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Bottling an 'Island State of Mind': FAU Business Alumni and Co-founders of Islamorada Beverages
A shared love of sun, sand, fishing and good beer led a trio of FAU College of Business alumni to brew up the idea for Islamorada Beverages. The Islamorada Beer Company, its original name, was born during weekend fishing trips to the Keys in the mid-2000s. Conversations about needing a lighter craft beer to complement their tropical “fun-in-the-sun” lifestyle turned FAU college friends Tyrone Bradley ’08, ’13, Chris Trentine ’05 and Whitney Trentine ’07, along with their friend, Nik Schroth, into business partners.
Economics Costa Rica Study Tour
The College of Business Costa Rica Study Tour has finally re-launched after being on hiatus for the past five years.
Executive MBA Alum Jonathan Beskin 15' on Delivering Paradise
Like many students pursing an Executive MBA at Florida Atlantic University, Jonathan Beskin was looking to leverage his degree for corporate ladder credibility in the financial sector where he worked. Little did he imagine a course topic on recurring revenue businesses would ignite his entrepreneurial spirit and lead him to launching a monthly subscription box service before graduating and landing on Inc. 500’s list of top 200 fast-growing companies (2020), right alongside Uber.
FAU MBA Sport Management Climbs in World Rankings
Florida Atlantic University’s MBA Sport Management program improved by 11 spots in a ranking of the world’s Top 40 postgraduate sport management degrees. FAU moved to No. 19 for 2021 from No. 30 last year and was one of only three Florida universities included in the rankings by Sport Business, a London-based global intelligence service.
Nearly 600 College of Business Students Earn Degrees in Summer ‘21
Roughly 600 students in Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business were among more than 2,000 people to earn their FAU degrees this summer.
Former Duke Basketball Coach McCallie to Address FAU Students
Former Duke University women’s basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie, now an author and advocate for mental health awareness, will speak to students in Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business on July 22.