UC Lindner College of Business

What a week at Lindner! ☀️🐾

From elevator pitches and group projects to campus adventures and late-night fun, our future Bearcats got the full Lindner experience during the Lindner Summer Institute + Lindner Business Immersion Camp! 📚✨

Students spent four days living on campus, connecting with faculty, alumni and current students, building leadership skills, and exploring all the opportunities waiting for them at the Lindner College of Business.

A HUGE shout out to our amazing Admissions team — Melissa Baer, Ashley McFarland, Kendra Byrd, Brienne Blair and Matt Keaton — for planning and leading such an incredible experience for our future Bearcats!

Thank you as well to all of the faculty, alumni, speakers and staff who shared their time, knowledge and experiences with our campers throughout the week. And special thanks to our student leads Sarah Alldredge, Saron Henock and Gabe Logan for bringing the energy and helping make the week so memorable! ❤️🖤

Introducing our new applied AI in finance graduate certificate!

Take your finance career to new heights as you learn to apply machine learning, quantitative methods and emerging technologies to modern financial decision-making. Break into the exciting industries of FinTech, algorithmic trading and finance analytics.

If your interest is piqued, you have until July 1 to get in your application for fall enrollment!

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🚨 New publication alert! 🚨

Congratulations to Assistant Professor-Educator of Management Daniel Peat, PhD, and Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy Charles H. Matthews, PhD, whose coauthored publication, “Lighting the Torch: Shaping Next Generation Human Capital Through Imprinting In or Beyond the Family Firm,” was accepted for publication to the Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development.

Peat explains: “This paper explores how early career experiences shape future leaders in family business. Specifically, we found that individuals who begin their careers inside the family firm develop deep firm-specific knowledge that improves performance and commitment, but can also limit adaptability and organizational learning over time. The findings suggest that family firms benefit most when next-generation leaders balance internal experience with outside exposure before stepping into leadership roles.”

Lindner’s Consulting Accelerator recently travelled to Boston, where students engaged with alumni and industry partners to deepen their understanding of the consulting industry and explore career pathways in management consulting.

The Consulting Accelerator prepares students for co-op and full-time opportunities in management consulting through a blend of academic and experiential learning, including coursework, case competitions, interview and skilled-based workshops, client development training and more.

“The level of thinking these students brought to every interaction was inspiring—our discussions didn't stop when we left the office; they carried through the streets of Boston all week,” said Program Manager Anna McCuiston. “I can’t wait to see how they apply these takeaways in the semesters to come.”

Networking isn’t about collecting business cards — it’s about consistently helping people over time.

In the latest episode of Bearcats Mean Business, Jeff Karcher of the Texas Stock Exchange shares why some of the most valuable relationships in his career started with simple conversations, curiosity and a willingness to understand what others actually needed.

Jeff reflects on the networking and trust-building lessons that shaped his decades-long career in capital markets, from his UC co-op experience to leadership roles working alongside executives, investors and global companies. The conversation also explores leadership under pressure, IPOs and the future of public markets.

🎧 Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6YXZxjobO5SGpCmbVcAfJg 🎧

Sitting in the Client’s Chair + Building Connections with Jeff Karcher of the Texas Stock Exchange Bearcats Mean Business · Episode

Students in the Johnson Investment Institute’s Private Capital Accelerator recently traveled to New York City to engage with and learn from alumni partners and firms in the fields of investment banking, private equity, private debt and venture capital.

Students in the Accelerator develop technical and professional skills through financial modeling, analytics training, presentation development and mock pitch exercises. The program also features industry speakers, mentoring, intensive interview preparation and domestic travel, among other immersive career prep experiences.