Finally, Al and Lindsay emphasize the need for prospective students to do their research and understand the nuances of each program to find the best fit for their career aspirations.

Links:

• https://www.sageadmit.com/

Career development doesn’t happen by accident. It happens through intentional actions and practices. In this episode, we talk about what intentional career growth is, and practical actions you can take to start growing your career today.

In this episode, I share three of my favorite habits that I regularly practice in order to manage my career.

Your success in your career is correlated to the amount of people that want you to succeed. That’s why it’s important to have the right kinds of relationships that can help you in your career. In this episode, we talk about why relationships are important, and the kinds of people who can join your “career team” and help you advance in your career today

Working hard and doing good work is important. But if you just put your head down and do good work, you’ll miss out on a lot of opportunities. This episode focuses on helping people understand the importance of speaking up and sharing your work, and how you can use professional advocacy to elevate your work, help others, and grow your career

Sometimes, it's hard to know how you want to advance in your career, or what steps to take. We don’t have to have it all figured out, but when we use an iterative and experimentation approach to career growth, we can often find great opportunities. This episode focuses on the concept of career experiments, and walks you through how you can run your own career experiments to test, explore and learn your way to growing your career.

Many MBA students cite that networking and building relationships are two of the most valuable parts of the MBA experience. But how does that play out, and how do MBA graduates cultivate their relationships with their peers and classmates during business school and beyond? In this episode, we spoke to three MBA alums, Margaret Nealon (USC Marshall, ‘22) Ethan Siegel (Owen, ‘22) and Jill Toner (UNC Kenan-Flagler, ‘22) about their MBA experience, and how the as recent MBA alums are using their relationships to develop personally and professionally after they graduate from business school.

Margaret Nealon – https://www.linkedin.com/in/mknealon/ – USC Marshall 22

Jill Toner – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-toner/ – UNC Kenan-Flagler, ‘22

Margaret Nealon – https://www.linkedin.com/in/mknealon/ – USC Marshall 22

Whitnie Narcisse is an MBA Graduate from UNC Kenan-Flagler, and currently the SVP of Operations at First Round Capital. Whitnie spoke about her journey to UNC and her journey to venture capital. She also provided insight into the moves she made to land a career in VC, as well as practical advice on some important lessons when it comes to networking, and Whitnie’s practical tips for building mentor and mentee relationships.

Links

• Proving the Power of Mentoring with Whitnie Narcisse
• Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)
• Adams Apprenticeship
• Follow Whitnie on Twitter: @WhitniewLow
• Here’s What Makes Mentorship Work

Nasim Mirzai came to Duke University (Fuqua) after spending the beginning of her career in the Art Gallery Industry. During her time at Fuqua, In addition to her coursework, Nasim speaks to lots of prospective MBA students, holds numerous leadership positions, is an MBASchooled Ambassador. During our conversation Nasim spoke about her decision to attend Fuqua, the types of questions she helps prospective MBA students answer, and her advice to prospective and admitted MBA students for how they can select the right MBA Program.

• Nasim’s MBASchooled Ambassador Profile

In this episode, MBASchooled Ambassador Margaret Nealon (USC Marshall, ‘22) joins us to talk about her journey to USC Marshall. During our conversation, we spoke about Margaret’s career journey, why she chose to get an MBA, and her advice to prospective MBA students.

Dr Lisa Orbe-Austin is an Executive Coach and Psychologist, as well as the author of Own Your Greatness: Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life. As someone who is an expert in imposter syndrome, Lisa shared her journey to studying imposter syndrome, the foundations of imposter syndrome, and why it impacts high-achievers and career strivers like MBA students. She also provided tactical advice, based on her research and clinical work on how MBA students can overcome imposter syndrome and achieve their goals.

Links:

• Lisa’s Website
• Lisa’s Book

Gorick Ng is a HBS Alum and the Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Start Your Career Off Right,. The Unspoken Rules is now offered at multinationals, professional services firms, startups, and non-profits around the world for onboarding, training, and diversity and inclusion. In 2021, Harvard Business School offered The Unspoken Rules to every MBA student. Gorick has been thinking about careers and jobs since he started helping his mother prepare her resume and apply to jobs when he was only a teenager. Since then, he’s gone on to help countless numbers of students and young professionals navigate their careers, and built his own career first as a management consultant and now as a career development expert.

During our conversation, Gorick spoke about his learnings about careers over the years, some of the challenging events in his career that led to the ideas for his book “The Unspoken Rules’ ‘ and a wide-ranging conversation around career development advice for MBA students and Alum.  

Links:

• Unspoken Rules 
• Gorick’s Website
• Gorick’s LinkedIn

Felix Watson Junior is a UCLA Anderson Alumni, and the Founder of the PM Mastermind Group. After starting his career as an engineer, Felix pursued an MBA to pivot into a career in product management, and has done PM stints at Microsoft and Google. Now, Felix helps educate current and aspiring Product Managers through his PM Mastermind Group. 

During our conversation, Felix spoke about his journey into Product Management, and his advice to aspiring Product Managers. 

Additional Links

• Felix’s LinkedIn
• LinkedIn Product Management Mastermind Group

Breanna Atkinson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kokada, whose mission is to create good-tasting and healthy food with ingredients from around the world. After her undergraduate career, she spent some time in consulting. She was inspired to pursue her MBA early on, and applied to Wharton while launching her first company. Another large influence has been in her time as an athlete, playing as a student athlete at Duke, and then going on to be a member of the Jamaican national women’s volleyball team. 

In this conversation, we discuss her journey as a student-athlete, developing her pitch, the value of an MBA for an entrepreneur, and the challenges of starting your own business. 

Links

• Website 
• Breanna’s LinkedIn
• Instagram

This week, we’re flipping the format on the MBA Insider Podcast, with the help of a former guest and friend Eryn Schultz, and putting Al Dea (MBA Insider Host) in the guest chair. In this episode, Eryn, a fellow entrepreneur, talks to Al about his own entrepreneurial journey with building MBASchooled. Al spoke about his motivation for creating MBASchooled, why he recently left his corporate career at Salesforce to focus on his entrepreneurial journey, and what’s next for MBASchooled.

