The latest Acton Alumni Story video features entrepreneur Zach Lynde (’04), the founder of Gray Hawk Payment Technologies, a company providing cash automation solutions for state and local governments. Zach described a ten year journey for us, moving away from a corporate “life of quiet desperation” in 1997 to...

Better Your Brain, Your Website, Your Product, and Your Team

Registration begins on Wednesday, February 29 for Austin RISE Week, an annual program of learning sessions and celebrations for entrepreneurs, held this year from March 26-30. Sessions are free, but attendance is limited to 25 participants, so you’ll want to reserve your spot soon. Four of our favorite entrepreneurs...

Acton Around the World

In 2007 UFM-Guatemala (Universidad Francisco Marroquin) graduate Hugo Diaz asked the university President Giancarlo Ibárgüen to write him a recommendation letter for a little-known American business school designed for and taught exclusively by entrepreneurs. Diaz was surprised to hear that word of the Acton School of Business in Austin,...

Acton Academy Middle School Opens in Fall 2012

As the Acton Academy web site remarks, “Some may think that Middle School is a time to be endured between elementary school and high school.” Acton educators disagree, and will launch the Acton Academy Middle School this fall. You can find out more about the Middle School and Acton’s...

Sensei, Arigatou Gozaimasu (Thank You, Sensei)

Entrepreneur Ted Beasley is an executive coach, a strategic and financial consultant, the co-founder of Gateway Church, a husband, and a father of three. As if that weren’t enough, he is also one of only two teachers who have been awarded Master Teacher status at Acton in the past...

The Sales Challenge

It’s easy to identify Acton’s most sacred traditions if you visit campus, because those highly-valued aspects of the school’s culture are literally part of the architecture. Carved in stone, etched in glass, hung from the ceiling, Acton’s mission, supporters, and rules of engagement are prominently and permanently displayed. As...

Will you be in the Arena in 2013?

It’s time for you Class of 2013 Acton MBA aspirants to get your applications ready for the February 20 Early Application Deadline. Acton is a one-of-a-kind business school, and before applying, it’s important that you come to campus to see that for yourself. Here’s how: Come to class. Class...

Next Year, Resolve to Set Goals

A study at Dominican University tracked goal achievement in five groups of goal setters over a four-week period. The results indicate that taking the following simple steps may increase your likelihood of success. Write your resolutions down. Whether your resolutions this year involve getting more organized or preventing a...

Have you seen the ActonMBA YouTube channel?

Check out our latest video, “Return on Investment,” featuring alumni Abhi Dobhal (’11), Brandon Willard (’06), and Kyle de Haas (’07). While you’re at it, take a look at the library of 45 videos that we’ve uploaded over the years. In addition to the series we’ve featured on this...

The Next Generation GMAT and The Next Generation Student

The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) announced in June 2010 that it would be making a major change in the GMAT, the entrance exam required by most business school admissions departments. This change, the addition of an Integrated Reasoning section, goes into effect on June 5, 2012. The new...