Blog Post #4 Introduction 07/22

I’m Joshua Oguh and I’m from Edgewood, Maryland. I plan on majoring on Finance and going to law school after getting my undergraduate in finance. I chose the Haller Global Honors Fellowship because it gave me the opportunities to study abroad in my freshman year, giving me a global perspective before I even got on…

Blog Post #3 07/21

What is your best/favorite example of a business or organization that does an admirable job at incorporating sustainability into its operations? Apple is my favorite example of a business that does an admirable job at incorporating sustainability into its operations. They have been working on making their products sustainable, including a 70% reduction in average…

Blog Post #2 07/20

What is the greatest business opportunity you see for college sports and/or Pitt Athletics? The greatest business opportunity I see for college sports is merchandise sales. Since many colleges, including Pitt, already have ticket deals such as season passes and other promotions, merchandise sales can help to supplement the revenue from TV deals and ticket…

Blog Post #1 July 19

Focal Organization: My house contractor runs a small contracting business with one of his childhood friends. They rely on word of mouth to attract more business. Financial Performance/Maximization: An issue that they could potentially run into is scaling up their business. Since there are only two people who are part of the business, they have…