Paul Millerd is an MIT Sloan MBA Graduate, and the Author of the Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story for Life and Work. Like many hard-working and driven college graduates, Paul entered the corporate world after college ready to work hard, achieve success and climb the corporate ladder. But through a series of events before and after business school, Paul ended up taking an alternative path, and evolving his views on life and work. Much of which is written about in his book The Pathless Path as well as his newsletter, Boundless.

During our conversation, Paul spoke about his career journey after graduating from MIT Sloan and with an MBA, and what ultimately led him to leaving his corporate career for a path of exploration, as well as the many learnings, lessons, and experiences Paul got along the way. We also spoke about his book, and the applications and insights that can be relevant to those who are reflecting on their career aspirations.

Many MBA students cite that networking and building relationships are two of the most valuable parts of the MBA experience. But how does that play out, and how do MBA graduates cultivate their relationships with their peers and classmates during business school and beyond? In this episode, we spoke to three MBA alums, Margaret Nealon (USC Marshall, ‘22) Ethan Siegel (Owen, ‘22) and Jill Toner (UNC Kenan-Flagler, ‘22) about their MBA experience, and how the as recent MBA alums are using their relationships to develop personally and professionally after they graduate from business school.

Christina Wallace is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, an HBS Graduate, entrepreneur and author.

In her most recent book, The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger Than Your Business Card, Christina makes the case for how employees are multi-dimensional individuals, and can re-think and reframe their relationship with their job and career, and to use portfolio and diversification theory to de-risk and explore multiple paths instead. 

During our conversation, Christina spoke about how living her own version of a Portfolio life gave her the idea to start researching the book, and why we need a more expansive mindset around how employees can navigate their lives and careers in a more expansive and modern way.

She shares her perspective on how people who are not interested in a more traditional or tried career path, can use the portfolio model to find meaning and success, and  she also makes the case, for how in the future of work, The Portfolio model can be a more expansive way for employees to manage their career in today’s modern world of work.

Links

• The Portfolio Life: https://www.portfoliolife.com/ 

One of the questions that is top of mind for any professional who is considering an MBA is around value - what is the ROI of an MBA degree, and is it worth it for me? In this solo episode, Al talks about how an MBA is one of many potential accelerants for career growth and learning, and why someone might value an MBA degree. He walks through key questions around figuring out if an MBA is worth it to you, the common reasons why people see value in an MBA, some alternatives to MBA degrees, and how to figure out if an MBA is the right path for your own career learning and growth.

Links:

• Should I get an MBA?
• The MBA Premium

Founded over a decade ago, the Executive Connections Program at the ASU W.P Carey Business School was designed to provide MBA students with relationships, knowledge, and confidence personalized to their unique career goals 

In this episode, you’ll hear from Jenny Tang (Mentee)) Amy Hillman, (Professor, and Program Director) and Anna Thomasson (Mentor) as they dive into the Executive Connections program at the Arizona State University W.P Carey MBA Program, and how specifically it helps MBA students as they navigate through their MBA experience and beyond.

Throughout the conversation, Amy, shared her perspective as the Program Director of how the program is designed to help a student navigate to achieve their goals, while Jenny (a former student) shared her own experience of her mentor relationship with Anna (an Executive in Residence) and how it helped Jenny throughout her time in business school and even now as an MBA graduate.

Note: This episode was produced in collaboration with the ASU W. P. Carey MBA Program

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Speakers

Amy Hillman

Rusty Lyon Chair of Strategy, W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University

Jenny Tang

W.P. Carey MBA Graduate, 2018

Anna Thomasson

Executive in Residence

W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University

Links:

• W. P. Carey Full-time MBA program
• W. P. Carey Executive Connections

During our conversation, Stephanie spoke about how after graduating business school, she was able to take advantage of following her interests and curiosities which led her to first working in consulting and tech startups, including spending time at LinkedIn during periods of high growth. 

Stephanie also spoke about how she found her interest in coaching, eventually decided to become a business and leadership coach, the power of investing in building relationships in school and how it's helped her in her career, and her advice and lessons for other professionals who are looking at an MBA to help them find opportunity and excitement in their career.

Links:

• Stephanie’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smovahhed/
• Website: https://www.stephaniemovahhed.com/

Consistently ranked as a top MBA program in the United States, W. P. Carey offers MBA students the benefits of a community-driven MBA program with the scale and opportunities of the broader Arizona State University brand and network. 

During our conversation, Simone, a W. P. Carey MBA Graduate,  shared her journey to W. P.  Carey, and the steps she took to uncover her career aspirations in business school and how she was able to utilize her time and the resources at W. P. Carey to achieve her career goal to work in brand management.

As the Executive Director of the Arizona State University WP Carey Career Development Center, Joey shared how he and his team of Career specialists support all students in a personalized and unique way, along with offering his own perspective of  his experience directly working with Simone in guiding and supporting her in her own journey through the MBA program at W. P. Carey. 

Speakers:

• Simone Bayfield W.P Carey Graduate, 2019 
• Joseph Kimes - Executive Director, W.P. Carey Career Services Center

Links:

• W. P. Carey Full-time MBA program
• W. P. Carey Executive Connections

Note: This episode was produced in collaboration with the ASU W. P. Carey MBA Program

In this episode, Al walks through how by taking stock and reflecting on where you are in your career, you can determine if an MBA could be the next step. Make sure to listen in to learn

• How the workplace and careers are changing, and why an MBA could be valuable
• Common reasons why MBA students choose to go to business school
• Common scenarios for when you might be ready to pursue an MBA as the next step in your career
• Criteria for how to evaluate if you are ready for an MBA
• A list of tactical actions to take if you want to know if you are ready for an MBA

Links 

• Jack Byrnes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackbyrnes/
• Cindy Zheng: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-b-zheng/
• Adam Tomasiello: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-tomasiello/ 

During our conversation, Jess spoke about her decision to attend business school and how she took a non-linear approach to learning, experimentation, and growth while an MBA student. Jess also shared how she was able to turn her interest in education into a career an EdTech, starting her podcast (Teach Me EdTech) and her advice for those thinking about pursuing an MBA degree

Links

• https://edtechpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ 
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-stokes/ 
• https://www.jess-stokes.com/ 

During our conversation, Kathy spoke about how after graduating from business school she went from working in the consulting and CPG industries to eventually pivoting to a path in solopreneurship and entrepreneurship. 

