Course Stories, Episode #2: Business Law Barista: Engaging Students through Storytelling

Brad Forst is both a business executive and lawyer. His career includes positions as a public company CEO, private company CEO, in-house general counsel, and law firm partner practicing corporate and securities law. He has taught as a faculty associate at ASU from 2004 – present, at both the College of Law and at the W.P. Carey School of Business. He has served as Director, Undergraduate Business Law, since 2017. His career has combined roles in business management, finance and law, across a range of industries including technology, aerospace, defense, financial services, and energy. Mr. Forst has substantial Wall Street experience and has served on the boards of directors of both public and private companies.

London Skiles is an Instructional Designer Associate with EdPlus at ASU Online where they assist instructional designers and faculty in the design and development of online courses and course materials.

Ron Carranza is a MultiMedia Developer at EdPlus at Arizona State University. With over 25 years of experience in e-learning design and development, Ron specializes in a variety of design media including vector illustration, motion graphics, graphic design, user-interface design and web design/development. A proud ASU alum, Ron earned his BA in Studio Art, emphasizing in Computer Graphics and Animation. A firm believer that simplicity is the key to successful design, Ron strives to balance visual design and usability, with the goal to provide the end user with the most intuitive experience possible.

Matthew Robinson has been at Arizona State University for 15 years. In that time he has held roles as Instructional Designer, Assistant Director of Online Curriculum and currently is the Manager of the New Media team at EdPlus.