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................................................................ Paul Tesluk Dean, University at Buffalo School of Management Jacqueline Molik Ghosen, APR Editor Kevin Manne, APR Contributing Editor Matthew Biddle Contributing Editor Wynne Creative Group Art Direction/Design ................................................................ School of Management Dean's Advisory Council CHAIR Sujata Yalamanchili, BS '88, MBA '89 Partner, Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo, N.Y. COUNCIL Kenneth M. Barna, BS '69, Counsel KP Law PC, Boston, Mass. Thomas M. Barney Jr., MBA '00 Vice President and Treasurer Delaware North, Buffalo, N.Y. Sachin Barot, MBA '02 Chief Financial Officer AudioEye, Tuscon, Ariz. Douglas C. Bean, MBA '87 Vice Chairman and Chief Brand Officer Mower, Buffalo, N.Y. Joseph H. Bell, EMBA '99 Retired Group Vice President and General Manager Moog Inc., Amherst, N.Y. George G. Chamoun, CEO ACV Auctions, Buffalo, N.Y. Paul F. Ciminelli, BS '87, President and CEO Ciminelli Real Estate Corp., Williamsville, N.Y. Michael W. Cropp, EMBA '03, President and CEO Independent Health, Williamsville, N.Y. Donna L. DeCarolis, BS '81, MBA '83 President, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. Williamsville, N.Y. Louis A. DiBerardino Jr., BS '80 Retired Partner—SEC Independence Ernst & Young, West Roxbury, Mass. Edward Dong, MBA '91 Founding Chair, U.S.-China Committee The International Leadership Foundation Arcadia, Calif. Richard M. Ferranti, EMBA '97 CEO, Rich Products Corp., Buffalo, N.Y. Gregg S. Fisher, BS '92 Founder and Portfolio Manager Fisher Family Ventures LLC, New York, N.Y. Glenn A. Fosdick, BS '74, Principal Glenn A. Fosdick Consulting LLC, Ann Arbor, Mich. Dottie Gallagher, EMBA '07 President and CEO Buffalo Niagara Partnership, Buffalo, N.Y. Barry B. Goldstein, MBA '80, Chairman and CEO Kingstone Companies Inc., Kingston, N.Y. Robin Hunter, BS '82, MBA '82, EVP Corporate Development, Fluent Inc., New York, N.Y. Howard D. Koenig, MBA '76, CEO Perspecta and Special Advisor Empactful Capital, San Francisco, Calif. Charles Koller, Chair Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Advisory Board James P. Lederer, BS '82, MBA '96 Retired Executive Vice President Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, Calif. Gerry Murak, CEL '91, EMBA '96, Principal Murak & Associates LLC, Buffalo, N.Y. Michael J. Murray, BS '75, MBA '85 Retired Managing Partner Ernst & Young, Hamburg, N.Y. Paul A. Quebral, MBA '92, President School of Management Alumni Association Sharon D. Randaccio, BS '76, MBA '81 President and CEO Performance Management Partners Inc. Williamsville, N.Y. Mark C. Rizzo, BS '96, MBA '03 Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Wells Fargo Bank, Buffalo, N.Y. Steven H. Shepsman, BS '75 Executive Managing Director NewWorld Realty Advisors LLC, New York, N.Y. David F. Simon, BS '74, Chief Legal Affairs Officer Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, Pa. Buffalo Business Cover photo by Tom Wolf Address changes and other correspondence can be sent by email to mgt-editor@buffalo.edu or by completing the enclosed business reply card. Telephone inquiries can be made at 716-645-2833. Editorial offices are located at the University at Buffalo School of Management, 108 Jacobs Management Center, Buffalo, NY 14260. CONTENTS Bringing the heat As CEO of Cholula, Maura Mottolese, BS '89, spices up an industry. Declaring independence The gig economy goes mainstream. School's in for summer Western New York entrepreneurs get a boost at summer school. Sharing treasured stories Akruti Babaria, BS '05, MBA '12, finds her calling. DEPARTMENTS Startups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Community Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 NewsBites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Insights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Alumni Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 8 10 16 23 The magazine for alumni and friends of the University at Buffalo School of Management Number 43 Spring 2020 2 8 10 23 16