Kathy also shared her thoughts around Sustainable Ambition a concept and movement that she built, why she came up with this concept and how she uses it in her work, as well as her own advice to MBAs about how they can use sustainable ambition to make meaningful and impactful career decisions throughout the entirety of their career

Links:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-oneto/
• Podcast: https://sustainableambition.com/ 

• Al’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsaldea/

Links

• https://alsnewsletter.substack.com/p/new-year-new-promotion 
• https://www.fastcompany.com/90832084/how-get-noticed-promoted-working-remotely

During our conversation, Betty shared how she landed at Tuck, why she chose it, and how she has used her time at Tuck to advance in her career. Betty also shared some of the fun and challenging parts of the MBA experience, and how she thinks about her own view on career success.

• Betty Tran’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bettytranms/
• Betty’s Article in Fortune: https://fortune.com/education/articles/how-this-first-generation-student-ended-up-at-a-top-mba-program-and-landed-an-internship-with-microsoft/

Since her childhood, Taylor has always pursued opportunities to lead, and during our conversation, Taylor spoke about her desire to use her time in business school at HBS to continue to build her leadership skills, and how her time at HBS has helped her transform her thinking about her career and her leadership abilities.

During our conversation, Taylor spoke about her journey to deciding on pursuing an MBA at HBS, why she wanted to go to Harvard specifically, and some of the memorable and impactful moments from her time at Harvard. 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tayclark/

Links: 

• https://al-dea.medium.com/10-ways-to-stand-out-in-the-workplace-be95efc65c88 

Consistently ranked as a top MBA program in the United States, W. P. Carey offers MBA students the benefits of a community-driven MBA program with the scale and opportunities of the broader Arizona State University brand and network. 

During our conversation, Elvis, a W. P. Carey MBA graduate shared his professional journey which took him from a career in the non-profit space in New Jersey to pursuing an MBA at W. P. Carey to now, living and working in a career in corporate finance at a technology company in Arizona. 

As Director of Recruitment and Admission, Rebecca shared her perspective of what makes the community and students at W. P. Carey unique and valuable, some of the highlights of the W. P. Carey MBA program, and what she and her team are looking for in MBA applicants who are considering an MBA from W. P. Carey.

Episode Guests:

• Elvis Diaz (Arizona State University, W. P. Carey, ‘19)
• Rebecca Mallen-Churchill (Director of Graduate Recruitment and Admission, Arizona State University W. P. Carey MBA Program) https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccamallen-churchill/

Links:

• W. P. Carey Full-time MBA program
• W. P. Carey Executive Connections

Note: This episode was produced in collaboration with the ASU W. P. Carey MBA Program

Links

• Britt’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittbritt-hunter/

During our conversation, we spoke about some observations and learnings from the previous year’s MBA application cycle (2022-2023) , some recent events and trends and their implications and impacts on MBA applications, as well as what Lindsay is seeing and hearing from talking with MBA admissions directors and applicants.

Links

• Lindsay’s Website: https://www.sageadmit.com/
• Previous Episode: https://mbaschooled.com/2021/09/06/episode-117-the-2021-2022-mba-application-season-with-lindsay-sage/ 
• Previous Episode: https://mbaschooled.com/2022/08/29/162-what-type-of-mba-program-is-right-for-me/ 
• Previous Episode: https://mbaschooled.com/2020/10/15/episode-53-breaking-down-the-mba-application-and-navigating-mba-admissions-with-lindsay-sage/

After serving in the military, Katherine Rowe (UT-McCombs, ‘20) chose to get an MBA to pursue a new career, and landed at UT-McCombs. Throughout her time at McCombs, Katherine not only took advantage of the resources and opportunities to expand skills, but also built meaningful relationships that led to growth and development. In this conversation, Katherine spoke about her journey to McCombs, how she was able to effectively build a network from a non-traditional background, and the impact of those relationships that helped her grow her career in sports and entertainment.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-rowe/ 

Newton also spoke about what he’s learned from sharing his own story with large audiences about the intersection of performance, well-being and mental health, as well as how his own thinking about his MBA experience and what he’s learned has evolved as he has evolved in his life and career since graduating from business school

Links

• Newton’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/newtoncheng/ 

• Jodi’s MBASchooled Profile

After graduating from the University of Texas-Austin (McCombs) with her MBA, Lucero Perez began her post-MBA journey after graduating from Texas McCombs by transitioning into a career in management consulting, before switching to a career in Tech at an enterprise software company. Along the way, Lucero navigated the post-MBA career and life journey with the support of family and friends, and her own career ambitions. During this conversation, Lucero spoke about her journey to transitioning to life after graduating, some of the highs and lows, and provided her own advice to how to best navigate career and life after graduating from business school.

During our conversation, David spoke about why this course became so popular amongst Stanford MBA Students, some of the key relationship concepts from the book, as well as his own observations for how MBA students can make the most of their MBA experience.

Links:

• Book: https://connectandrelate.com/ 

Thank you to all the listeners and supporters who have been a part of the MBA Insider journey. In this solo episode, Al walks through the history of starting the MBA Insider podcast, as well as sharing how he has evolved and changed since the podcast began in March of 2020.

Finally, Al shares some of the lessons he’s learned from producing 200 episodes.

Links

• MBASchooled Website: https://mbaschooled.com/
• Al’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsaldea/

Simone Stolzoff is the Author of The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work.

Through his diverse experiences in advertising, tech, journalism, and design, Simone has developed a unique understanding of the evolving world of work. 

In his book, "The Good Enough Job," Simone explores the idea of an alternative path to fulfillment in work and in your career, and instead of striving for a job you love, you just find a good enough job. By exploring this topic and featuring the stories of a handful of individuals who have lived this concept in real-time, Simone offers some insights to others navigating their jobs and careers in a complex world of work.  

In this episode, we explore thoughtful questions about the changing world of work, including:

• The idea of a good enough job for a satisfying life.
• Discovering the importance of personal success metrics in the workplace.
• Reviewing the connection between self-awareness and work-life balance.
• Acknowledging the role that employers, governments and society plan in recreating a world of work
• Delve into cultural perspectives on labor and work appreciation.

