DBA Chronicles

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Here are some great episodes to start with.

Episode 052: Leadership with Heart: Insights from Disney with Dr. Katie Gottsch

Episode 051: Launching a New DBA Program & Rethinking Innovation Education with…

Episode 048: Bridging Worlds: From Business Leadership to Ethical AI in Academia

Episode 047: Leading with Love: Practical Tools for People-First Leadership Dr.…

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Feb. 4, 2026

Episode 052: Leadership with Heart: Insights from Disney with Dr. Katie Gottsch

With over 15 years at Disney, Dr. Katie Gottsch shares howher practitioner background shaped her DBA journey at Rollins College and how she transformed real-world organizational challenges into meaningful research.Her dissert...

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Jan. 21, 2026

Episode 051: Launching a New DBA Program & Rethinking Innovation Education with Dr. Sebastian Fixson

With decades of experience spanning engineering, innovation research, and academic leadership, Dr. Sebastian Fixson shares what inspired him to launch Babson College’s first-everDoctor of Business Administration (DBA) program...

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Jan. 7, 2026

Episode 050: Leading with Purpose: Transformative Partnerships and Veteran Reintegration through Entrepreneurship with Dr. Jason Phillips

In this powerful episode of DBA Chronicles, we welcome Dr. Jason Phillips, retired U.S. Navy Commander, educator, and social innovator whose work bridges military service, scholarship, and community transformation. After a 22...

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Dec. 10, 2025

Episode 049: Bridging Purpose and Practice: Marketing Career Readiness Through the DBA Lens with Abby Brannen

In this uplifting episode of DBA Chronicles, we welcome Abby Brannen, career coach, marketing educator, and rising scholar in the UNC Charlotte Doctor of Business Administration program. Abby may be early in her professional ...

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Nov. 19, 2025

Episode 048: Bridging Worlds: From Business Leadership to Ethical AI in Academia

Dr. Amber Yoo joins DBA Chronicles to move the AI conversation from policy warnings to pragmatic curriculum design. Amber explains how her clinical and entrepreneurial background shaped a practical approach to academicleaders...

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Sept. 17, 2025

Episode 047: Leading with Love: Practical Tools for People-First Leadership Dr. Robert “Navy Bob” Roncska

Dr. Robert “Navy Bob” Roncska joins DBA Chronicles totranslate high-stakes military leadership lessons into every day, evidence-based practices for people-first leaders. From commanding nuclear-powered submarines (and carryin...

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Dec. 4, 2025

Persevering and Thriving Through Your DBA Journey: There Is a Method …

For anyone considering - or already knee-deep in - a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program, you’re probably wondering how people manage the workload while juggling careers, families, and everything in between. Having navigated this j…

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Nov. 13, 2025

We're Baaaacckk! (Almost...)

We’re back! (Well, almost!) Just missing the Halloween festivities but giving a great 1980s movie earworm (See Poltergeist for those of you confused right now) for our guests, we are almost back. Valrie and I have been overwhelmed by th…

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Sept. 24, 2025

More Than Survival: Reclaiming Purpose and Resilience on the DBA Jour…

Guest Blogger: Vimal Bava, CPADBA Candidate, Florida International University Instructor, Accounting and Business It was 11:48 p.m. on a Thursday when I finally shut my laptop. My eyes burned, my mind was fogged, and I’d just spent …

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