Aug 23, 2023 | Front, News
In an awe-inspiring account of exploration and boundary-pushing, Kitchen takes us through his remarkable journey from being an avid traveler and entrepreneur to becoming one of the few people to have ventured into both the far reaches of space and the deepest abysses...
Apr 11, 2023 | Front, News
Will Fickling never imagined himself at any other place than the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Both his parents are alumni, and he wanted to follow that family tradition and become a Tar Heel. He wanted to cheer on the football team at Kenan Stadium,...
Jun 15, 2022 | Front, News
On March 31, Jim Kitchen ’87, a professor of the practice of strategy and entrepreneurship at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, was part of the six-person crew of Blue Origin’s latest flight to space. The journey lasted just 15 minutes, but it was a trip...
Jan 7, 2022 | Front, News, Uncategorized
Photo by Maris Ava Cruz | The Daily Tar Heel Jim Kitchen didn’t set out to travel to every recognized country in the world. But by the end of 2019, the UNC professor of the practice had visited all 193 United Nations-recognized countries — a journey that...
Feb 20, 2020 | Front, News, Uncategorized
After visiting nearly 200 countries, Carolina entrepreneur-in-residence Jim Kitchen shares with students what he learned about the world and himself. Scott Jared, The Well Jim Kitchen’s travels took him to 193 countries, but his journey took him much farther. “The...
Mar 28, 2019 | Front, News, Uncategorized
Profits with Purpose Kenan-Flagler professor Jim Kitchen challenges undergraduate students in his Entrepreneurship and Business Planning course to come up with business ventures that will ultimately help charities across the Triangle. By Kristin Stepneski, UNC...
