Business Week
The Business Week Experience is an annual event that offers students the opportunity to connect with and learn from top business and civic leaders.
Some highlights of the event include the La Quinta Keynote Lecture, moderated panels, and workshops. The Business Week Experience concludes with an awards ceremony that celebrates student, faculty and staff achievements.
This event is a longstanding tradition in the Greehey School of Business. It began in 1976 to connect the classroom to the business world under the guidance of Brother Paul Goelz, S.M., Ph.D., a beloved member of the Society of Mary and the San Antonio business community. Brother Goelz’s vision was to bring real-world leaders to our classrooms to share, not just their expertise, but also their passion for business and community.
While the Greehey School of Business continues to innovate and grow, we have always been committed to the program’s original mission of providing relevant and responsive education that focuses on developing business professionals who are skilled, ethical, globally aware, committed to responsible business practices and prepared for careers of meaning and purpose.
The Business Week Experience 2026
Tuesday, Oct. 27 — Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026
Event Schedule Coming Soon.
Sponsors
Title
Founding Sponsors
The Business Week Experience allows us to showcase the successes of the Greehey School of Business. It affords local leaders an opportunity to network, renew old connections and give back to the School.”
Rowena Ortiz-Walters
Dean, Greehey School of Business
Past Events
The Business Week Experience 2025
- Bank OZK Kickoff Breakfast
- Creating a Culture of “Yes, And”
- Faith in Leadership: Lessons from the CEO’s Chair
- Professional Networking: From Awkward to Authentic
- Finding Power in the Pivot: Adaptability is Your Advantage
- Folding for Peace – the Origami Peace Crane with Brother A. Brian Zampier, S.M.
- Expo Hall
- (Re) Discovering Your Passion and Purpose
- Global Competence: Tools for the Future of International Business
- Hearing and Being Heard: Unlock Your Team’s Hidden Potential
- Staying Human – Mental Health, AI and Finding Balance in a Chaotic World
- Embracing Adversity as the Catalyst for Personal and Professional Transformation
- Banking 101: Why Finance Isn’t as Intimidating as You Think
- From Garage to Growth: How Purpose-Driven Marketing Builds Businesses and Communities
- Excellence Under Pressure: What Tax Season Teaches About Leadership and Resilience
- Your Business Superpower: Data Storytelling
- Reflection Session
- Made to Stick
- Fail Forward – Decision Making Under Pressure
- Style Intelligence: Adapting Professional Looks for Every Opportunity
- Team Challenge: Faculty Feud
- Business Week Awards Dinner
- MBA Day Breakfast
- Influence: Mastering Leadership With or Without Authority
- Bending Without Breaking: Career Transitions and Transformations
- Networking Lunch
- Finding Purpose Beyond Performance: Building Human Vitality in the Age of AI
- Alumni Panel – How to Make the Most of Your MBA
- MBA Reception
The Business Week Experience 2024
Beyond Profit — The Intersection of Business and Societal Impact
- La Quinta Keynote Speaker and Global Session — Goodwill: A Century Old Story of Turning Profit into Purpose
- Faith and Work Session — God, Work and Money: What Does Faith Tell Us About the Purposes of Work and Business?
- ACE Career Mentoring Program Lunch
- ACE Board Meeting
- Professionalism Session
- Fashion Forward — The Art of Sustainability
- Fashion Show — Suit up: From the Runway to the Office
- La Quinta VIP Reception
- Exploring Majors and Career Paths and Inclusive Excellence Session — Leadership Insights into Healthcare and Inclusive Excellence
- Exploring Majors and Career Paths and Technology Session — Profiting in the Banking Industry: Financially, Socially and Technologically
- Self-Awareness Session/Workshop — Understanding Your Leadership Potential: The Student Leadership Challenge
- Executive-for-a-Day Sessions
- Scaling In Venture Capital — Building Value and Managing Risk from Seed to Exit
- The Power of Purpose — Leveraging Data and Philanthropy for Business Impact
- Creative Marketing Solutions — Insights from Data and Entrepreneurial Strategies
- The Art of Global Negotiation
- Technology Session Blockchain for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030
- Exploring Majors and Career Paths and Technology Session — How I Use My MBA to Create a Successful Social Impact Business – Virtual Workshop
- The Role of Entrepreneurship in Societal Impact
- Societal Impact and Culture Session — OneSATX: Weaving Cultural Heritage into San Antonio’s Transformative Future
- Global Session/Workshop Engaging as Global Citizens
- Professionalism Session
- Business Week Career Trek to Methodist Hospital
- Team Challenge Session — Faculty Feud
- Chevron Business Week Awards Dinner
The Business Week Experience 2023
Celebrating 100 Years of Business Education at St. Mary’s University
- La Quinta Keynote Lecture: The Future of Work, the Workforce and Workplaces: The Next Decade and Beyond
- Societal Impact Session: The Increasing Importance of Doing Good for the Future Workforce and Workplace
- Suit Up: From the Runway to the Office
- Panel Session: Accounting for New Classes of Assets in Finance
- La Quinta VIP Networking Reception
- Panel Session: Global Workplaces and Global Workforces: New Considerations
- Future Leaders Series: Faculty Session — Defining You as a Fearless Leader
- Future Leaders Series: Student Session — Exploring your Major and Career through StrengthsFinder
- Executive-for-a-Day Sessions
- “Research and Technology as Foundations for Entrepreneurship”
- “Authentic Leadership: The Secret Tool to Succeeding in the New Workplace”
- “Innovation’s Role in Creating Experiences for the Future Customer”
- “Looking at Taxes From a New Perspective”
- Future Leaders Series: Student Session — Creating a Fearless Leadership Mindset
- Chevron MBA Reception
- Faith and Work Session: The Increasing Importance of Faith in the New Workplace
- General Student Session: Learning to Engage Artificial Intelligence Responsibly
- Career Trek to Methodist Hospital
- General Faculty Session: Adapting to the Challenges and Adopting New Forms of Artificial Intelligence
- Inclusive Excellence Session: Leveraging Inclusive Excellence to Create a Winning Workplace — The Case of H-E-B
- Panel Session: The Interface of Business and Law in Practice and Academia
- Chevron Business Week Awards Dinner
Business Week 2021
Resilience Redefined: People. Planet. Profit. Power.
The theme invites participants adjusting to the recent historic circumstances to explore innovative solutions to develop, lead and motivate people; protect and defend the planet; sustain and grow profits; and ethically use power and influence for the greater good.
- Student Trivia Bowl
- La Quinta Keynote Speaker: Resilience Turns Wounds Into Wisdom
- Panel Discussion: Managing for Resilience
- Discussion: Culture in the Time of COVID
- Interactive Session: Social Impact Through Entrepreneurship
- Career Trek: Jordan Ford
- Interactive Session: Create Your Perfect 30 Second Pitch and Win Every Time!
- Virtual Career Fair
Business Week 2020
Ethical Leadership and Innovation During Times of Change
- The Future of Careers: Virtual Job Searching Techniques
- Networking Through Your Career
- How to Prepare for Interviews
- The 3 Paragraph Cover Letter
- Resume Tips – Dos and Don’ts
- La Quinta Keynote Speaker: Innovations Promoting Health Equity in our Communities
- CPS Energy Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Panel
- Destined to Fail, Destined to Succeed
- Being Marianist During Times of Change
- Risky Business: How to Plan for your Career Goals During Uncertain Times
- The Economy and Society: How Does It Keep Moving Forward?
- Future Leaders Series
- Future Leaders Series
- Virtual Career Fair
- Business Week Awards Ceremony
- Follow-up Friday Recruitment interactions between students and employers