Spring 2027 Mini MBA executive education for strategic foresight, operational vitality, and stewardship mindset
The Rick Goings Institute Mini MBA is a six-week Crummer Certificate in Business Management built from Rollins and Crummer's 40+ year Mini MBA tradition for professionals who want practical business fluency, sharper decision-making, and a clearer view of how organizations create value. The Spring 2027 cohort runs January 23 through March 27, 2027, with fourteen modules across leadership, communication, ethics, marketing, operations, finance, strategy, AI, and executive presence, plus faculty-led learning and peer exchange.
Spring 2027 cohort: January 23 through March 27, 2027
Seeing earlier under uncertainty, weak signals, and timing pressure
Execution, accountability, communication, and organizational renewal
Trust, ethics, culture, successor development, and durable value
Strategic AI, finance, marketing, operations, ethics, and executive presence
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Rollins College | Winter Park, Florida
Greater Orlando’s Premier Mini MBA.
Business fluency in six weeks at Rollins College in Winter Park. Spring 2027 | January 23–March 27.
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Built on a 40+ year Mini MBA tradition
A Mini MBA foundation for the whole business.
For more than four decades, the Mini MBA has helped working professionals build the language of business. The Spring cohort carries that tradition forward through strategy, finance, operations, marketing, communication, ethics, AI, and executive presence — connected to the decisions leaders make every week.
40+ Year Mini MBA History
Spring 2027 Cohort
14 Modules
Crummer Certificate
Mini MBA in Orlando and Central Florida
A Mini MBA at Rollins College in Winter Park.
The Rick Goings Institute Mini MBA serves working professionals from Orlando, Winter Park, and across Central Florida. Participants build practical fluency across finance, strategy, marketing, operations, leadership, ethics, and AI through live faculty instruction and peer learning at Rollins College.
Designed as a concentrated alternative for professionals who do not need a full graduate degree, the six-week program helps participants understand the whole business while continuing to work full time.
Spring 2027 Mini MBA details
A Mini MBA schedule built for working professionals.
The Spring 2027 cohort runs January 23 through March 27, 2027. Most sessions meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings, with orientation, selected hybrid and remote sessions, a remote certification exam window (March 12–15), and graduation on the Rollins campus (March 27).
What participants build
What you learn in the Mini MBA.
The curriculum gives participants a practical command of the disciplines senior leaders touch every day: how people communicate, how customers are understood, how operations scale, how capital moves, how strategy takes shape, and how trust is preserved.
Leadership in Complexity
Strategic Foresight
Develop the leadership mindset, communication skills, and executive presence needed to navigate uncertainty, conflict, and organizational change.Organizational Performance
Operational Vitality
Connect marketing, operations, finance, organizational strategy, and responsible AI to strengthen performance and scale effectively.Leadership Responsibility
Stewardship Mindset
Make principled decisions, weigh consequences, preserve trust, and build the accountability and culture required for durable leadership.Learning modules and faculty
The Spring 2027 module sequence.
The schedule moves from leadership mindset into communication, ethics, customers, operations, conflict, AI, finance, strategy, and executive presence. Most sessions meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, with selected daytime sessions.
Orientation
Exploring Your Leadership Mindset
Transformational Leadership in Turbulent Times
Communication
Listening Leadership
Business Ethics
Customer-Centric Marketing
Operational Strategy
Conflict Management: Embracing Differences
Strategic AI: Scaling Operations with Ethical Guardrails
Finance: Cash Flow, Health, & Capital Markets, Part 1
Finance: Cash Flow, Health, & Capital Markets, Part 2
Organizational Strategy
Executive Presence
AI-Enabled Executive
Faculty perspective
Mini MBA concepts made usable.
Faculty bring the disciplines into the room with cases, discussion, exercises, and practical frameworks. Participants learn the vocabulary of the business, then practice using it across the leadership situations they already face.
Faculty-led, live, and practical
Participants learn with Rollins and Crummer faculty across leadership, communication, marketing, operations, finance, ethics, strategy, AI, and executive presence.
Built around real executive work
Sessions use cases, exercises, and guided discussion to help participants connect business ideas to the conversations, tradeoffs, and operating choices they face at work.
Designed for transfer
Each module gives participants a useful language for working across functions, asking sharper questions, and moving from subject-matter exposure to better business action.
Testimonials
What Mini MBA participants say after the program.
Recent Mini MBA participants describe the program as practical, immediately applicable, and useful for leaders who need stronger business acumen across functions.
“Everything we discussed had absolute real-world applications that I can use today to help myself and my teams be better managers. This was very applicable to our high-level business acumen development. This helped us all to evaluate our role in daily decisions and overall efficiencies within our scope of responsibility.”
Darden Mini MBA 2023 Testimonial
“The Crummer Mini-MBA program is more than just a certification program, it is an exercise in challenging yourself to think, act, and lead differently. Without question, I am a more innovative, responsible and global business leader because of my participation in this program. The applicable insights and skills gained have allowed me to create significant value across my various roles at Amazon and The Walt Disney Company.”
Michael Wallace, Mini MBA Alumnus
FAQ
Mini MBA questions, answered.
Answers below reflect the Spring 2027 Mini MBA schedule provided for the upcoming cohort. Program timing and faculty assignments may be updated as final cohort details are confirmed.
What is a Mini MBA?
A Mini MBA is a short-form, non-degree executive education program that gives working professionals a practical foundation across core business disciplines. The Rollins College Mini MBA covers leadership, finance, marketing, operations, strategy, ethics, AI, communication, and executive presence in six weeks.
Who is the Mini MBA designed for?
The program is built for professionals, managers, emerging executives, entrepreneurs, and organizational leaders who want MBA-level business fluency without stepping away from their careers for a full degree program.
Is there a Mini MBA in Orlando or Central Florida?
Yes. The Rick Goings Institute offers the Rollins College Mini MBA in Winter Park, near Orlando, for working professionals from across Central Florida. The Spring 2027 program combines in-person, hybrid, and selected remote sessions.
When does the Spring 2027 Mini MBA meet?
The Spring 2027 Mini MBA runs from January 23 through March 27, 2027. Most learning sessions meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings, with selected daytime sessions.
How long is the Mini MBA?
The Rollins College Mini MBA is a six-week program with fourteen modules, a remote certification exam window, and an on-campus graduation.
What does the Mini MBA cover?
The cohort moves through leadership mindset, transformational leadership, communication, listening, ethics, marketing, operations, conflict management, strategic AI, finance, organizational strategy, executive presence, and AI-Enabled Executive.
How is a Mini MBA different from an MBA?
A Mini MBA is a shorter, non-degree executive education credential. It provides a concentrated MBA-style foundation and practical business frameworks, while a full MBA is a graduate degree with substantially more coursework, time, and academic requirements.
What credential do participants receive?
Participants who complete the program receive the Crummer Certificate in Business Management through Rollins College's Crummer Graduate School of Business.
Where is the Mini MBA held?
Most in-person sessions are held at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. The Spring 2027 schedule also includes hybrid and selected remote sessions for working professionals.
How is AI included?
AI is included through Strategic AI: Scaling Operations with Ethical Guardrails and AI-Enabled Executive, a mini-module that revisits previous course material from an AI perspective.
How do I register for the Mini MBA?
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