Links:

• Book: https://www.simonestolzoff.com
• Simone’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simone-stolzoff-5a16b648/ 

Christina Wallace is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, an HBS Graduate, entrepreneur and author.

In her most recent book, The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger Than Your Business Card, Christina makes the case for how employees are multi-dimensional individuals, and can re-think and reframe their relationship with their job and career, and to use portfolio and diversification theory to de-risk and explore multiple paths instead. 

During our conversation, Christina spoke about how living her own version of a Portfolio life gave her the idea to start researching the book, and why we need a more expansive mindset around how employees can navigate their lives and careers in a more expansive and modern way.

She shares her perspective on how people who are not interested in a more traditional or tried career path, can use the portfolio model to find meaning and success, and she also makes the case, for how in the future of work, The Portfolio model can be a more expansive way for employees to manage their career in today’s modern world of work.

Links

• The Portfolio Life: https://www.portfoliolife.com/ 
• The Edge of Work Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-edge-of-work/id1645964951

During this conversation, Rebecca spoke about her journey to pursuing an MBA, some of the career changes and transitions that she’s made, and her own reflections on how her MBA has informed her career and life decisions and propelled her forward in her career.

During our conversation, Elissa spoke about how, in a changing world of work, how Forté remains committed to developing female leaders in the business world, and the programs, resources and offerings they provide to aspiring female leaders in business school and beyond. We also spoke about some of the shifts they are helping business schools make to provide a more inclusive learning experience, and her own advice to women about thinking about the opportunity an MBA can provide for professional growth and development.

Links

• Forté Website: https://www.fortefoundation.org/

During our conversation, DJ spoke about his journey to business school and time at HBS, as well as how his entrepreneurial pursuits after business school enabled him on this path to going on and studying sabbaticals. He also shared his own reflections on his career, career success, and his advice to help others define career success on their terms.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddidonna/

Web: https://thesabbaticalproject.org/about/

So it was only fair that I took some time to do a solo episode about my own experience and journey after graduating from business school, what I learned in the process, and how that can be useful to aspiring, current and former MBA students. In this episode, I break down my own journey and the lessons that I’ve taken from my time since graduating, and how I think my life and career have changed since business school.

• Al’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsaldea/
• Life After Business School: https://mbaschooled.com/2016/05/17/one-year-later-there-is-life-after-business-school/
• Life After Business School: https://mbaschooled.com/2021/05/25/episode-109-life-after-business-school-with-kerry-rigley-unc-kenan-flagler/ 

During our conversation, Jessica spoke about her career, decision to get an MBA, and her time after business school which enabled her to pursue the path that she is on today. She also shared her journey to entrepreneurship and her perspective on the idea behind the Ampersand Manifesto Podcast.

Links

• Jessica’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicamwan/ 
• Jessica’s Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ampersand-manifesto 

Links

• Al’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsaldea/
• Article on Onboarding: https://mbaschooled.com/2022/12/17/how-to-start-a-new-job-the-right-way/ 
• Article on Internships: https://mbaschooled.com/2017/04/20/internship-insights-starting-early-to-set-yourself-up-for-success/

Links:

• Al’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsaldea/
• How to Stand out at Work: https://mbaschooled.com/2023/01/02/10-ways-to-improve-your-visibility-at-work/

Links

• Priyal’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyalkeni/

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeromefulton/

In this solo episode, MBA Insider Podcast Host Al Dea walks us through six principles for how you can manage your career in today’s changing world of work, and something that any aspiring, current or former MBA can benefit from. 

Links

• Al’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsaldea/
• Al’s Newsletter: https://alsnewsletter.substack.com/

During the conversation, Laura spoke about her journey, how following her interests and curiosities has helped her create her own career opportunities, and how her MBA and time at NYU Stern has helped her advance her career.

• Laura’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraafox/
• NYU Stern on MBA Insider: https://mbaschooled.com/2022/10/03/167-unlock-your-leadership-potential-with-the-nyu-stern-mba/ 

After spending six years in the non-profit sector, Joey Parker (Haas, ’21) enrolled at UC-Berkeley (Haas) to pursue an MBA and to transition to a new career.  During this episode, Joey talks about his experience with MBA internship recruiting for both management consulting and technology roles, the highs and hows of navigating internship recruiting, and his overall reflections and learnings from his first year MBA internship search. 

During our conversation, Sowa spoke about her journey to an MBA at the GSB, as well as how she is using her time in business school to develop herself and grow her career. She also spoke in-depth about her own leadership experience as a Co-President of the Stanford GSB student government, and the lessons she’s learned in the experience.

During our conversation, Janine spoke about her early career and eventually what inspired her to get her MBA. She also spoke about how she was able to use her MBA to transition into a new role, and how she continues to push herself to learn and grow in her career now as an Educational Doctoral student.

Links

• Janine’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janinelee/
• Janine’s Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/drjaninelee/

Whether it’s going to get an MBA to transition into a new career or accelerate your path on an existing one, finding the right program with the right resources to help students achieve their career goals is important to MBA applicants.

To talk about the importance of support and resources in the MBA career process, we had the pleasure of speaking with Abby Pollard, (Director, Full Time MBA Career Education & Coaching) and Claudia Lara (McCombs, ‘23) from the Texas McCombs School of Business.

As the Director of MBA Career Education and Coaching, Abby and her team work with hundreds of students each year as they navigate their career process in the Texas McCombs MBA program. And as a student with a desire to make a career switch, Claudia made sure to utilize all the resources at her disposal to transition into a career at the intersection of cleantech, finance, and sustainability.

During our conversation, Claudia spoke about her decision to get an MBA, why she chose Texas McCombs, and how the various career resources at McCombs helped her achieve her goal of transitioning into the cleantech industry, while Abby added in her insights from helping hundreds of students who have navigated career transitions, as well as her advice to prospective MBA applicants considering an MBA from the Texas McCombs.

Links

• Apply Now: The Texas McCombs Full-Time MBA Application
• Texas McCombs Full-Time MBA Program

• What to do about an upcoming promotion at work and balancing that with pursuing an MBA
• When does it make sense to pursue a part-time MBA vs a Full-Time MBA?
• Advice on how to get your employer to pay for your MBA degree?

