Hyperion Council

With a legacy of leadership at the University of Miami Business School, we've dedicated ourselves to educating managers who have strong core values and are ready to meet the needs of a diverse, global business environment. The Hyperion Council encourages undergraduate business students to gain leadership experience by developing projects that strengthen the bonds between the local business and university communities.

Values

Integrity • Fortitude • Resilience • Excellence • Initiative

Goals/Objectives

The objectives of the Council are to:

Promote the ideals of good corporate citizenship
Recognize the students from the Business School who most exemplify the Council’s core values
Foster a unique esprit de corps among students, faculty, and alumni from the Business School
Strengthen the bonds between University of Miami students and the community

Mission

The mission of the Hyperion Council is to recognize the superior qualities and achievements of leaders from the Business School at the University of Miami. Embracing the values of integrity, fortitude, resilience, excellence and initiative, each Titan strives to enhance his/her surrounding community through generosity and innovation. Bound by a shared commitment to scholarship and commerce, the Hyperion Council strengthens fellowship between the university and the business communities. The Hyperion Council will flourish through the continuing contributions of its members with the goal of building a legacy that will exemplify the standards of uncompromising excellence.

SNEAKER IMPACT

Sneaker Impact is a for-profit social enterprise that seeks to educate the public on the benefits of recycling used sneakers and the impact this can have on the environment. Sneaker Impact collects used sneakers, sells them at a reduced price to small businesses in developing countries, and oversees the revitalizing of these shoes so that they can be sold as affordable footwear where it otherwise would not be available. Additionally, they process shoes and recycle them into new products. Sneaker Impact has helped oversee the recycling of almost sixteen million pairs of shoes! The Hyperion Council has been working with Sneaker Impact for two semesters now in a variety of areas. This is an exciting opportunity for the Council to support a small business in the area that is making a difference in the community!

Mana Common

Mana Common is a platform for urban revitalization and community-building here in Miami. Mana provides services across areas, including community building, small business support, programming support, tech innovation, and sustainability. Mana is involved in various areas around the Greater Miami area, notably in Wynwood. Mana seeks to invest in the local community and local businesses to foster greater community involvement and collaboration, as well as to foster long-term prosperity in the communities where it works. This year, the Council will be helping Mana expand its impact here in Miami.

The Home Team - Miami

The Home Team is dedicated to improving the lives of Miami-Dade school students through academics and sports. The Home Team provides a variety of programs that support student success and develop in academics, social development, and career readiness. The Home Team provides in-class mentoring and after school study halls to support students’ academic endeavors and partners with other organizations in the Miami community to create impactful opportunities for students in the Miami community. The Home Team also seeks to support the social development of students through community, teamwork, and shared experiences. The Hyperion Council is working with the Home Team for the first time this year to host financial literacy workshops for youth in Miami covering various topics relevant to youth and young adults
including personal finance, job readiness, and college.

Lotus House Women's Shelter

The Lotus House is a resource center and residential facility serving homeless women and infants in the heart of the historic African American neighborhood of Overtown, Miami. The Lotus House is the largest shelter for women and children in the county, sheltering more than 1,550 women and children annually. The Hyperion Council has been working with the Lotus House for several years, hosting workshops for women in the shelter around financial literacy, job readiness, credit card basics, artificial intelligence use, and conducting a job search.

Guatemala - May 2026

A group of Hyperion Council members traveled to Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, where they worked alongside local entrepreneurs and community members to support sustainable economic development through financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and business strategy. Throughout the project, Titans led hands-on workshops focused on practical skills that participants could apply directly to their businesses, including budgeting, tracking income and expenses, reinvesting profits, marketing, and using social media to reach new customers. Through this experience, the Hyperion Council applied its consulting and business knowledge beyond the classroom while learning directly from the people and culture of Santiago Atitlán, a predominantly Indigenous community on Lake Atitlán.

Costa Rica - May 2025

A group of four Hyperion Council members partnered with Peacework for their annual international consulting trip, this time to the rural town of Turrialba, Costa Rica. The council supported local students and women entrepreneurs through community-driven workshops focused on personal finance, small business operations, and marketing. Topics included budgeting, branding, pricing strategies, customer engagement, and financial goal-setting. Through collaboration and cultural exchange, the team helped strengthen local businesses while gaining invaluable global consulting experience.

Belize - May 2022

A group of seven Titans had the opportunity to partner with Peacework International and the Ministry of Education of Belize to travel to Belize City to teach three classes of financial literacy and entrepreneurship. Over the course of five days, Titans taught the students about setting goals, needs and wants, saving, budgeting, investing, borrowing, financial pitfalls, entrepreneurship, and self-esteem and confidence. The Titans also presented to a group of entrepreneurs and the Holy Redeemer Credit Union about how to utilize social media marketing and metrics to advertise and scale their businesses.

Barbados - May 2023

The Hyperion Council conducted small business consulting, leadership, entrepreneurial workshops, and training sessions specifically targeting micro and small business entrepreneurs. Tradewind Tankers (TWT) and the Hyperion Council extended this opportunity to the Barbadian community with the support and help of The Barbados National Oil Company Limited.

A group of titans conducted full-scale operations to deliver small business development training and workshops to a target group of entrepreneurs. These workshop materials focused on various areas such as Social Media and Marketing, Business Plan development, and Leadership and Emotional Intelligence in Business. In addition to this, similar to the project in Belize outlined above, we engaged with students to teach financial literacy and entrepreneurship.

Dominican Republic - May 2024

A group of seven Titans partnered with Project Esperanza and Peacework in the Dominican Republic for their annual international trip. Additionally, the council supported the youth of Puerto Plata through education, social aid, and community development. The workshops centered around financial literacy basics, including S.M.A.R.T. goals, needs vs. wants, saving, budgeting, entrepreneurship, leadership and teamwork, self-esteem and confidence, and mindfulness.