Minnesotans use crowdfunding to launch their businesses and find community
Minnesotans use crowdfunding to launch their businesses and find community
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Monday, April 4, 2016
The 2016 MN Cup application in now open! In celebration of the application launch, we asked last year's 7 division winners to reflect on their competition experience. Along with a chance to win seed capital, MN Cup provides top-notch resources and mentorship opportunities to participants.
Learn to Live was the 2015 Life Science/ Health IT division winner. Learn more.
Learn to Live Summary
Learn to Live provides online self-help programs to address psychological problems such as depression, social anxiety, stress, anxiety and worry. Learn to Live is part of an exciting movement within behavioral health around providing lower cost but highly effective methods of web-based healthcare treatment. The programs are modeled on over a decade of clinical research that demonstrates that internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ("iCBT") is as effective as face-to-face therapy. In addition to providing programs directly to consumers, Learn to Live partners with employers, health care providers, insurers and universities – all of which can benefit from the low-cost delivery model, behavior tracking capabilities, data analytics, high engagement rates and powerful program outcomes. Find out more online at learntolive.com or follow Learn to Live on Twitter (@LearntoLiveCBT) and Facebook.
Where were you before the MN Cup?
Before the MN Cup, Learn to Live was generating revenue and the team was growing – and we were entering a new phase of fundraising in order to scale up more quickly.
What did MN Cup do for you?
The MN Cup was a terrific opportunity for us to receive validation on our business model from both business and industry experts. It also gave our team a platform from which we could tell our story. That platform, our association with such a well-respected program and the publicity we received from the Cup, played a meaningful role in our B2B sales and in our fundraising.
What’s next for Learn to Live?
We’re in the process of hiring more team members and preparing to move into a new office space. We’re also developing a new technology platform and building additional online behavioral health programs.
If you are interested in applying to the Life Science/ Health IT division, don't miss our info session on April 20th! Register here.
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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Eight members of the Carlson School faculty received new fellowships and professorships.
These positions represent a range of disciplines, reflecting the long-lasting support of individual and corporate benefactors, and are awarded to accomplished faculty members who make important contributions in their field.
The following faculty members have new positions, effective immediately:
Russell Funk
Edward and Eleanor Asplin Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Ethical Business Cultures
Associate Professor in the Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship Department
Funk’s research is driven by the idea that the growing availability of large administrative, government, and web data sets creates novel opportunities for management research. He has been active in applying the tools of big data to social science. A recent co-authored paper showing science and technology is becoming less disruptive was published in Nature, one of the world’s leading multidisciplinary science journals.
Jiao Luo
Andrew Van de Ven Faculty Fellowship
Associate Professor in the Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship Department
Luo's research examines the social impact of corporate social responsibility activities. She serves as associate editor at the Strategic Management Journal, sits on the editorial boards of Administrative Science Quarterly and Organization Science, and chairs the Stakeholder Strategy Interest Group at the Strategic Management Society.
Anant Mishra
Andrew Van de Ven Faculty Professorship
Professor in the Supply Chain & Operations Department
Mishra’s current research interests derive from contemporary issues in the areas of innovation, public sector operations, public health supply chains, and emerging market operations. He has earned the Curtis Cup for Excellence in Teaching in the Carlson Executive MBA Program (2023), Carlson School’s Outstanding Teaching Award (2022), Outstanding Research Award (2021), and the Master of Science in Supply Chain Management Teacher of the Year Award (2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019).
Gautam Ray
Curtis L. Carlson Professorship in Information & Decision Sciences
Professor in the Information & Decision Sciences Department
Ray’s research interests are in the area of impact of IT on firm scope and structure and how IT creates value by impacting individuals, firms, and industries. His research has appeared in Academy of Management Journal, Communications of the ACM, Information Systems Research, Management Science, Marketing Science, MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems, and Strategic Management Journal. He received a PhD in Business Administration from The Ohio State University.
