Bag Borrow or Steal made its big-screen debut at the hands of four of the most famous women of New York City. The online store was featured in the May 2008 release of the "Sex and the City" movie and its handbags were a topic of discussion between the show's Carrie Bradshaw and one of her candidates for personal assistant. Familiar to some as the "Netflix of handbags," Bag Borrow or Steal, based out of Seattle, rents out luxury accessories for a fee. Accessories include designer handbags, jewelry and sunglasses that customers may rent out for short stints of time, and then choose to purchase or "steal" if their wardrobe cannot do without the item. Mike Smith, the company's CEO, graduated from the Wisconsin School of Business in 1983.

Sheldon Lubar, BBA '51, and his wife, Marianne, were recently named Wisconsin Distinguished Alumni. Shel Lubar is chairman of Lubar & Company in Milwaukee and former president of UW System Board of Regents. Shel and Marianne have been generous philanthropists of UW System programs, including the Wisconsin School of Business at UW-Madison and the Lubar School of Business at UW-Milwaukee. The award recipients, named by the Wisconsin Alumni Association, honor University of Wisconsin graduates who have achieved a high level of accomplishment in their fields. For more on the Distinguished Alumnus Awards, visit http://badgerherald.com/news/2008/04/22/association_honors_7.php.

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“Think smart, move fast” was Steve Bennett’s mantra during his eight years as president and CEO of Intuit. He shared this and other insights about his time at both Intuit and General Electric as part of the M. Keith Weikel Executive Leadership Speaker Series for MBA students, faculty and staff. The talk was also webcast live to Wisconsin School of Business alumni. Watch the archived webcast.

During Bennett's tenure, the firm, known for popular business software such as Quicken, QuickBooks and TurboTax, nearly tripled its revenue and quadrupled its earnings. Fortune magazine ranked the company on its “Best Places to Work” list six years in a row (2002-2007) and as the most admired software company (2004-2007).

Bennett, who earned his BBA in finance and real estate from the Wisconsin School of Business in 1976, stepped down from his posts with Intuit the end of 2007, but remains on the company’s board. Prior to joining Intuit, he spent 23 years with GE, many of them in finance. His relentless focus on customer-driven innovation attracted national media attention and led the way for other companies to form partnerships with their customers.

“Having an executive of this caliber interact with our students is a tremendous benefit,” said Michael Knetter, dean of the Wisconsin School of Business. “When someone like Steve takes such an active interest in our program, it helps us produce the next generation of business leaders.”

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