BLC Seminar Series

The Business Leadership Center (BLC) offers an average of four seminars per week targeting essential leadership areas that enhance the curriculum at the 51²è¹Ý Cox School of Business. Leading industry professionals from companies such as Amazon, AT&T, Glazer's Beverage, Keurig Dr Pepper, Microsoft, Texas Instruments, Patriot Capital, PepsiCo, and View Capital Advisors that help develop and facilitate the seminars. These exceptional leadership development skills prove invaluable to future success and differentiate students in the competitive marketplace. Most full time MBA students participate actively in BLC seminars, demonstrating the value that students experience.

What Does This Mean To Potential Employers Of Cox MBAs?

Students have access to a BLC Transcript which lists the seminars and programs they have attended. This transcript reinforces the added value of a Cox Master of Business Administration.


"Attending BLC seminars has proven to be a core part of my experience at Cox; hearing from professionals at the top of their field is a fantastic perk of the MBA program. These seminars have given me tools to stand out and I plan to make it a key differentiator for me as I move into my consulting career."

Sterling Beard, Full-Time MBA, 2023

BLC Seminar Videos

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Leadership:

Students learn from seminars such as Creating a Culture of Excellence, Managing Disruption, Mindful Goal Planning and how to put these leadership skills into practice.

Strategic Vision:

This seminar series encompasses strategies on Breakthrough Operational Change, Managing Innovation from a Finance Perspective and Strategic Thinking Skills. Strategy is a key component of leading an organization.

Communication:

It’s important to have the ability to effectively convey information and ideas and seminars such as Digital Validation, How to Talk to Anyone and Influencing through the Power of Storytelling help students.