Soumya Sen
3M Fellowship in Business Analytics
Associate Professor in the Information & Decision Sciences Department
Sen’s research interests are in Internet economics, digital communication systems, and data analytics for societal good. Sen has been honored with a 2023 Early Innovation Award, 2022 UMN Community-Engaged Scholar Award, 2022 Outstanding Service Award from the Carlson School, 2021 INFORMS ISS Design Science Award, Poets&Quants 40 Under 40 Best Business School Professors, and a McKnight Presidential Fellowship from the University, among others.
Mary Zellmer-Bruhn
David M. Bond Fellowship for Ethics and Corporate Behavior
Associate Dean of MBA and MS Programs, Professor in the Work & Organizations Department
Zellmer-Bruhn's research focuses on teamwork, including the formation and design of teams, the social capital benefits of teamwork in organizations, entrepreneurial teams, knowledge management and team routines, and cross-cultural teamwork. She has received the Carlson School's Excellence in Teaching, Outstanding Honors Faculty, and the Carlson Executive MBA Curtis Cup Award for Excellence teaching awards.
Gaoqing Zhang
Honeywell Professorship in Accounting
Associate Professor in the Accounting Department
Zhang’s research interests lie in the real effects of accounting measurements and disclosure, particularly in the financial industry, and the design of accounting standards and disclosure regulations. He currently serves on the editorial board of The Accounting Review. His research has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Risk Magazine, and Bloomberg, among other business media.
Yi Zhu
Margaret J. Holden and Dorothy A. Werlich Endowed Professorship
Associate Professor in the Marketing Department
In his research, Zhu focuses on the application of industrial organization models in marketing, online auctions, consumer search, advertising, media slant, sharing economy, and the Chinese economy. He has won a series of best-paper awards, including the John D.C. Little Award for the best marketing paper published in Marketing Science or Management Science and the Don Morrison Long Term Impact Award for making a significant long-run impact on the field of marketing.
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Monday, August 7, 2023
Now with several years of work experience under their belt, we checked in with three alumni from the Master of Human Resources and Industrial Relations program to learn how the program has accelerated their career knowledge and skills.
We asked:
“What are three things you learned or gained from the program that may have taken you longer if you hadn’t joined the program?”
This is what they shared with us:
Current Job: Senior HRBP Program Manager, Autodesk
His 3 things learned/gained:
1. The program's curriculum gives you exposure to all critical areas of the HR function. Whether you decide to pursue a career in compensation, talent, or business partnering, having a well-rounded understanding of the core theories across the function is invaluable and accelerates impact in any role. This broad knowledge base would take many years to acquire outside academia.
2. Business and financial acumen continue to be an area of opportunity for HR professionals. Through coursework with a business focus, such as Business Principles, Personnel Economics, Data/Metrics, and access to courses in the MBA program, I have the knowledge base and tools to better understand the "business" side of my organization.
3. The program gives you unprecedented access to a high-quality network, whether it's fellow HR professionals, MBA students, professors, or a vast alumni network. Building and having access to this network across industries, professions, and specialties would be virtually impossible to replicate through "real-world" connections alone.
Current Job: HR Manager, Owens Corning
Her 3 things learned/gained:
Current Job: HR Generalist, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company
Her 3 things learned/gained:
1. I learned what areas of HR I wanted to pursue, which helped guide my job search. The program provides a wide variety of courses and I learned a lot about what I liked and what I didn't like. The internship I had between the two years also helped me determine my interests. For instance, after taking HRIR 6301 Staffing, Training, and Development I realized that recruiting wasn't for me. I didn't have an interest in it. After my internship and taking HRIR 6501 Compensation and Benefits, I learned that I really liked compensation and that I potentially wanted a role that included that function.
2. The Carlson Graduate Business Career Center helped prepare me to interview for the higher caliber organizations I may not have considered applying for if I hadn't joined the program.
3. The program also expanded my HR network more in the two years I was there. I don't know if I would have the variety of people around the country in my network if I hadn't attended the Carlson School.
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