Alumni Spotlight
From field to office
Former soccer captain Rieka Santilli (BComm’12) on how amateur athletics prepared her for professional life.
June 29, 2015 / 1
At the fore of his game: Mike Francis
Halifax native Mike Francis (BComm’86) has made a career out of the game he loves. He is U.S. vice-president and general manager of Nike Golf, headquartered in Beaverton, Ore.
April 9, 2015 / 0
In the spirit of friendship: Tracey Dobbin and Genevieve Loughlin
Two Dal friends, Genevieve (Nicholson) Loughlin (BComm’98) and Tracey Dobbin (BSc’99), build a business about wine, Autour du vin.
March 23, 2015 / 0
ConnectNS: Charles Benaiah, championing Nova Scotia’s ICT sector
Charles Benaiah (MBA’93) is founder and CEO of watzan, a New York based tech start-up that’s building a satellite development team in Halifax. He spoke with ConnectNS about being an entrepreneur and the importance of the application of big data.
March 2, 2015 / 0
Clothiers with confidence: Alexandra Thompson & Brian McInnes
Alexandra Thompson (BComm’08) and Brian Macinnes (BComm’08), directors of Wardrobe Apparel, share a success story that started at Dalhousie.
December 10, 2014 / 0
Sarah Craig (BComm’10): A helmet and handlebars
A helmet and handlebars business model Talk to any cyclist, and they’ll tell you about the rush that comes from discovering a city’s treasures and secrets from behind the handlebars. That’s a feeling that recent Dalhousie graduate Sarah Craig knows well. These days, though, she gets an equally-thrilling rush by sharing that experience with others […]
September 27, 2014 / 0
New chapter: Kyle MacDonald
A Q&A with Kyle MacDonald (BComm’09): entrepreneur, chapter executive, DAA board member and former student leader.
August 7, 2014 / 0
ConnectNS: David Wong, pioneer of BPO in Asia
David Wong (BComm’84), founder and CEO of SnT Global, talks to ConnectNS about the lasting impact of his days at Dalhousie.
May 22, 2014 / 0
Learning on the go: Brenda Hogan
Brenda Hogan (MBA’02) had been in the workforce for over five years, working in both Halifax and Japan, when she decided to take advantage of Dal’s part-time MBA program.
April 2, 2014 / 0
Merging science and business: Kelly Peters
BEworks CEO Kelly Peters (MBA’08) chats with InDecision about her work in behavioural economics.
December 3, 2013 / 0