Eryn Schultz is an HBS Alumna, and the Founder of Her Personal Finance , an online education platform focused on personal finance for women. Eryn started Her Personal Finance as a means to help other women learn the personal finance skills they needed to achieve their own goals, as well as from her own personal experiences with finance in her personal life and professional career. During our conversation, Eryn spoke about her career journey, what inspired her to start Her Personal Finance , and ...
Oct 17, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 123
Andy Storch is a USC Marshall MBA Alum, an author, podcast host, and keynote speaker. He is also the author of Own Your Career, Own Your Life, a book he wrote about how you can take ownership of your career to achieve your own personal goals. Throughout Andy’s life, he has taken control of his career by following his curiosity, staying open to learning, and by proactively setting and working toward his own version of success. During our conversation, Andy spoke about his career, how his time in ...
Oct 11, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Lisa Rios is the Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions at NYU Stern. This past month, NYU Stern’s Full-Time MBA program announced that they received an 8% increase in applications and welcomed 338 full-time MBA students into the class of 2023. During our conversation, Lisa spoke about some of the highlights from last year’s MBA application cycle at NYU Stern and some of her reflections and learnings on the application cycle. She also shared more of what’s new at NYU Stern, what she is excited about f...
Oct 03, 2021•24 min
Kristina Hu is a MBA Student at Harvard Business School (2022) and the Co-Founder of the Equity Network, a social enterprise she is working on while a student at HBS. After doing stints in Investment Banking and Product Management, Kristina is building a social enterprise aimed at democratizing access to professional networks for underserved and underrepresented populations to help them achieve their career goals. During our conversation, Kristina spoke about her journey to HBS, why she and her ...
Sep 26, 2021•27 min
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 ...
Sep 19, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Becca Jordan Wright is the Founder of Piedmont Pennies, and a UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School MBA Alum. Becca focused most of her first year in business school finding a new career path after a stint in management consulting, but during the second year, she decided to pursue her entrepreneurial itch and founded Piedmont Pennies, a North Carolina’s handcrafted cheese snack. During our conversation, we spoke to Becca about her journey to pursuing an MBA, why she chose UNC Kenan-Flagler, and how ...
Sep 12, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Lindsay Sage is the CEO and Founder of Sage Admit, an MBA Admissions Consulting Firm where she specializes in helping MBA applicants navigate the MBA admissions process. After previously working on the MBA Admissions Staff at NYU Stern, Lindsay has seen MBA applications from diverse perspectives. During our conversation, we spoke about what’s new with the MBA admissions cycle for 2021-2022, some of the common challenges that MBA applicants face, and what MBA applicants can do to make sure they o...
Sep 06, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Michael Vilardo (UCLA Anderson, ‘21) is a UCLA Anderson Alumni, and Co-Founder of Emile. During his time at Anderson, Michael used every opportunity to explore opportunities within entrepreneurship before finding the opportunity to join Emile as a Co-Founder and COO. During our conversation, Michael spoke about his journey to UCLA Anderson, his time in business school, and how he used the programs and resources at UCLA Anderson to pursue his desire to strengthen his entrepreneurial skills. Micha...
Aug 29, 2021•26 min
Priscilla Weninger is a graduate from the Texas McCombs MBA program, a management consultant, and the Founder and Host of the Early Career Moves Podcast. