Speaking & Mentoring
On stage.In the community.
Conference talks, faculty mentoring and the milestones behind them.
The record
Career highlights.
Milestones from Nick’s CV and recent news.
2005 · 2015
Costco Wholesale
Supervisor, full-time, June 2005–July 2015. A decade in operations management at Costco Wholesale.
2008 · 2013
USC Marshall · Cal State Fullerton
B.S. in Business Administration, University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business (2008); M.B.A., California State University, Fullerton (2013).
2013
Begins teaching at LBCC
Starts teaching business at Long Beach City College as adjunct faculty.
2015
Joins LBCC full-time faculty
Hired full time at Long Beach City College and has been full-time faculty ever since.
2019
Tenured at LBCC
Fully tenured at Long Beach City College.
2020
Top Hat Engage speaker
Panelist on “Gen Z Has Arrived,” a roundtable on teaching today’s students, and presenter of a lightning session on LinkedIn Learning in the classroom.
2020
Publishes Personal Finance
First edition of his original textbook, published on Top Hat in August 2020.
2021
FDIP mentor
Begins mentoring in LBCC’s Faculty Diversity Internship Program, a role he still holds.
2025–26
10-year service recognition
Long Beach City College 2025–2026 Service Awards.
2026
Personal Finance, 2nd edition
Second edition published on Top Hat in August 2026.
Spring 2027
GBUS 25 rebuilt
Completely new curriculum with Metricool, a Stukent Simternship and a Stukent Industry Certificate.
In the room
On stage & on campus.
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“Mine is 91 percent.”
At Top Hat Engage 2020, Nick explained why his Introduction to Business students succeeded at a far higher rate than the department average.
Read the transcript
Nick Carbonaro: And in my Introduction to Business class this past semester, the average, and this is our Introduction to Business class, right, this should be the one that, like, sends students off into their, like, you’re going to be a marketing major, you’re going to be a finance major, you’re going to be accounting.
The average of all our department was about 66, 67 percent, which I think is horrible, like it’s embarrassing to actually say that out loud. The plus side of it, mine is 91 percent.
And so the difference is that, number one, I’m the only teacher in my department that teaches that using Top Hat. The attendance keeps the students accountable.
On the record
Talks, grants and service.
Talks & appearances
- Top Hat Engage 2020, New Orleans: panelist, “Gen Z Has Arrived: A Roundtable on the Unique Challenges and Opportunities of Teaching Today’s Students” (Teaching with Empathy track), representing Long Beach City College
- Top Hat Engage 2020: “How I Taught LinkedIn Learning in the Classroom” lightning session
- Cengage Engage Tech Conference
- Beverly O’Neill Student Leadership Conference
- Judge, Long Beach Poly High School International Business Plan Competition
Grants & certifications
- Author and recipient of a $200,000 Perkins grant that created the first Active Learning Smart Classroom at LBCC
- Secured LinkedIn Learning licenses for LBCC’s School of Career and Technical Education, giving students zero-cost learning materials
Service & students
- Dual enrollment professor and high school outreach
For organizers
Book Nick
to speak.
Practical talks on money habits and modern business education, from a professor who has spoken at Top Hat Engage and the Cengage Engage Tech Conference.
Nick speaks with students, educators and community groups about building better financial habits and bringing real industry tools into the classroom.
Formats: keynotes, panels and workshops.
Money habits
Better habits. Better results. Better future. Personal finance that sticks, drawn from Personal Finance, 2nd edition.
The modern classroom
Real-world tools in teaching, from Metricool and Stukent Simternships to industry certificates.
Teaching today’s students
Gen Z in the classroom, LinkedIn Learning as a zero-cost resource, and active-learning classroom design.
Mentoring
Faculty Diversity Internship Program.
Since 2021, Nick has mentored interns in LBCC’s Faculty Diversity Internship Program, helping the next generation of community college faculty prepare to teach. Several of his mentees have gone on to land teaching positions. Photos are from the FDIP Celebration 2026.