If you are an aspiring, current or former MBA student who has questions about the MBA or any other career related question, make sure to send us your questions so we can answer them in an episode. Contact us at hello@mbaschooled.com

Links

• What Type of MBA Program is Right For Me? https://mbaschooled.com/2022/08/29/162-what-type-of-mba-program-is-right-for-me/
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During our conversation, Nathan spoke about the numerous career transitions he’s made in his career, including his most recent one to becoming an Executive Coach. Nathan also spoke about how his MBA has helped him grow in his career, and his advice for how MBAs can achieve their career goals

Links

• Nathan’s website: https://nathantanner.net/coaching/
• Nathans previous episode: https://mbaschooled.com/2020/05/19/episode-15-the-importance-of-career-development-for-mba-students-and-graduates/

After starting his career in the banking and financial services industry, Aaron chose to go to business school to pursue his interests in people development. While he re-entered the financial services industry immediately after business school, Aaron did eventually transition into people development and now works in diversity, equity and inclusion at Pinterest, and serves as a Career Coach.

During our conversation, Aaron spoke about his journey and the topic of career transitions. He shared a number of reflections about what he’s learned from his MBA experience, and how it’s helped him navigate and grow his career.

Links

• Aaron’s Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronlfung/
• Aaron’s Coaching Practice; https://coachingaf.com/
• Al’s Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsaldea/ 

Links

• https://www.mhworklife.com/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/blessingadesiyan/

This episode is all about informational interviews, something that many students and professionals rely on during the course of their time in business school and in the everyday workplace. With help of Alli Jaeggi (USC Marshall, ‘20) we broke down everything MBAs need to know about the topic of informational interviews, tips for how to do them right, and mistakes to avoid, and actionable practices you can put into place for your relationship building efforts in the job search and in your career

• Alli Jaeggi’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrajaeggi/ 

• Big Headlines in the MBA space in from Fall 2023
• Other underreported things that happened in the MBA space and their implications for the MBA and MBA degree
• Mailbag questions from listeners around how to write and talk about yourself in MBA applications

Links:

• Pay and Compensation: https://fortune.com/education/articles/mba-grads-from-these-6-top-business-schools-landed-200k-starting-pay-packages-in-2022/
• Darden’s Pay Stats: https://poetsandquants.com/2022/06/08/2022-darden-mbas-get-21-jump-in-median-salary-over-previous-class/
• GMAC Applications: https://poetsandquants.com/2022/10/26/gmac-says-applications-to-b-schools-dropped-3-4-globally-in-2022/
• Wharton’s New Concentrations: https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/story/wharton-welcomes-two-new-majors-and-concentrations-dei-and-esgb/
• NY Times and HBS: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/business/business-school-social-justice.html
• WSJ and Berkeley: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-class-where-future-bosses-learn-how-to-deliver-bad-news-11669576727
• GMAC’s New CEO: https://www.gmac.com/news-center/gmac-press-releases/graduate-management-admission-council-appoints-joy-jones-as-incoming-ceo
• MBA Roundtable: https://www.diverseeducation.com/reports-data/article/15304369/report-testoptional-policies-result-in-increased-application-numbers-and-student-diversity-at-many-business-schools 

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During this conversation, we spoke about Christina’s career journey to HBS, and her time in management consulting, as an entrepreneur and life now as an author and lecturer. We also spoke about the concept of a Portfolio life, and how this framework and language has helped Christina and others find more expansive ways to find meaning and fulfillment in their work and life.

Links

• Christina Wallace's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinawallace
• The Portfolio Life:

Today’s guest is Greg Labanowski, a Texas McCombs MBA Graduate from the Class of 2022. In college, Greg was a member of the USC men’s tennis team, and was able to pursue his passion to work in sports prior to getting his MBA. After a few years in the industry, he chose to pursue an MBA and attend Texas McCombs to further his career.

During this conversation, Greg spoke about his journey to an MBA and how his time at McCombs and in business school helped him grow for his post-MBA career. Brad and Greg also talked in depth about the definition of career and professional success, and some of the steps Greg took to learn and grow in his career.

• Greg's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greglabanowski/

During our conversation, Nicole shared her journey to starting her business and some of the insights she’s gained from helping organizations and early career professionals navigate career opportunities. She also shared her thoughts on why an MBA could be a great opportunity for early career professionals, and her advice for how these individuals can explore the MBA degree.

Listen today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Links

• Website:https://www.educationadvancementconsulting.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolegwanzura/

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Margaret Nealon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mknealon/ - USC Marshall 22

Ethan Siegel - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-siegel/ - Vanderbilt Owen ‘22

Jill Toner - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-toner/ - UNC Kenan-Flagler, ‘22

During this conversation, Javier and Paige spoke about their journey to UNC Kenan-Flagler and their experience pursuing their career goals while students at UNC. They both discussed the specific resources and programming that were most helpful to achieving their internship & full-time career goals, and shared advice for how prospective MBA students should think about their personal development journey to get to a career that aligns with your long-term vision for success.

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Links

• UNC Kenan-Flagler Full-Time MBA Program
• Ep 127: The Role of Allyship at UNC Kenan-Flagler

Note: This is a special episode produced in conjunction with UNC Kenan-Flagler

During our conversation, Jordan spoke about her decision to pursue an MBA and how she used her time at Haas to explore entrepreneurship and how she was able to start building 81 Cents. She also spoke about the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, some of the things she loves about being an entrepreneur, and the journey to founding 81cents to recently being acquired by Rora.

Links:

Rora: https://www.teamrora.com/

Jordan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordansale/

During our conversation, we spoke about topics ranging from Shana’s own experience navigating a challenging workplace situation and how she was able to overcome and find a better alternative without quitting, to everything from quiet quitting, the role that meaning in the workplace, and the role that managers play in understanding facilitating dialogue around career development and growth for employees.

Shana also provided some tactical advice from her book, on what employees can do who don’t want to quit, but who want to improve their current workplace situation.

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Links: 

• Book: Don’t Call It Quits: Turn The Job You Have Into The Job You Love
• Shana’s LinkedIn Profile

During this conversation, we spoke to Lindsay about her decision to pursue an MBA in her career journey, why she chose the online MBA and the program at Ross. We also spoke to her about her experience managing an online MBA program while working full-time, what she got out of the experience, and her advice to other professionals who are considering an online MBA.

