Insights

State Department’s new travel advisory method gets high marks
Associate Professor Robert Kwortnik says the State Department’s new travel advisory format is easier to understand, meaning more travelers are likely to use it.

Q1 2018: Forecasting US hotel industry performance
Alumni Jan Freitag ’97, Scott Berman ’84, and Mark Woodworth ’77, MPS ’78, dive into their predictions for U.S. first-quarter hotel performance in Hotel News Now.

Noteworthy: IHG’s Keith Barr ’92 talks to Hotel News Now on growth, tech strategies
Keith Barr ’92, who assumed the CEO position at InterContinental Hotels Group in July 2017, discusses what’s been keeping him busy on the job.

MBA Women in Investing: Ramona Persaud discusses uncertainty, change, and career success
For Ramona Persaud, a speaker at the MBA Women in Investing Conference, constant change and uncertainty growing up helped propel her to career success.

Entrepreneurs roundtable discussion focuses on communication
The Pillsbury Institute entrepreneurs roundtable featured CEOs, academics, students, and others well-versed in working with new businesses.

Top marketing executives empower Johnson students to reach their goals
MBA students are confronted with difficult leaps of faith as we explore careers and look for our dream jobs. Johnson challenges me to think even bigger.

Commanding your own legacy: Christian Duncan, MBA ’10, delivers symposium keynote
Duncan returned to his alma mater to celebrate the very day he found out he had received an interview for Johnson 10 years ago.

The future of fraud protection begins with you
If corporate giants have the resources to fight fraud and still struggle to stop it, what does that mean for everyday consumers like you and me?

Problem solving through teamwork
IBM’s Corporate Service Corps helps provide solutions to global issues, IBM executive Gina Liv Tesla, MBA ’04, tells students.