The Medill Professional Speaker Series will host Scott Bergren, BSJ68 and MSJ69, chief executive officer at Pizza Hut U.S. and chief innovation officer at Yum Brands chief on Monday. Scott will present his keynote address called “Innovate or Die” during the Innovation Confab, sponsored by Yum! Brands, DraftFCB, Pizza Hut and Medill. The Vitamin IMC [...]
When Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) offered the opportunity for one person to become its month-long “roommate,” Kevin Byrne (MS Medill ’10) jumped at the chance to live, work and interact with guests at the South Side cultural institution. More than 1,000 applicants from across the country sent videos extolling the reasons they [...]
Guest blogger Tom Collinger is chair of Medill’s Integrated Marketing Communications program. I recently had the pleasure of moderating a panel discussion with Medill alumni Terry Davenport, senior vice president of marketing at Starbucks, and Jonathan Blum, chief public affairs officer at Yum! Brands. The format was interview-style in nature, and the questions revolved around [...]
