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From LEGOS to Google searches to an MBA — check out Alex Zorniger’s path as a serial entrepreneur and how he’s building the skills necessary for success in his next venture.

Read about the student leaders who leveraged Fisher’s supportive community and engaged network of alumnae to inspire others at the Big Ten Women’s Business Connection Leadership Conference.

As Melinda Whittington (BSBA ’89) transitions from CFO at La-Z-Boy Inc. to become the company’s next CEO, learn how her experience as a top finance officer shaped her outlook on issues including social responsibility, the COVID-19 pandemic and ethics.

There’s a disparity of women leaders in supply chain, but students like Haley McCrory are closing that gap. Check out her story and the Fisher program that’s helping other female students make inroads into the industry.

Thaddeus Spratlen (BSBA ’56, MA ’57, PhD ’62) built his career teaching business students and engaging the business community to help create, enhance and sustain the marketplace for underrepresented communities. Read more about the lasting impact this trailblazing alumnus continues to make.

Amber Hammond (BSBA ’15) knows an entrepreneur’s motivation can strike from the most unexpected places — an idea developed over a cup of coffee with a friend and scribbled on a paper napkin; a well-planned digital presentation for a class; or as Hammond knows, it can come from a seed planted following a global experience that uncovers a whole new world through the eyes of a different culture.

Envy is a natural human emotion, but it’s often misunderstood when it comes up at work. Professor of Management and Human Resources Tanya Menon discusses how drawing boundaries can help us handle competition, fear, and jealousy in our careers.

Faceless, top-down leadership has become stale, fake and ineffective. 2020 is the year smart managers realized they needed to be human too. Research from Management and Human Resources professor Jasmine Hu shows how servant leadership can be a powerful tool in how managers lead. 

See how innovation and creativity from student leaders helped transform Fisher Impact Day into an event that accommodated the unique challenges of 2020.

Pain, perseverance and pride — it all shaped Lashawn Samuel’s long and tenacious journey to Fisher. See what keeps the inspiring first-year student motivated to better himself while also helping others.

Saarthak Gaur shares his leadership journey and the opportunities he's taken advantage of as a Fisher student.

In speaking with 17 former college athletes from 10 universities around the U.S. about their negative experiences with coaches, a pattern emerged of psychological and emotional abuse in women's sports. Ben Tepper, the Abramowitz Memorial Professor and chair of the Department of Management and Human Resources at Fisher College of Business, told Insider that college sports often provide "the perfect storm" of circumstances that can lead to abuse.

Incoming students who have served our country are being given a special opportunity.

Read about the positive impact that Imran Nuri (BSBA '20) has made in the Columbus community through the work of his own newly launched nonprofit effort, the 52 Million Project. The concept behind his organization is simple: donors pledge to donate $1 a week for a year, and every week a portion is donated to a different nonprofit in the region.

One of the world’s most influential researchers is being recognized for his contributions to the field of human resource management.

The man behind a famous Steven Spielberg movie shares his tale of ethical transformation.

Students enrolled in the Dean's Leadership Academy quickly adjusted their project plans to benefit those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

As part of the There's a Better Way podcast series, Dr. Cynthia Turner, chief diversity officer and assistant dean at Fisher, discusses the history of the black community in America, the difference between equality and equity, and the need for action from both the individual and the institution in fighting against systemic racism.

Responding to massive challenges such as the coronavirus pandemic requires the ability to skillfully perform as part of an ensemble cast. It’s hard to imagine anyone better suited for the role than Andrew Thomas (MD ’95, MBA '00), chief clinical officer of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

As Ohio State University leaders entered a rapid decision-making mode in early March to prepare the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, President Michael V. Drake’s goal, given the very high stakes, was to “overreact slightly rather than under-react at all.” Drake revealed this strategy and shared insights about leading the university through the pandemic as part of the Max M. Fisher College of Business Webinar Series.

What happens when you’re able to spot a deadly pandemic, but the playbook for responding to it is a century old? 
For alumnus Will Lange, president and general manager of Honeywell’s Personal Protective Equipment division, the answer meant acting quickly and decisively in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak.  

As countries around the world reacted in real-time to the rapid spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, staff and faculty members working with Fisher’s Office of Global Business (OGB) quickly found themselves leading responses that would directly impact the safety and educational well-being of dozens of students.

In addition to producing bourbon, gin and other liquors, Columbus distillery Watershed is now making and selling its own hand sanitizer. Owner Greg Lehman (BSBA '01) says it's the company's way of keeping people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic while also bringing back employees who had been laid off.

Hard working, academically talented and naturally curious, Sarah Boylan has always placed a premium on education. Check out her journey to becoming an engineer at Acura, and how a business leadership certification she earned at Fisher is complementing her engineering skills at the auto manufacturer.

Fisher College of Business recognized the many contributions of its top students, educators and leaders at the college’s 2020 Pace Setters Awards event.