Business, Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship
Solving for Success
For Kent, Ohio, native and 2018 51³Ô¹ÏÍø graduate Stan Zalewski, mathematics has always been a big part of his life. Now a senior actuarial consultant at Nationwide Insurance, Zalewski recently reached a significant professional milestone — completing the multi-year process to earn the title of Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Accounting Program Paved the Way for a Successful Career with a Cleveland Firm
Tax season is an extremely busy time of the year for 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumnus Mark Lloyd, who works as a tax manager at RSM US LLP tax, advisory and consulting firm in downtown Cleveland. Lloyd prepared for his career in accounting by earning a Bachelor of Business Administration with a double major in accounting and finance from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship in 2018.
Exploring Her Options Led to the Perfect Career
When 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumna Aysia Kemp declared her major in the first semester of her sophomore year, she felt confident in her chosen path. However, things didn’t quite start off that way. Kemp credits her experiences in the Exploratory Program for leading her to her ideal career.
Alumnus Making Tire Production Safer and More Efficient
Michael Parker’s decision to study mechatronics at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø was driven by his lifelong curiosity for intricate mechanical systems and understanding how they work
Hands-on Learning, Real-World Success
Unsure of what he wanted to do in life when he first came to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, it was the hands-on learning experiences he had in his degree program that led Dexter Shreve to becoming a business owner.
Hands-on Experience Leads to Entrepreneurial Success
As an entrepreneurship major at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, Schumann learned operations, production and finance in the classroom and gained on-the-job experience working with an entrepreneur in Cleveland. In 2020, Schumann of Chagrin Falls gained the opportunity to put his 51³Ô¹ÏÍø education to work when he and his wife Marisa Sergi-Schumann acquired L’uva Bella Winery and Brands, a company that the Sergi family started more than 15 years ago.
How The Backspace Key Taught a Global Digital Leader to Learn, Correct and Move ForwardÂ
After 27 years of travel and pivoting to various international endeavors, Sonia Karkare, a native of Mumbai, India, is now back at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø as an adjunct professor with the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Executive MBA (Master of Business Administration) program. She is teaching diverse types of courses, including the Digital Transformation in Healthcare course.