An Executive MBA Deep Dive: The Capstone Projects
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Join Executive MBA experts for a detailed examination and explanation of each track’s unique capstone project. Executive MBA alums will also join us to share their capstone experiences while in the program and audience Q&A’s will be entertained during the presentation. This exclusive event will include networking and heavy hors d'evours with a presentation to follow.
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Management of Technology (Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship, and Innovation) Keith is the associate director of the GVU Center, which inspires and enables interdisciplinary research in people-centered computing technology. He is also the director of Georgia Tech’s VentureLab, one of the nation’s top-ranked university-based incubators, with more than 140 active startups. He is the lead instructor for the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps program and executive director of the I-Corps South Node. Keith has been an entrepreneur for the last three decades. His first company, Artificial Intelligence Atlanta, was the first AI company in the Southeast. He has also been a founder or co-founder of six software companies. |
Global Business (Leadership) Prior to consulting, Tim spent ten years at Coca-Cola, leading multiple beverage brands. His successes at Coke include the national launch of Powerade sports drink and its sponsorship of the Olympics, co-development of Dasani bottled water, and the development of Coke's first Internet marketing initiative with his work on Cherry Coke. He was awarded Innovator of the Year by Coca-Cola and named a finalist for the Max Award for Innovation by Georgia State University. |
CAPSTONE PROJECTS OVERVIEW:
Global Business (GB): Global Strategy Project (GSP)
As members of a select team, GB students consult directly with senior executives from leading global corporations to evaluate, analyze, and resolve real-life business challenges that companies are facing. The Global Strategy Project culminates with the GB team presenting their recommended solutions to the corporate senior leadership team. Previous corporate sponsors include The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Air Lines, The Home Depot, Lockheed Martin, Warner Bros. Discovery, Gulfstream, and more.
Management of Technology (MoT): New Product and Service Launch
The MoT Capstone Project provides MoT students the unique opportunity to think and act as an entrepreneur. Working with leaders from Georgia Tech business accelerators and think tanks, MoT student teams develop a comprehensive, actionable business plan to take an emerging technology product or service from concept to market. This integrative experience concludes with a New Product and Service Launch “Shark Tank” style competition, judged by actual leading venture capitalists and industry experts.