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Information courtesy of the Mizzou Alumni Association.

News courtesy of the Mizzou Alumni Association

Just like the perfect blend of spices, Andrew Rubin’s business started as a mix of his three favorite ingredients: food, travel and a taste for entrepreneurship.

The University of Missouri’s Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business knows a thing or two about the entrepreneurial mindset.

You order one luxury handbag. The company sends you two. What would you do? Contact the company? Send it back? Keep it for yourself? Re-sell it? Gift it to a friend? 

The University of Missouri’s Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business recently welcomed several new members to the Trulaske Dean’s Advisory Board:

Jeffrey Liu graduated from the University of Missouri’s Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business in 2002 with a dual degree in finance and banking and a sense of direction that led him to high-frequency trading.

Brian Roberts will be the first to tell you that living on a farm will teach you pretty much everything you need to know in life.

The foundation for student excellence starts with quality instruction. The University of Missouri’s Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business is proud to have numerous award-winning teaching faculty members on its staff.

They say that necessity is the mother of invention. For two students in the University of Missouri’s Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business, necessity was the inspiration for a booming business. 

In 2019, Ciara May made an important discovery: Many of the synthetic hair products being marketed to Black women contained petroleum and were linked to skin irritation and other health risks.

The right food packaging can reduce waste, save money, protect the quality of our food, enhance the consumer’s experience, and even trigger a sense of nostalgia (think McDonald’s Boo Buckets).

Article by Kampbell Hemeyer, courtesy of the

On a gray, rainy October day in Columbia, Missouri, Brandon Tucker, BSBA ’13, sits in his office at Miller’s Professional Imaging, preparing for the hectic pace of the upcoming holiday season. 

University of Missouri alum Phil Bender left a successful career as a managing partner at Northwestern Mutual to don a new hat: that of The Sea Captain. 

At an early age, Angela Knoerr observed that she had specific learning needs. Processing new input was sometimes challenging for her, but she could master it when given the opportunity to ask questions.

Like most kids, siblings Dominic St. Jean and Gabriella St. Jean participated in a cherished tradition: running their own lemonade stand.