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Marc Pannia took the skills he developed while studying at the Centre for Business and used them to carve out a successful career in the film industry. The George Brown College alumnus works for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), produces Oscar-nominated films and writes and directs his...
Do you work in the trades and want to take your career to the next level? We’ve partnered with Algonquin and Mohawk colleges to launch a new degree for tradespeople that provides flexible learning so you can get the education to move your career forward and continue working. The Honours Bachelor of...
Two professors at George Brown College’s Centre for Business have each authored app-based interactive marketing textbooks for Canadian students. Their textbooks are the only new texts that explore marketing through a Canadian lens and the first marketing textbooks in Canada to be written...
Business student Dom Mazzuca plans to revolutionize the cooler. The patent-pending design for his Maple Mountain Rocky Soft Coolers promises an end to lukewarm drinks, soggy sandwiches and crushed snacks at your next picnic or camping trip. Dom’s been working on this business idea for about a year...
As a professor in the School of Marketing at George Brown College, Dr. Jon Callegher knows how rewarding a career in the skilled trades can be. “But if you’re not watching channels like HGTV, you’re not going to see skilled trade workers much in the media,” says Callegher. “And usually not young...
George Brown College is embarking on a three-year partnership with the Ontario Museum Association (OMA) to guide Ontario’s 700 museums into the digital age. “Digital transformation in museums is changing how people interact with and experience museums through technologies like virtual reality and...
Dr. Ian Austin, Dean of George Brown’s Centre for Business, appointed External Director of PwC Board
Professional services firm PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) Canada appointed the dean of George Brown College’s Centre for Business as an external director of its board. Dr. Ian Austin is among four such appointments, marking the first external board directors in the firm’s history. Austin has been a...
A group of George Brown students from the college’s Analytics for Business Decision Making program presented their research projects at the University of Guelph Humber International Applied Business Conference held on May 6 and 7. The students’ research covered topics related to the tourism industry...