In October the EMBA 2 Group went on their International Residency Week trip to Hanoi, Vietnam. The group experienced the culture, business and government first hand throughout the week. The group received a lesson on how to cross the street (see how) and took part in both group and individual company visits. They also had [...]
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Category Archives: Spotlights
Executive MBA Participants Experience Vietnam
October 20, 2009 – 1:35 pm
As part of their International Residency Week, the second year Executive MBA participants experienced business in Vietnam up close and personal. Boise State University EMBA students traveled to Hanoi, Vietnam in October, 2009.
Their experience was covered in Doug Metzgar’s blog. Doug is a member of the EMBA class of 2010. He’s also a principal at Meshwork Marketing and [...]
New EMBA’s Start Program in Sun Valley
October 6, 2009 – 4:18 pm
New Executive MBA (EMBA) Participants, Jeff Pack, Eddie Brathwaite and Elaine Damschen take part in a negotiation simulation during Opening Residency Week at Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho. The Boise State EMBA program starts each fall with an intensive learning week held at an off campus location. The week long experience immerses executives students back into [...]
Year 1 ends with a session at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival
June 17, 2009 – 3:33 pm
The EMBA2’s finished out their first year with project presentations to a panel of experts at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival. The venture funding panel included Pete Gombert (Balihoo), Brian Larsen (Hawley-Troxell), Tom Mahoney (Boise Angel Fund) and Raino Zoller (Kickstand/Boise Angel Fund). The weekend culminated with a celebration dinner for the EMBAs and their spouses [...]
Fostering Innovation at Boise’s WaterCooler
May 20, 2009 – 4:27 pm
EMBA’s met at the WaterCooler in downtown Boise this month. Participants took part in workshops designed to help expand their innovation projects at the world’s only business development center dedicated to the creative economy. Included in the session was a VC panel discussion with John Glerum (BSU TECenter), Will Wardwell (Hawley-Troxell), Glen Michael (Highway 12 [...]
Geographically Dispersed Work Teams
May 12, 2009 – 3:58 pm
Industry expert, Manny Kostas, VP of HP’s Ink Jet and Web Solutions, shared his know-how with the EMBA class on managing geographically dispersed work teams.
April 2009
Manny Kostas teaches EMBA session
A More Competitive Boise
May 12, 2009 – 3:57 pm
Execs hosted a poster session for city leaders to present ideas they developed as part of their competitive advantage course to “Make Boise more Creative and Competitive.” A panel discussion followed with the class and Mark Rivers of Brix (BoDo developer); Alan Shealy, City of Boise; Phil Kushlan, CCDC and Karen Bubb, City of Boise.
March [...]
Business Meets Art
May 12, 2009 – 3:56 pm
Trey McIntyre Project’s Exec Dir., John Michael Schert shared with execs of Nancy Napier’s Competitive Advantage course why the dance company chose to locate in Boise rather than other major cities in the US. Boise allows the dancers to have grassroots interaction and give something to the community while still being fiscally viable.
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Treasure Valley Economics Address
May 12, 2009 – 3:53 pm
This month Executive MBA participants had a special presentation on “The State of Treasure Valley Economics” by Dr. Don Holley, renowned Economist and Professor at Boise State University. In addition to exploring the current recession and its implications and impact on Idaho, Don gave his projection for the recovery.
December 2008
Don Holley speaks to the EMBA [...]