in fluid work started before the pandemic and will undoubtedly continue well into the future. Learn the reasons why and how organizations are changing with the times.
We learn how to manage money in very different ways. Some of us are lucky to have excellent role models at home. For example, Professor Chien watched, learned, and modeled after her parents at a very young age. Her mom gave her allowance to manage her breakfast and lunch throughout her school years. She was part of a savings club where she saved into a simple saving book weekly. These simple habits shaped Professor Chien’s financial behaviors.
Mon., November 22 | 5:00 PM (PDT)
Jeremy Greene, vice president and head of data science at Retina AI, will join us to discuss careers in the field and what makes a good data scientist. This is an interactive, virtual event. Greene will take audience questions.
Sponsored by: MSIT Program
ZOOM
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Intro to Web Development
Thurs., Nov. 18 | 4:00 PM PST (ZOOM)
Learn the building blocks of web development. Web developer and Cal Lutheran alumnus David Lam will show you how to conduct your own research, determine what resources are reputable, and what tools to use to write code.
Even in these unusual times, California Lutheran University’s School of Management continues to provide a stimulating environment for our learners and the community around us. Today, we are once again happy to share a selection of exciting news, updates and upcoming events to our communities in Southern California and beyond.
If you want to stay current on things going on at the School of Management, please follow our brand-new page on LinkedIn.
Learn how RKS Design, a globally recognized design and innovation consulting firm whose mission is to move people through design, is working through the COVID-19 crisis. Our guest speaker is Ravi Sawhney, founder and CEO of RKS Design and member of the Dean’s Executive Council at California Lutheran University’s School of Management. Mr. Sawhney will discuss personal and organizational strategies that have been employed, due to the crisis, at RKS Design. This short 45-minute webinar will include both a presentation by Mr. Sawhney and a Q&A session with our virtual audience, moderated by Dean Gerhard Apfelthaler.
History has shown that crisis creates opportunity for innovation. In this session, Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning Larry Clark and Mary Anne Amato will share insights into four key shifts that occur in times of crisis that foster the conditions for new thinking and doing. They will also share Harvard’s research on key ways that leaders can maintain the effect of these shifts beyond a crisis so an innovation mindset becomes embedded in the culture of their organizations. The session will have a brief 25-minute presentation followed by open Q&A.
On behalf of the School of Management (SOM), we extend our heartfelt wishes for health and safety to you and your families. Social distancing has transformed lives, work and higher education, and while many are feeling isolated and overwhelmed, the SOM community is alive with great strength and resilience. We continue to bring our community together and invite you to join with us through our virtual events. May our community continue to stay strong as we move FORWARD TOGETHER!
In this webinar, Kelly Kimball, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at Vitu will share some perspectives on how managing the unimaginable can turn a crisis into an opportunity. The webinar will be informative, insightful and will offer participants a new perspective, from an experienced entrepreneur, leader and visionary. The session will have a brief 25-minute presentation followed by open Q&A.
As COVID-19 spread, countries on every continent went into lock down, and global supply chains came to a complete halt. Uncertainty is the new normal for supply chain managers, and there is no silver bullet. Based on his article, “Risk Management in an Era of Extreme Uncertainty”, published in Supply Chain Management Review (July/Aug 2020), Sumantra will address 10 strategies and techniques that may provide a template for managing in uncertain times.
The webinar will include a short presentation by Sumantra Sengupta, managing director of EVM Partners, LLC., followed by an open, interactive Q&A session, moderated by Dean Apfelthaler.
Having trouble finding qualified candidates during this pandemic or concerned with retaining your top talent? Join us, virtually, to learn, share and discuss key talent management challenges and solutions from across industries, especially relevant during this pandemic and time of change.
We are excited to invite the cofounders of Packform, Philip Weinmanand Preston Geeting (Cal Lu Alumnus ’02), who created an online marketplace that is revolutionizing the distribution industry. In this moderated event, Weinman and Geeting will share how they developed and successfully implemented technology in an industry left behind by technology. Packform was designed to change and disrupt the current landscape by consolidating all suppliers and customers into a single marketplace with the distributors forming part of the supply chain, rather than controlling it.
NexGen Mentoring Forum, Wed, Oct 28, 1:00 pm (PDT)
NexGen Mentoring Forum, Wed, Nov 4, 1:00 pm (PST)
NexGen Mentoring Forum, Wed, Nov 11, 1:00 pm (PST)
Vulnerable Communities Speaker Panel, Thurs, Nov 12 (PST)
Forward Together Webinar, Wed, Nov 18, 12:00-12:45 pm (PST)
NexGen Mentoring Forum, Wed, Dec 2, 1:00 pm (PST)
Forward Together Webinar, Wed, Dec 2, 12:00-12:45 pm (PST)
NextGen Mentoring Forum, Wed, Dec 9, 1:00 pm (PST)
Forward Together Webinar, Wed, Jan 27, 12:00-12:45 pm (PST)
For our next Entrepreneur Speaker Series event, we are excited to invite the founder of Pashion Footwear, Haley Pavone, who created the world’s first fully convertible high heels and an accompanying brand that strives to empower women, one step at a time.
Jesse Hillman
VP, Security and Compliance
LightBox
In this virtual presentation, Jesse will discuss the complex entanglements that a data breach and the associated business and legal factors create. In addition, he will help you revisit your organization’s cyber response plan to ensure all appropriate government, legal and corporate stakeholders are considered.
Startup Weekend is a 54-hour online event where teams develop and validate their business ideas, create prototypes, and receive feedback from experienced entrepreneurs, mentors, and investors — all in one weekend!
We are excited to invite the co-founder of Eat Your Coffee, Johnny Fayad, to share his story from day one in their dorm room making 10 bars/hour to graduating college having sold over a million of the original naturally caffeinated snack bar. He’ll also share a bit on how they’ve had to remain nimble over the years and how they’ve adapted during the current pandemic.
