On 25 November 2021 GHRM MBA alumni and entrepreneurs Mr. Ryan Fernandez and Mr. Graham Dart, provided a guest lecture for the students of Business Ethics & Social Responsibility, Organizational Politics, and Entrepreneurship & Human Resource Management. Dr. Ryan wanted students not only to think precisely but to learn from others. He said, "Learning to think from different aspects is the core value of the guest lecture." The guest lecture was held on the 11th floor of the library, EMBA Center.

Mr Ryan and Graham are the owners of Brickyard, Cijin Sunset bar, Kaohsiung BJJ & MMA, and Black Dog Pub. As foreign businessmen in Taiwan, they have a rich experience and solid knowledge to share with students. Students were all ready for the fascinating journey of two tough men.

At the beginning of the lecture, Mr. Ryan asked students to come up with some ideas of what they would do to challenge them as a competitor. Students were so excited during the discussion. It seemed like a reality show where all the participants needed to express their ideas to the judges, let them decide whether they wanted to take it or not. One of the students, Patrick from Finland, even got the chance to implement his idea in Cijin Sunset Bar. What an unforgettable experience for him.

After that, the lecture started with the “Tough Decisions” part, and it was very fascinating to bring students into the real world. Mr. Ryan said “What will you do when you get into these troubles?”, and he started to elaborate on the difficulties they have met before, the most interesting one is “Employee Theft: Involve the police, or handle it internally?”. They mentioned that most of the issues involved in people are all really hard to handle.

Eventually, Mr. Ryan and Mr. Graham provide their solutions to each difficulty and also let students think about it. Mr. Graham said, “They are not perfect solutions but at least we tried.” “We, humans, always make mistakes, but we have to try to fix them, that’s our task in life.” Mr. Ryan also mentioned. At the end of the lecture, we had a group photo and appreciated the efforts of Mr. Ryan and Mr. Graham.