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From saving shelter dogs to revolutionizing retail

Jordan Karcher (MBA '15) proves entrepreneurs are problem solvers at heart.

Courtney Ryan

The Big Ugly

Notre Dame MBA alum Ben Moore turned a small business rescuing ‘ugly fruit’ into a national brand.

Danna Lorch (MA ‘03)

His Lens on Life

2025 Faculty Award recognizes Robert Easley’s vision for an interdisciplinary approach to teaching analytics.

Ty Burke

Q&A with hunger-fighting ninja Austin Baron

Inside Indiana Business interviewed business analytics student Austin Baron, an American Ninja Warrior on a mission to feed the hungry.

Inside Indiana Business

I tried to train for American Ninja Warrior

Austin Baron, business analytics student at Mendoza, took Washingtonian reporter Sylvie McNamara to his ninja gym.

Washingtonian

Notre Dame student spotlights fight against world hunger while competing on ‘American Ninja Warrior’

Austin Baron is a rising sophomore studying business analytics at the University of Notre Dame and an American Ninja Warrior whose startup uses sales of dog toys to feed the hungry.

WNDU News

Meet the MBA Class of 2026: Shubharika Sharma

Notre Dame MBA candidate Shubharika Sharma was included on Poets & Quants' list of Meet the MBA Class of 2026.

Poets & Quants

How a teenage boy became a ‘ninja fighting hunger’

Business analytics student Austin Baron is using his “American Ninja Warrior” platform to help expand his nonprofit outreach.

Catholic News Agency

Notre Dame student uses ‘American Ninja Warrior’ spotlight to fight world hunger via his nonprofit

Notre Dame student Austin Baron combines athletics with social impact, making dog toys to fund meals for hungry families through his startup Knot Perfect.

Shannon Roddel

Notre Dame sophomore biking across country to support lung cancer patients

Jack Owens is a sophomore business student at Notre Dame University who is currently riding his bike across the country for a good cause.

WNDU News