Money feels loud these days. Everywhere you look, someone is talking about making it fast or trying to keep up. Rising costs don’t make it any easier, and the online culture adds pressure to figure things out early, even when most people are still trying to find their footing. It creates a mix of urgency and confusion, an overwhelming public assumption that everyone should understand money instinctively, even though financial education can be limited.  Read more

In the early days of AI, before the headlines and the hype, most people saw it as something far away that only tech insiders needed to care about. Then it quietly slipped into everything. The same thing is happening with quantum technology, except the timeline is moving faster, and the impact will reach farther. This is precisely why CU Denver Business School is opening space for this conversation now.  Read more

When people are young, their dreams often feel certain and clearly defined. They imagine careers that fit neatly within what they know at the time — teacher, doctor, engineer, astronaut, something they can picture. Yet life has a way of revealing other paths. For Tasnim Ahmad ’21, MBA ’26, that moment of realization came when she reconsidered her long-sought passion to serve in healthcare.  Read more

The road to leadership rarely comes with a clear map. For Kelly Mackey MBA ’08 Chief Financial Officer at RTD, it started with curiosity and a quiet determination to figure things out one step at a time. As a first-generation college student and a woman navigating fast-moving and often male-dominated spaces, she discovered early that growth comes from movement, whether it is through staying open-minded, asking questions, or finding confidence in the process of learning.  Read more

Think about your last online purchase, a recent job application, or even scrolling through your social media feed. Artificial intelligence (AI) was likely part of that interaction. It curates recommendations, sorts through resumes, and decides what content we see online. As helpful as that sounds, it also raises important questions about fairness, privacy, and ethics.  Read more

As the merger between reality and the meta draws closer, the line between human connection and algorithmic mimicry is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish. Across industries and social platforms, people are splitting into two camps. Some are fully embracing the shift, welcoming AI agents, automated chats, and emotionally intelligent tools as the future of connection.  Read more

Is an MBA still worth it? This question resonates louder now than ever, especially as professionals reconsider the value of advanced business degrees in a rapidly evolving economy. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the landscape for MBAs has shifted dramatically, prompting professionals to critically reevaluate their expectations for graduate education. Today, they’re looking beyond the prestige of traditional degrees.  Read more