Impact Consulting Fellowship Applications Open, Sophia Savas of Cranbrook Partners & Co. Shares what it Means to HerFor the second year in a row, the Impact Studio is collaborating with Cranbrook Partners & Co, a company creating value through active ownership of businesses and advisory engagements. I sat down with Sophia Savas – Ross alumna, Vice President at the firm, and one of the people behind the fellowship – to talk about the partnership, what she's hoping for from this year's student team, and why she wishes she'd had this experience as an undergrad.
SPOTLIGHT: Shailesh Kumar (MBA ’01)Shailesh Kumar (MBA '01) works with leadership teams on complex strategy and operations challenges that directly impact revenue, margins, and operational performance. He began his career in management consulting at Kearney and has since held senior operating and finance leadership roles across manufacturing and advisory businesses. Shailesh serves on the Board of Directors of Washtenaw Literacy, a nonprofit providing free adult literacy, ESL, and GED tutoring across Washtenaw County.
Podcast: Designing Work for HumansIn this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jerry Davis, Faculty Director of the Impact Studio, interviews Dart Lindsley, CEO and Co-founder of 11fold and host of the podcast, Work for Humans.
Board Fellow Profile: Jason Outcalt, MBA ’26Jason Outcalt, MBA ’26, served as a Michigan Ross Golub Capital Nonprofit Board Fellow at Washtenaw Camp Placement, which offers summer camp scholarships to underserved youth. The nonprofit invited him to join the board as a voting member during his second year at the Ross School of Business. He talked about what he learned about communication and leadership through his fellowship.
September 2026 NewsletterSeptember 2026: Impact Leadership and Venture Studio Program Applications, Impact Venture Spotlight on Zan Times, MBA Happy Hour, DNEP Job Recruiting, Tech Innovation Jam, and more!
Socent Spotlight: Zan TimesIn this post, we talk with Zahra Nader (Knight Wallace Fellow '25) who founded Zan Times — an independent, non-profit news organization on a mission to empower women journalists in Afghanistan.