Lindsay’s Links

• Poets and Quants Article: 
• Lindsay’s Linkedin Profile
• Michigan Ross Online MBA Program

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In this episode we spoke with Sarah Davison (McCombs, ‘22) and Craig Perry (McCombs, ‘23.) While Sarah and Craig have unique professional journeys, they came to the decision that an MBA was the right next step in their professional journey, and decided to move to Austin and attend the Texas McCombs MBA Program.

During our conversation, we spoke to Sarah and Craig about their own career and life prior to attending McCombs, and why they chose to get an MBA and what specifically made McCombs the right fit for them. 

We also spent time talking through their McCombs experience, why McCombs was a great fit for their personal and career goals. Sarah and Craig also shared their own thoughts and reflections about how they’ve developed personally and professionally in the MBA program, and their advice for prospective MBA applicants who are considering an MBA from Texas-McCombs.

Links

• Apply Now: The Texas McCombs Full-Time MBA Application
• Texas McCombs Full-Time MBA Program

During this episode, we spoke with students, alum, and faculty of the NYU Stern School of Business to learn how MBA students can build themselves as a leader both inside and outside of the classroom throughout the MBA experience. 

We learned how these students and alum engaged in various leadership development opportunities at NYU Stern and how that helped them grow at school and beyond. The students and alum shared their reflections on how they applied their learnings immediately in leadership positions, internships, and careers. Finally, they shared advice to prospective MBA students about why applicants should consider NYU Stern.

Note: This episode was produced in collaboration with the NYU Stern School of Business

This episode features the following students, alum, and faculty of NYU Stern:

• Lance Banks, ‘23
• Josie Raccucia, ‘23
• Ashley Zaslov, ‘19
• Nathan Pettit, Associate Professor, Management and Organizations

Links

• NYU Stern MBA Program Overview
• NYU Stern Leadership Accelerator

During our conversation, we spoke about how Jenny wrote Pivot and then took the lessons from Pivot to reimagine her business during the early stages of COVID-19 in March of 2020. Jenny also spoke about her newest book Free Time and lessons for how professionals of all career backgrounds can remove themselves from stress and busyness to work on things that matter to each of us as well as find strategies for identifying the priorities that are most important to you.

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Links:

• Free Time Podcast
• Free Time Book
• Pivot Podcast
• Pivot Book

During our conversation, Claire talked about how she got into the work of career development and studying the nature of careers. She also talked about some of the common shifts in career development approaches today versus 10-20 years ago, the common challenges and questions that MBA students and alum have about their careers, and the “6 C’s” framework that you can use to develop your own career agility to navigate a career transition.

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Episode Links

• LinkedIn Profile
• Disrupt Your Career Podcast
• Book: Disrupt Your Career 
• Website
• Career Acrobats Online Course

During our conversation, Ann spoke about her journey to Amazon, her experience working with Jeff Bezos, as well as the lessons she learned for managing her career while working at Google and Amazon during years of hyper-growth. She also shared advice for how professionals can engineer and create their own serendipity in their careers, and increase the surface area for opportunities through building relationships.

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Links

• Bet on Yourself (Amazon)
• Ann’s Website
• Ann’s HBR Article
• Ann’s LinkedIn

During this conversation, Ashley spoke about some of the common questions, challenges and conversations she has with early in career women who are curious about leadership opportunities such as an MBA. She also shared some of the programming and offerings Forté provides to open doors to more women interested in an MBA, as well as her advice to women who might be considering pursuing an MBA degree.

During the conversation, Lindsay and Al covered everything from the common types of MBA programs, (ex: Full-Time, Part-Time, Executive, Online, Dual-Degree) consideration factors for why a program might be a good fit for you, and new and recently launched online, hybrid, and part-time MBA programs. Lindsay also provided advice for how MBA applicants can select the right MBA program based on their unique goals and aspirations.

https://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/programs/mba/charlotte-executive-mba/ 

https://business.wisc.edu/graduate/mba/professional/ 

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During our conversation, April spoke about the meaning of flux, and what it means for people who are building and growing their careers in a state of constant change. She also gave advice and some ideas, around how to navigate setbacks and challenges, and how you can apply some of the 8 superpowers of flux, to grow yourself and your career amidst uncertainty and change.

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April’s Links

• Amazon Link
• Website
• Website: Flux
• HBR Article: Why You Should Build a Career Portfolio

In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with two Texas McCombs leaders in Rodrigo Malta (Managing Director, Marketing, Recruiting and Admissions)) and Tina Mabley (Assistant Dean, Full-Time MBA Program Director) 

In addition to their roles in the Texas McCombs MBA program, both are proud McCombs MBA graduates and have a strong passion for all things McCombs and Austin.

During our conversation, Rodrigo spoke about updates and changes to the MBA application to McCombs, including their test policy, video interview, and opportunities to speak with current MBA students. Rodrigo also shared his perspective on what makes Austin a great place to get an MBA, and why he believes prospective MBA applicants should consider McCombs. 

Tina shared with us some of the new opportunities and changes that have come about with the MBA program experience at McCombs as a result of the past few years, and she provided her perspective about what makes the student experience at McCombs unique. She also spoke about the opportunities that McCombs students have inside and outside of the classroom at McCombs, and their approach to providing new and relevant courses to ensure students build the skills needed to thrive in their careers and the future of work.

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Links

• Apply Now: The Texas McCombs Full-Time MBA Application
• Texas McCombs Full-Time MBA Program

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Links

• Linda’s Previous Episode
• Accepted
• Linda’s Poets and Quants Article

During our conversation, Sabina spoke about some of the challenges that student job seekers face, and how to navigate them. She shared her own insights and perspective on topics including personal branding, transferable skills, and managing a job search while trying to work a job, all to help students and job seekers effectively navigate their job search.

Sabina’s Links

• LinkedIn Profile 
• Re: Working (reworkingworks.com)

After graduating from Kellogg and entering the product marketing and tech world, Stephanie has now held product marketing roles at multiple tech companies and navigated through a few years of her post MBA career, which has allowed her to reflect, think deeply, and evolve her own thinking on work, career, and life, and the most important things in each area.

During this conversation, we spoke about Stephanie’s career and work journey, transitions, and the importance of finding your own intrinsic motivations for pursuing work and careers.

