MacKenzie Diessner - Wildflyer Coffee Program Manager
“The Leadership Lab was an absolute pleasure to work with! They took time to get to know our organization’s unique challenges and successes - all while taking an external perspective to provide us with some creative ideas to impact our mission. We would welcome the opportunity to work with this program again and would encourage others to do the same! Thanks again!”
Peyton Owens III, Senior Associate Athletic Director, Gopher Athletics
"The Leadership Lab at the Carlson School of Management is a shining example of Maroon and Gold Excellence. The professionalism, poise, and passion of the young scholars was undeniable throughout the full term of the micro-internship. The team effectively built a rapport with Executive Leaders within Golden Gopher Athletics at the University of Minnesota, rich with active listening, divergent thinking, and exploration.
In addition to being intelligent young scholars and hard workers, the Leadership Lab demonstrated maturity and a collective professional presence. They were intellectually curious, and not afraid to ask questions. They possess sharp and analytical minds, and the drive to apply it. The end product was valuable to the department due to their unwavering initiative, flexibility, and leadership to proactively complete the identified scope of work.
Golden Gopher Athletics is tremendously grateful for the Leadership Lab under the guidance of Theresa M. Glomb and Rebecca Berger, helping us propel the Maroon and Gold to greater heights. RAH FOR THE U OF M!"
Derek Burns, Co-Founder and President of Dinkytown Athletes
"Working with the Leadership Lab students was an incredibly valuable opportunity for Dinkytown Athletes.
Not only did the students provide amazing recommendations and specific initiatives to grow our business, they conducted legitimate market research and collated the results into a formal report. The students themselves were professional, innovative, and a pleasure to work with!"
We have many great opportunities to work with the Leadership Lab at the Carlson School of Management
Opportunities to connect:
Your organization has a leadership challenge that a student team of expert could work on and provide solutions, a no cost to your organization
You would like to come speak to business student leaders during our Leadership Coffee Chats, sharing leadership lesson, challenges, and failures.
Please contact Sarah Wojnicki Smith, Leadership Lab Director, at sarahws@umn.edu to discuss how we can work with you and your organizations.