Bryan School Professional Development Conference & Company Mixer
Come Network With Us – September 24th
Bryan School of Business & Economics | Bryan School Professional Development Conference
Join us for the 2025 Bryan School Professional Development Conference!
Exclusive to Bryan majors (undergraduate and graduate students), this in-person conference is focused entirely on your professional development. This day-long event is designed to equip you with tools for career success so you can impress companies and organizations looking to hire UNCG Bryan School students and make an immediate impact!
Join us Wednesday, September 24th in-person for a full day of information and opportunity – just for you!
- Conference Sessions: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Career Services with UNCG Career and Professional Development: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Professional Headshots: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Company Mixer: 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Conference Sessions: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
The first part of the day will feature two different tracks of sessions with speakers who are experts in their field and currently hold high-ranking positions at companies. Please note the location and time of each session. Check-in will occur outside of each room 10 minutes before the start of the next session, and will close 10 minutes into each session.
Students will not be allowed into a session more than 10 minutes after it has started.
Location: Elliott University Center (EUC)
2025 Session Schedule
10:00 – 10:50 a.m.
Ethical Leadership: Speaking Truth to Power
Presenter: Mark Peterson – CEO of Peterson Performance Solutions
Location: EUC, Kirkland Room
10:00 – 10:50 a.m.
Meet the Recruiters: Recruiter Panel
Panelists: Luke McGalliard ’03 – Senior Leader Talent Acquisition Volvo Group
Tori Batts ’22 – HR Consultant II Atrium Health
Zina Swisher – Director of Talent Acquisition at Hawthorne Residential Partners
Christine Fronzaglia – Talent Acquisition Specialist at Enterprise Mobility
Moderator: Courtney Haynes – UNCG Bryan School Employer & Corporate Relations Manager
Location: EUC, Auditorium
11:00 – 11:50 a.m.
Culture Check: Aligning Your Values with Company Culture
Presenter: Dana Kadwell – CEO of C and D Events
Location: EUC, Kirkland Room
11:00 – 11:50 a.m.
The Future of Work: How AI is Changing Jobs and Skillsets
Presenter: Lasse Palomaki ‘16, ‘18 – Associate Director of Career Services for Alumni Elon University
Location: EUC, Auditorium
12:00 – 12:50 p.m.
Emotional Intelligence and Preventing Burnout
Presenter: Evan Logan ’23 – Director of Development and Partnerships Second Breath Center
Location: EUC, Kirkland Room
12:00 – 12:50 p.m.
Locate and Land the Internship: Learn from Successful Student Interns
Panelists: Ruhani Amin, Lanie Hulin, Miles Faulkner, Destiny Fullard
Moderator: Mary-Helen Kolousek ’23 – Engagement Manager Action Greensboro
Location: EUC, Auditorium
1:30 – 2:20 p.m.
Beyond the Offer Letter: Thriving in Your First Year
Presenters: Autumn Moser- Service Adoption Lead, Volvo Group
Kirkland McLeod – Sr. Manager, Services & Solutions Innovation, Volvo
Location: EUC, Kirkland Room
1:30 – 2:20 p.m.
Meet the Presidents: Student Organization Panel
Panelists: Holland Pankey, Kimberly Alvarado, Jon Sanchez Benson, Shayla Collier, Nicholas Ramcharitar
Moderator: Julia Goren – Undergraduate Professional Development Specialist and Lecturer
Location: EUC, Auditorium
Professional Headshots & Career Services: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The Career and Professional Development (CPD) Suite, located right next to Chick-fil-A, is opening its doors today only from 10:00 AM–2:00 PM exclusively for Bryan School students.
Stop by to:
- Have your résumé reviewed
- Enjoy a micro-coaching session
- Elevate your LinkedIn profile
- Craft your elevator pitch for that evening’s Company Mixer
- Try out the new self service headshot photo booth
- Earn Bryan Gold points by visiting one of the stations
Location: UNCG Career and Professional Development Suite
Time: 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Need a professional headshot to showcase on your updated LinkedIn profile? Loved one of the sessions but wish you had more time to connect with the speaker? Want to explore graduate programs offered by the Bryan School?
Visit the Alexander Room (first floor, near the Kirkland Room) to make the most of your Professional Development Conference Experience.
- Get a free professional headshot
- Network with the session speakers
- Learn more about Bryan School Graduate Programs
Location: Alexander Room
Time: 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Company Mixer: 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
We will cap off the day with a Company Mixer featuring over 35 different companies and organizations that want to meet you! Join us for this informal meet and greet where students can get face time with employers who are ready to learn more about you, talk about their professional experiences, and discuss opportunities at their company.
The attire for the event will be business casual. Be prepared to talk about who you are and what you want to accomplish in your career. If there are specific companies you want to meet (listed below), you are encouraged to do some research on their website ahead of time.
Make sure to visit the Career and Professional Development Suite earlier in the day for tips and tricks on how to mingle with company representatives at the Company Mixer (EUC, near the Chick-fil-A, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
Location: EUC, Cone Ballroom
- AAA- The Auto Club Group
- Alro Steel
- Amarr
- Amazon
- Amerilife
- Arch MI
- Bank of America
- Brown & Brown, Inc.
- C & D Events
- Campus Greensboro
- Carolina Core FC
- Cintas
- CliftonLarsonAllen
- Cogent Analytics
- Cone Health
- Dean Dorton
- Enterprise Mobility
- Fastenal
- Fidelity Investments
- Forge Greensboro
- Furnitureland South
- Hawthorne Residential Partners
- Inmar Intelligence
- Labcorp
- Lowes Foods
- NFI Industries
- Northwestern Mutual
- Novant Health
- Old Dominion Freight Line
- OpsVeda
- Qorvo
- Sherwin-Williams
- TEKsystems
- Toyota Battery Manufacturing
- UNCG Athletics
- VF Corp
- Volvo Group