Slow Scholarship but Super Fast Start Ups with Brandon Mendez
Dr. Brandon Mendez left the Navy where he was a naval flight officer to pursue a finance degree. He teaches Financial Statement Analysis but his research follows his interests including art and football. In this episode, he talks about how his curiosity had him chaperoning a lock-in on quantum computing.
Moore Impact: The Darla Moore School of Business Podcast · brandon mendez, kasie whitener
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Show Notes
Season 2 Episode 13
Slow Scholarship but Super Fast Start-Ups
- Host
- Dr. Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor, Management
- Guest
- Brandon Mendez, Clinical Assistant Professor, Finance
Brandon Mendez is a clinical assistant professor of finance at the Darla Moore School of Business. He teaches courses in corporate finance and investments. His professional experience includes time in financial services, internal auditing, controllership, and management consulting. He has previously served in the U.S. Navy as a naval flight officer (P3s see picture).
Brandon earned his Ph.D in finance from Florida State University. His research interests are in corporate and labor finance. He has a particular interest in the art market and its function. Brandon teaches courses in corporate finance and investments.
Some topics include:
- Brandon’s journey through his PhD study, completion, and placement at USC
- Art valuation as one of Brandon’s papers
- Kansas City, the NFL, and favorable calls as one of Brandon’s papers
- SC Quantum and what is quantum computing
- Proving Ground winner Qatalyst Health and how they’re progressing
To learn more about Qatalyst Health click here
To learn more about SC Quantum click here
To learn more about the Faber Center for Entrepreneurship click here.
Learn more about the Darla Moore School here
Moore Impact is a product of the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. For episodes, notes, and links visit sc.edu/moore