Bearcats Mean Business
What does real-world success in business actually look like? Welcome to Bearcats Mean Business, the official podcast of the University of Cincinnati’s Carl H. Lindner College of Business, where inspiring career stories, honest lessons and fresh business perspectives from the people building impact in the real world come together. Tune in for inspiration, practical business insights and forward-looking leadership on how ambition turns into action.
Episodes
As a University of Cincinnati student, Dan Schimberg saw a problem firsthand: students struggled to find safe, well-maintained housing near campus. Instead of accepting the status quo, he began rehabbing properties around UC, laying the foundation for what would become Uptown Rental Properties, one of Cincinnati’s most influential real estate companies.
On Bearcats Mean Business, Dan reflects on ...
Finn and Bowen Alexy never expected a classroom assignment to help launch an angel investing venture. But that's exactly what happened when a Lindner project, a willingness to take initiative and a simple outreach email opened the door to an opportunity that would help shape their careers.
In this episode of Bearcats Mean Business, the brothers share how growing up around entrepreneurship influenced their approa...
To understand a client better, Jeff Karcher once spent a morning sitting in one of their chairs — literally — to experience the pressure and pace of their day-to-day responsibilities firsthand.
In this episode of Bearcats Mean Business, Jeff reflects on the power of networking, relationship-building and trust while sharing practical leadership lessons shaped by...
Antitrust attorney Amanda Wait shares how a UC economics class sparked a fascination with competition law that shaped her entire career.
From turning down a lucrative New York law firm offer to join the Federal Trade Commission, to advising CEOs and boards on multimillion-dollar decisions, Wait reflects on the power of betting on experience over comfort — and why the best career paths are often the least expecte...
Former CEO Doug Conant joins Lindner dean Marianne Lewis for a deeply personal conversation on leadership at the highest level of business. From navigating tough calls that balance people and performance to leading through uncertainty, Conant shares the defining decisions that shaped his career and leadership philosophy.
The former CEO/President of Campbell Soup Company, former President of N...
In this episode of Bearcats Mean Business, Fifth Third Bank CIO Jude Schramm reflects on the pivotal early choices that shaped his career, revealing how curiosity and a willingness to step off the expected career track opened unexpected doors.
The Lindner alum shares how he spearheads AI adoption and transformation at a Fortune 500 bank by building in AI’s rate of change, customer ...
What does it take to lead not just one company, but two?
In this episode of Bearcats Mean Business, Dustin Grutza, CEO of Ranger Steel and CraftForce, shares how he balances leadership while building high-performing teams and scaling two businesses in relationship-driven industries.
From growing up in a family business to launching his own ventures, Dustin offers a candid look at the realities entrepren...
Opportunity rarely comes from staying comfortable. In this episode of Bearcats Mean Business, Lindner student Kyla Ward shares how stepping into leadership roles and embracing co-op experiences with altafiber, Trimble, Delta Air Lines and GE Aerospace helped her build confidence, expand her network and discover her professional direction.
Kyla reflects on the lessons that come from navigating new ...
“I belong in this room, and my voice needs to be in this room.”
“People are always looking at what leaders do, not just what they say.”
“At the end of the day, every business, every organization, ultimately is about its people and its talent.”
Just three of the many executive insights from Michael Fisher, former CEO of Cin...
Leadership rarely follows a straight line. Christ Hospital Health Network President & CEO Deborah Hayes joins Lindner dean Marianne Lewis to reflect on a leadership journey that began with working nights as a student nurse aide and progressed into leading a major hospital system.
Deborah shares candid lessons on taking ownership of career development, creating learning opportunities beyond formal training, and stepping into lead...
Building a business isn’t just about skill — it’s about purpose, resilience, and perspective.
In this episode of Bearcats Mean Business, student entrepreneur Shawn Peterson discusses how his upbringing, Lindner education, and learning-by-doing mindset have shaped both his outlook and his photography business, Shawnie’s Cinema.&nbs...
What does it really take to build companies — and when should you start?
In this episode of Bearcats Mean Business, entrepreneur and Lindner alum Phil Santoro shares his journey from founding his first business at 13 to working at Google — and ultimately building and scaling companies as the co-founder of startup studio Wilbur Labs.
Phil talks candidly about learning by doing, taking calcul...
Co-produced and hosted by Lindner student Mirsayah Wasnuk, Sustainability in Business: A Bearcats Mean Business Student Series, explores the connection between sustainability and key areas of business, while offering students practical insights on how to integrate sustainable thinking into their career paths.
In the final episode of this series, Mirsayah sits down with Assistant Professor of Industrial Desi...
In this episode of Bearcats Mean Business, Liwei Chen, an Amazon best-selling author and Associate Professor of Operations, Business Analytics, and Information Systems, explains what students truly need to know about Generative AI.
The co-author of “Generative AI for Business: Frameworks, Techniques and Governance” — recently named the No. 1 new release in the...
Co-produced and hosted by Lindner student Mirsayah Wasnuk, Sustainability in Business: A Bearcats Mean Business Student Series, explores the connection between sustainability and key areas of business, while offering students practical insights on how to integrate sustainable thinking into their career paths.
In this episode, Mirsayah recounts her voyage to Belém, Brazil, with third-year Lindner student Ser...
Co-produced and hosted by Lindner student Mirsayah Wasnuk, Sustainability in Business: A Bearcats Mean Business Student Series, explores the connection between sustainability and key areas of business, while offering students practical insights on how to integrate sustainable thinking into their career paths.
In this episode, Mirsayah sits down with UC Assistant Sustainability Coordinator Jen Vasconcellos t...
In this episode of Bearcats Mean Business, we spotlight co-op through an interview with Preston Simon, a second-year finance and business economics student who’s already built an impressive résumé through hands-on roles in finance.
Preston reflects on his co-op experiences with UBS Financial Services, where he supported client strategy and investment tracking, and RK...
In this episode of Bearcats Mean Business, Lindner assistant professor-educator Steven Jones and Lindner senior Ryan Baillie explore the world of project management — from classroom lessons to real-world leadership.
Jones, who enjoyed a successful career in project management before joining Lindner, shares how the college is preparing students to manage complex projects across industries through its operations management...
Co-produced and hosted by Lindner student Mirsayah Wasnuk, Sustainability in Business: A Bearcats Mean Business Student Series, explores the connection between sustainability and key areas of business, while offering students practical insights on how to integrate sustainable thinking into their career paths.
In the debut episode of this four-part series, Mirsayah sits down with Lindner graduate Ben Booker, co-founder of Net I...
What can students learn from the real-world use of AI and analytics in business? In this episode of Bearcats Mean Business, Matt Booher, Vice President of Data Solutions at EW Scripps Company, shares how he built his career in analytics, how Scripps is leveraging AI to shape the future of media, and the challenges that come with innovation.
Matt also offers advice for Lindner students seeking to enhance their skills...
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