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Sept. 17, 2025

Episode 047: Leading with Love: Practical Tools for People-First Leadership Dr. Robert “Navy Bob” Roncska

Dr. Robert “Navy Bob” Roncska joins DBA Chronicles totranslate high-stakes military leadership lessons into every day, evidence-based practices for people-first leaders. From commanding nuclear-powered submarines (and carryin...

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Sept. 3, 2025

Episode 046: Walking Alone, Leading Together with Dr. B

Dr. Chaka Blackman-Lee joins DBA Chronicles to trace a lifeand career shaped by resilience, service, and purpose — from Panama and Brooklyn to nonprofit leadership, consulting, and a DBA at Fox School of Business, Temple Univ...
Aug. 20, 2025

Episode 045: Building Resilience: A DBA Journey Through Construction, Leadership, and Mental Health with Dr. Vince Hafeli

In this powerful episode Dr. Vince Hafeli takes us from thejobsite to the boardroom — and into the hard, honest work of healing. Vince shares a 40-year career in construction (starting 1985), his long journey to formal educat...
Aug. 6, 2025

Episode 044: The ROI of a DBA with Dr. Alan Turovlin

In this episode of DBA Chronicles, we welcomed and sat down with Dr. Alan Turovlin—Program Director of the UNC Charlotte DBA program to unpack the true return oninvestment of earning a Doctor of Business Administration. Whet...
July 10, 2025

A DBA’s Journey Through Healthcare, Entrepreneurship, and Impact with Dr. Joseph Arrington

Welcome to another engaging episode of DBA Chronicles !This week, Amy, Kelly, and Valrie sat down with the dynamic and multitalented Dr. Joseph Arrington—a healthcare professional, entrepreneur, athlete, researcher, and proud...
June 25, 2025

Episode 042: Navigating Supply Chain Strategies with Sean Doherty

What happens when a startup veteran with a passion foroperations decides to dive deep into academic research? In this episode, we’re joined by Sean Doherty, founder and CEO of Sierra Delta Advisors and current DBA student at ...

Recent Blog Posts

Sept. 24, 2025

More Than Survival: Reclaiming Purpose and Resilience on the DBA Jour…

Guest Blogger: Vimal Bava, CPADBA Candidate, Florida International University Instructor, Accounting and Business It was 11:48 p.m. on a Thursday when I finally shut my laptop. My eyes burned, my mind was fogged, and I’d just spent …

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Sept. 11, 2025

This Isn’t Goodbye, But…

My time with DBA Chronicles has come to a close. Over these past few weeks, I’ve had a chance to reflect on what started as a simple idea between three determined DBA students has become something much more than any of us expected. DBA Chron…

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Aug. 28, 2025

When the DBA Opens a Different Door

In May 2023, I joined the 7th cohort of UNC Charlotte’s Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) program. My plan was straightforward: complete two years of coursework, spend my third year on a dissertation, and graduate in 2026 alongside my…

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