Moore Impact: The Darla Moore School of Business Podcast

The Degree Gets More Valuable with Alumni Success

Episode Summary

The Alumni network at the Moore School of business has been strengthened over the years by the work of the Young Alumni Board. In this episode, we speak with David Looper, one of the earliest members of the Board, and Dillon Chewning, a recent member of the Board, about the work the organization is doing.

Episode Notes

Season 2 Episode 20

The Degree Gets More Valuable with Alumni Success

• Host
  • Dr. Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor, Management
• Guest
  • David Looper, two-time Moore School alum and owner of Furniture Services
  • Dylan Chewning, Moore School alum and founder of HG Wealth Advisors

The Alumni network at the Moore School of business has been strengthened over the years by the work of the Young Alumni Board. In this episode, we speak with David Looper, one of the earliest members of the Board, and Dillon Chewning, a recent member of the Board, about the work the organization is doing. Both David and Dillon are business owners and we talk about the skills the Moore School gave them that made business ownership possible. We also talk about the value of the Moore School degree as our school’s alumni go out, take big swings, and get big wins.

Topics in this discussion include:

• David’s journey through the Moore School and into business ownership
• Dillon’s journey through the Moore School and into business ownership
• The value of the Moore School experience and knowledge gained
• The realities of business ownership and learning in real time
• Moore School interns and new hires and how valuable they are
• Moore School mentoring program and being involved
• The Moore School alumni network and the value of the degree.

To learn more about the Moore School mentoring click here.

To learn more about the Moore School’s alumni networking and events click here.

Learn more about the Darla Moore School here

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