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During this interview, Steve spoke about his journey from professional baseball to the foreign service to entering business school and how his experiences gave him the inspiration for his newest company, Range. Steve also reflected on some of the challenges with how professional development and learning happens in today’s workplace, and what he and his team are doing to solve for it with Range.

Listen today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Links

• Range Website
• Steve’s Profile

During our conversation, Karen spoke about her journey to Morning Brew, as well as what she sees as the opportunities and challenges with the business education space. She also spoke about what she and her team at Morning Brew are working on, including some insights into their new Cohort-Based Education programs at Morning Brew.

Listen today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Links

• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Morning Brew Learning

In this recorded webinar, our three MBASchooled community members of Natasha Chan, Audrey del Rosario and Lucero Perez share their own post-MBA journeys after they graduated from business school. During this conversation, they spoke about what it was like to onboard into a role/industry/function, how to build relationships, and how to learn from mistakes and challenges.

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Tim Sanders is a Best-Selling Author of Love is the Killer App, a VP at Upwork, and an expert on building and cultivating relationships. While Tim’s book was released over 20 years ago, it has stood the test of time as relationships and building connection are critical elements of succeeding in life and in your career.

Tim is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller, Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends. His publications have over one million copies in print with bestseller status in India, South Korea, Italy, Brazil, and Denmark.

During this conversation, Tim spoke about his story in writing the book, along with some of the lessons he’s learned about building relationships from his time at Broadcast.com, Yahoo, and now Upwork. He also shared advice and practices for how people can use a mindset of abundance, generosity and collaboration to build meaningful and impactful relationships in work and in life.

Links:

Love is the Killer App

Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify today!

Links

• Candor Newsletter
• Lenny’s Newsletter: Salary Commandments

During our conversation, Lindsey shared her observations and insights from her research and ongoing conversations with company leaders, higher education professionals and other career and workplace research that she has conducted. We also spoke about her most recent book: Recalculating, and how employees can recalculate their own mindset and ways of thinking, to build a successful career in our fast changing world of work. 

Listen Today on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

Links

• Recalculating: Navigate Your Career Through The Changing World of Work
• Lindsey’s Website

In this episode, Al shares some of his stories and experiences around going to business school, starting MBASchooled and deciding to launch the MBA Insider podcast. He also shares lessons and reflections of what he has learned about the MBA degree through the past 150 episodes, what he’s learned from starting a podcast, and what to expect from the MBA Insider Podcast moving forward.

We’d love to hear from you about what YOU want to hear on the podcast moving forward, so reach out to Al (Al@mbaschooled.com) or Connect with him on LinkedIn to share your thoughts!

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During our conversation, Khe spoke about his career, and what led him to quit a career in finance to pursue a path to entrepreneurship, and eventually what led him to creating Radreads and the Supercharge Your Productivity Cohort Course. He also shared his journey to Founding Radreads, along with how he thinks about using your time in ways that align to the things that are most important to you.

Listen now on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

Links

• Website
• Khe's Supercharge Your Productivity Course

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Powerful ways to live the action part of your life is to be focused. Be focused on what you want and what might hold you back. Being able to move things forward is an important skill!

Write an essay about yourself for where you want to be in 5 years.

After Starting his career in Management Consulting, Fernando decided to pursue an MBA at Booth, and then transition into tech. During the last 3 years he has been working in Product Management, and today he is the Head of Product at Jointly.

During this conversation, Brad spoke to Fernando about traveling and living abroad, and the impact that these experiences have had on his personal and professional life. He also spoke about product management, startups, and Fernando’s guiding principles to navigate his career for the last 10 years.

Listen today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Links

• Brad Vonick’s MBA Insider (ep 35)
• Fernando Guiterrez’s Profile

Recently, Ethan wrote an HBR article titled “How to Sell Your Ideas Up The Chain of Command” a critical skill for any employee who wants to advance within their company, get their ideas heard and successfully execute projects. 

During the conversation, we spoke about why some ideas get heard and others don’t, how employees can use different tactics to speak up, and different ways to build relationships and connect with others to gain influence, get your ideas heard, and advance your career.

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Links

• HBR Article
• Ethan’s Bio

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Links

• Ben’s LinkedIn
• Ben’s Twitter
• Hear Me Out

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Links

• How to Prepare For Business School
• MBA Math
• My Experience with a Pre-MBA Internship

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Links

• ESADE Youtube Page
• ESADE MBA Page

During our conversation, Brooke spoke about the value proposition of the iMBA, and why the degree appeals to a diverse range of students. She also shared her thoughts on what the graduate business education industry needs to do to stay relevant with the future of work, and what she is excited about with the future of the iMBA.

Listen today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Links

• Brooke Elliott’s Profile
• Gies College of Business iMBA

During our conversation David spoke about his career journey, leadership lessons and some of the more memorable moments of his journey and decision making that he had to make while leading Meetup through it’s journey during a global pandemic and the challenges it faced along the way. David also spoke about some of the memorable moments from his journey at Meetup, his experiences dealing with leaders like Adam Newman (Former WeWork CEO and Founder) and the importance of relationships and communities in the future of work.

Listen now on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

Links:

• Twitter 
• LinkedIn 
• Decide and Conquer (Amazon)

In this episode, Jodi spoke to her fellow Michigan Ross MBA Alumni classmate Ryan Bouchard. Prior to attending Ross, Ryan spent almost five years in the United States Army before getting an MBA from the University of Michigan. During the conversation, Jodi spoke to Ryan about his experience in the U.S. Army and his motivations for going to get an MBA. Ryan also spoke to Jodi about his career transitions he’s made so far, how he’s looked for opportunities to take on leadership experiences in his roles after graduating from business school, and additional insights and learnings from Jodi and Ryan on leadership and management that they’ve both learned through their post-MBA careers. 

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• Ryan’s Linkedin Profile
• Ep 106: Jodi Innerfield: Life After Business School

During our conversation, Jeryon and Olivia, MBA students who participated in the STAR Program, spoke about how experiential learning helped them expand their knowledge and skillsets in the short term, while also giving them the confidence and capability to make major career transitions into new functions and industries. Karin also spoke about the value of experiential learning programs like STAR. Having worked with hundreds of students and countless employers who have hired UNC MBAs, she discusses how programs like STAR prepare MBA students to navigate the complexities of the fast-changing world of work.

