- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/bkd-cpas-and-advisors/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Thu, 29 Mar 2018 20:23:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Distinguished Alumna Candice Corby named Business Leader of the Year finalist /news-archive/2018/03/29/candice-corby/ Thu, 29 Mar 2018 20:23:07 +0000 /news/?p=69932 ... Distinguished Alumna Candice Corby named Business Leader of the Year finalist]]> Corby (鈥94) was recognized as a finalist for outstanding achievement by women in the tech world in the Business Leader of the Year category. She was nominated for her work as president and chief executive officer of , a global provider of technology and legal services based in Austin, Texas. Corby leads a staff of legal experts and technologists to consistently and cost-effectively help corporate legal departments and law firms with their information management needs. 鈥淚 am honored by this recognition and am confident that the Women in IT Awards will bring further awareness and opportunities for women in the technology sector,鈥 Corby said. 鈥淚 could not be more proud of Cobra for the exceptional results it produces for our clients from our diverse team around the world.鈥 Chancellor Andrew Rogerson and Janessa Rogerson were guests of Corby and her husband, Ken, at the event, which was held March 22 in New York at Gotham Hall. The event, held for the first time in the U.S. this year, is organized by business-technology magazine and website Information Age. 鈥淲ith just 25 percent of computing jobs in the U.S. held by women 鈥 and much fewer at senior and executive levels 鈥 the event seeks to tackle the industry鈥檚 gender imbalance by showcasing the achievements of women in technology, identifying new role models and promoting constructive dialogue around diversity among key industry leaders,鈥 according to the Women in IT website. 鈥淛anessa and I were honored to be included in the evening honoring Candice,鈥 Chancellor Rogerson said. 鈥淚 like to think her confidence and success is rooted in the education that she received at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. She is an inspiration and encourager to future generations to think about a wonderful and exciting career in the booming technology industry.鈥 Corby earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in accounting from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in 1994 and is a certified public accountant. After completing an internship at BKD CPAs and Advisors during her junior year, she began her career as a senior auditor at BKD. At 26, she became the youngest chief financial officer of the Times Record News, an E.W. Scripps Company. During her career, she has served as general accounting manager of the Neiman Marcus Group, founder and CEO of Gourmet Concepts, chief financial officer of Godwin Gruber, LLP, chief operating officer of Baker & McKenzie, LLP, and chief operating officer of Mayer Brown, LLP. In 2016, Corby was named one of the Top 10 Female CEOs by dotCEO. Additionally, the Austin Business Journal recognized her as a 2015 Profiles in Power 鈥 Women of Influence finalist. She is a frequent speaker and mentor, having been interviewed by the Harvard Business School Executive MBA program on 鈥淗ow Key Women Succeed.鈥 Last year, she was honored as the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Distinguished Alumna, the highest honor presented by the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Alumni Association. More information about the Women in IT Awards is available .  ]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock honors Corby with Distinguished Alumni Award /news-archive/2017/05/10/corby-2017-distinguished-alumni/ Wed, 10 May 2017 16:54:16 +0000 /news/?p=67144 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock honors Corby with Distinguished Alumni Award]]> When Candice Hunter Corby was in her junior year at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, her successful internship at BKD CPAs and Advisors in Little Rock helped launch her financial career.聽 Now the 1994 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock graduate, named one of the top female CEOs in the country in 2016, is the recipient of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Alumni Association鈥檚 highest honor. 鈥淚 am certainly very honored and humbled by the recognition,鈥 Corby said. 鈥淲hen I reflect on who has been honored in the past, I am pleased to be included with such accomplished individuals who truly represent the character and carry the foundation of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 mission in all that they do.鈥 Corby will be recognized during the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Distinguished Alumni Awards Celebration, presented by Baptist Health, at 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 12, in the Great Hall of the William J. Clinton Presidential Library. Corby was named one of the Top 10 Female CEOs of 2016 by dotCEO. Additionally, the Austin Business Journal recognized her as a 2015 Profiles in Power 鈥 Women of Influence in Central Texas finalist.

Road to success

A native of Massachusetts, Corby found herself in Arkansas when a family member, a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, was stationed in Little Rock. At first, she majored in education at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. After doing incredibly well in some accounting classes, her career path changed. 鈥淭he professor came up to me and asked me if I had ever thought of going into accounting,鈥 Corby said. 鈥淗e said I could do very well, and it would be a good base for a business career. It was literally my professor who steered me into business and accounting.鈥 After completing an internship at BKD CPAs and Advisors during her junior year at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, Corby began her career as a senior auditor at BKD. At 26, she then became the youngest chief financial officer of the Times Record News, an E.W. Scripps Company. After a transition to law firms, Corby served as chief financial officer of Godwin Gruber, LLP, chief operating officer of Baker & McKenzie, LLP, in Dallas, and chief operating officer of Mayer Brown in New York City. She is now the CEO, president, and one of two female board members of Cobra Legal Solutions, LLC. Based in Austin, Texas, with offices domestically and abroad, Corby leads an incredible staff of legal experts and technologists to help corporate legal departments and law firms manage their information management needs consistently and cost-effectively. When she became a CEO, Corby looked forward to emails she would receive from her father, Ralph Hunter, who passed away in 2012. He was so proud of his daughter that he took pleasure in writing emails with the subject line 鈥淣otes to the CEO.鈥 鈥淗e would give me business advice, and I saved all his emails,鈥 Corby said. 鈥淟ast year when I ran my first marathon, I carried my father鈥檚 silver dollar in my pocket so we could run it together in a way.鈥 In addition to her father, Corby鈥檚 husband has also been an incredible source of support and strength. 鈥淭hroughout your life and career, there are many ups and downs,鈥 she said. 鈥淲ithout the love and unwavering support of my husband, Ken Corby, I would not be where I am today. He is my rock.鈥

Accomplishments

Corby is a frequent speaker and mentor, having been interviewed by the Harvard Business School Executive MBA program on “How Key Women Succeed.” She also moderated panel discussions at The University of Texas McCombs Executive MBA Program on “Championing Women in the Workplace” and participated on a panel for the Four Seasons Hotel 鈥 Austin’s program on “Women in Leadership.” To be successful in today鈥檚 environment, Corby advises students to remain positive in a world that seems filled with negative attitudes. 鈥淢y advice to students would be to persevere,鈥 she said. 鈥淚n this sort of turbulent environment, both politically, economically, and socially, stay with your beliefs and focus on them. Do not let them interfere with your ability to be a patriot and to move forward and be a positive beacon.鈥 Corby is an advocate for many causes that are near to her heart, including the arts, health, women’s initiatives, diversity, and eradicating homelessness. She serves on the boards of Zach Theatre, Austin Opera, University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music Directors’ Council, and Ellevate Network. She was also co-chair of the 2016 “I Am Waters Supermodel Luncheon,鈥 a national movement that provides water bottles and inspiration messages to the homeless. Corby is an avid runner who has recently started competing in marathons. She also enjoys travel, skiing, wine and cheese, and spending time with her husband, Ken, and 鈥渇urry child,鈥 Tiberius.]]>