As a former professional golfer turned entrepreneur and MBA candidate at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Kelly Okun (Class of 2025) is driving change on and off the course.
Pacheco’s love for coffee came full circle after he acquired Shenandoah Joe Coffee Roasters upon graduating. With nearly a decade of experience in investment management and a Darden MBA in hand, Pacheco said Shenandoah Joe turned out to be the perfect spot that allows him to blend his various business experiences with a passion for entrepreneurship.
U.S. dock workers along the East and Gulf coasts, roughly 45,000 in all, began striking early Tuesday morning as the contract expired between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents the ports. Darden professor Vidya Mani comments on the the strike's impact.
Since graduating from Darden in 2021, Eagan has helped build Common Wealth Crush into a first-of-its-kind facility for the Shenandoah Valley, one that serves as a regional resource for Virginia’s expanding wine industry. The team consults with new growers and provides production capacity for emerging and established winemakers alike to usher their wines from grape to bottle. As its name implies, the team hopes to generate common wealth for all the makers in the ecosystem.
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