Beyond High Street

Suraj Maraboyina, 2001 Miami University graduate, talks with Farmer School dean Jenny Darroch about how he almost double majored in finance, the Miami students he's mentored who now work with him, and what's big in streaming movies these days.

2009 accountancy graduate Katie Binns talks with Farmer School dean Jenny Darroch about her time in Hong Kong, the impact of accountancy professor Brian Ballou, and the side effect of wearing a Miami sweatshirt to a coffee shop years ago.

On this episode of Beyond High Street, 2003 finance graduate Michelle Herrick talks with Farmer School dean Jenny Darroch about the importance of personal support networks, the key to work-life balance, and a summer class at the Middletown campus that changed her career path.

On this episode of Beyond High Street, Farmer School dean Jenny Darroch and 1982 Farmer School of Business accounting graduate Neal Restivo discuss the importance of diverse teams, giving back, and the family tradition he started at Miami University.

Farmer School dean Jenny Darroch chats with Wish CEO Vijay Talwar, a 1993 FSB masters of accountancy graduate, about coming to America, his work with Wish, and believing in second chances.

2018 Miami University graduate Charlie Dauch talks with Farmer School dean Jenny Darroch about how he ended up at Miami, what playing sports can teach you off the field, and the workings of the Cintas Management Training Program.

Farmer School dean Jenny Darroch talks with 1987 economics graduate (and 1998 master of economics graduate) Michelle Girard about what her lengthy job title actually means, using business as a force for good, and what she thinks will happen with inflation in the coming months.

2001 accountancy and finance graduate Alan Goldfarb talks with Farmer School dean Jenny Darroch about how a chance trip led him into investment banking, why he came to Miami, and the impact two professors had on his life.

Farmer School dean Jenny Darroch talks with 2004 graduate Lindsay Carlson about how she went from an accountancy degree into investment banking, the importance of giving back, and being an early bird.

1989 Farmer School management alumni Laurie Schalow talks with Farmer School dean Jenny Darroch about navigating a food-borne illness crisis, how Chipotle's existing digital plan has helped it through the pandemic, and something she regrets not doing while at Miami.

2004 Farmer School graduate Mark Rappaport tells FSB dean Jenny Darroch about the reasons he seeks "hills to run up," the importance of self awareness, and why you probably shouldn't schedule 8am meetings with him.

  In this episode, 2017 marketing graduate Mackenzie Powlette talks with Farmer School dean Jenny Darroch about her time in Oxford, the reason students should seek out certifications, and the classes she wished she would have taken at FSB.

Farmer School dean Jenny Darroch chats with 1998 Farmer School graduate Whitt Butler about how he found a path to information systems through accountancy at FSB, the importance of culture in a company, and how he convinced his son to go to Miami after failing to convince his daughter.

Farmer School dean Jenny Darroch talks with Mark Wagenbrenner about how he ended up at Miami, the path he took into real estate, and the stunt his father pulled at a Miami football game back when Xavier came to Oxford.

Dawn Mullican (Finance, 1986) talks with Farmer School dean Jenny Darroch about finding out the hard way that banking wasn't for her, the impact that playing club sports at Miami has had, and how growing up in the South gave her trouble in Russian class.

Carly, a 2014 marketing graduate, talks about what she does on road trips to Oxford, working in sales, studying Chinese, and her experiences in cattle herding.  

FSB dean Jenny Darroch talks with 1992 graduate Trish Lukasik about her list of "I will never" statements that didn't stick, why she moved from finance to economics at Miami, and the nostalgia she feels when she returns to Oxford.

1985 accountancy graduate Lori Kaiser joins Farmer School dean Jenny Darroch to talk about how Kaiser Consulting was born, how to handle employees in a post-COVID working world, and the early days of Skippers.

In this episode, Brandon talks with Farmer School dean Jenny Darroch about how he didn't want to go to Miami when he was in high school, memories of Ultimate Frisbee, and why he's found that the "Miami network" is very real and very useful.

Worldpay Chief Financial Officer Stephanie Ferris discusses the impact of the coronavirus on business, coming back from her sabbatical, and her favorite order at Bagel and Deli.