Links

• UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School: STAR Program

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Links

• How to Navigate the MBA Management Consulting Interview Process
• Navigating the MBA Internship Search
• Navigating The First Year MBA Internship Recruiting Process

During our conversation, Paul spoke about his career journey after graduating from MIT Sloan and with an MBA, and what ultimately led him to leaving his corporate career for a path of exploration, as well as the many learnings, lessons, and experiences Paul got along the way. We also spoke about his book, and the applications and insights that can be relevant to those who are reflecting on their career aspirations.

Listen today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Additional Links

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Website/Newsletter
• The Pathless Path Book

During our conversation Christine spoke about her journey and learnings from her experiences in the workplace and in her career. She also shared her lessons of leadership, why she Co-Founded Sounding Board, and why she believes in the power of leadership coaching.

Listen now on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

Links

• Sounding Board Website
• Christine’s LinkedIn Profile

In this conversation, we discuss her journey as a student-athlete, developing her pitch, the value of an MBA for an entrepreneur, and the challenges of starting your own business. 

Listen now on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

Links

• Website 
• Breanna’s LinkedIn
• Instagram

During our conversation, Jake spoke about his post-MBA journey, founding Swapstack and some of the comparisons and differences between his learning experience with Swapstack and his MBA experience. We also spoke about some of the benefits of cohort learning experiences, and some of the valuable aspects of new forms of professional development in programs like On Deck. 

Listen today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Links

• The Flywheel Newsletter: Disrupting The MBA
• Swapstack
• Jake’s LinkedIn Profile
• Jake’s Twitter

Through reflection and exploration and the use of the many entrepreneurship resources at UNC Kenan-Flagler, Alex decided to open a bagel shop, right in the heart of Chapel Hill during the spring of 2020. During this conversation, Alex spoke about his journey to business school, and how he came up with the idea for Brandwein’s Bagels and how he used his time at UNC Kenan-Flagler to build his business.

Listen today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Links

• LinkedIn 
• Brandweins Bagels
• Alex’s Background

During this conversation, Selman spoke about her journey to Haas, how her MBA helped her build Cultivate. She also talked about some of the progress Cultiveit has made to date in working with companies to address burnout, and her future aspirations for what’s ahead for the company.

Listen today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Links:

• Cultiveit
• Instagram Page
• Write-Up in Berkeley Haas Blog
• Forbes Article

Berkeley Haas write up

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Links:

• Should I get an MBA?
• The MBA Premium

Listen today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

Links:

• MBASchooled
• Episode #123 with Eryn Schultz
• MBA Insider Book

Listen Today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Links

• Medium Article on VC Unleashed
• LinkedIn Page
• Medium Article
• HBCU VC

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Links

• Background on Peachtree Minority Venture Fund 
• Peachtree Minority Venture Fund LinkedIn Page 

During our conversation, Felix spoke about his journey into Product Management, and his advice to aspiring Product Managers.

Listen today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Additional Links

• Felix’s LinkedIn
• LinkedIn Product Management Mastermind Group

TJ and Kelsie spoke about their own unique journeys to UNC Kenan-Flagler, why they chose to get an MBA degree, and how the role of allyship and intersectionality play in creating a diverse and inclusive environment that allows all people to thrive. They also took time to define and share what these words mean to them, and spoke about how as student leaders, they are cultivating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture for their classmates and peers at UNC Kenan-Flagler.

Listen now on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

Links

• UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
• TJ Scott’s Profile
• Kelsie Carter's Profile
• From the Dean’s View: An Inside Look at Kenan-Flagler Business School

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Links

• Elizabeth’s Background 
• Anthemis Female Innovators Lab  
• Elizabeth’s Twitter

Links:

• Carrington Crisp
• Research Report

During our conversation, Eryn spoke about her career journey, what inspired her to start Her Personal Finance, and the common questions and topics that come up in the courses and coaching she does through Her Personal Finance, especially with MBA students and alum. She also shared with us her journey to entrepreneurship, and her experience with building her own business.

Links:

• Andy’s Book
• Andy’s Linkedin
• Andy’s Podcast

Links

• LinkedIn Profile
• Website
• HBS Profile

Since then, he’s gone on to help countless numbers of students and young professionals navigate their careers, and built his own career first as a management consultant and now as a career development expert. During our conversation, Gorick spoke about his learnings about careers over the years, some of the challenging events in his career that led to the ideas for his book “The Unspoken Rules' ' and a wide-ranging conversation around career development advice for MBA students and Alum.

Links:

• Unspoken Rules 
• Gorick’s Website
• Gorick’s LinkedIn

• Piedmont Pennies Website
• Becca’s Previous MBA Insider Podcast Interview
• Becca’s Previous MBASchooled Article

Links

• Sage Admit Website
• Episode #53: The MBA Admissions Process with Lindsay Sage

• Michael’s Twitter
• Consortium
• Emile
• Price Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

• Priscilla’s LinkedIn
• Early Career Moves Podcast

From the dreaded rejection to getting off the waitlist to navigating the difficulties of the first semester, Shannon uniquely understands the ups and downs of MBA students and applicants. Additionally, Shannon is Founder of the MindfulMBA, where she uses her knowledge of these challenges to help students and alum manage the challenges of the MBA lifestyle with mindfulness, stress management and introspection. During our conversation, Shannon spoke about her own journey and background, why she started MindfulMBA, how Mindfulness can help MBAs at every stage of their journey, and her advice to using mindfulness to navigate everyday life.

• MindfulMBA
• Shannon’s LinkedIn profile

Links:

• Diego’s LinkedIn
• Diego’s YouTube Channel
• Diego’s Substack Newsletter

Links:

• Derek’s LinkedIn
• Derek’s Blog
• Derek’s Q&A with Nathan Tanner

Links:

• Nick’s Jungle Gym Newsletter
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/nick_dewilde
• LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickdewilde/ 

• The Technology Fallacy (Amazon)
• The Transformation Myth (Amazon)
• Gerald Kane
• Anh Phillips

• Lisa’s Website: Website
• Lisa’s Book: Amazon Link

Follow her on Twitter @LauraHaungLA

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