The Business Community student club gears up for another event
Student News | Monday, March 9, 2026
Above: Attendees at the first of two meetings of The Business Community on March 5 in Mitchell Hall. The next meeting, open to students in all majors, will be held on Wednesday, April 8.
The Business Community – a student club designed to help our students discover career pathways and opportunities through interactions with faculty and external business leaders – plans events each semester open to students in all majors.
The first of a two-part event on leadership for Spring Semester was held on March 5 in Mitchell Hall. The combination live and remote event featured John Popelka, author and owner of From Ashes Coaching. Popelka presented “Rules Unlearned,” a 50-minute presentation followed by 25 minutes of very engaged audience questions and answers, culminating in a personal meet-and-greet with faculty, regional professionals, and Popelka. Nearly 100 Columbus State students, faculty, administrators, and regional professionals were recipients of John's engaging and thought-provoking message.
“Rules Unlearned” is a presentation that helps you discover how experiences create our beliefs, hardening into habits that limit our thinking and our potential. Recognizing that old rules can contort us into a safe and predictable life of mediocrity, John used storytelling and data-driven research to unveil concepts and methods to understand how we see the world to help us break the chains of old rules and habits to seize new opportunities.
The next event will be held on Wednesday, April 8, from 10:30 a.m. to noon in Mitchell Hall, room 216-B&C. Mark it on your calendar now. Registration information will be announced here in the coming weeks. The event will include a live panel of five regional professionals, including Columbus State Executive Vice President Rebecca Butler.
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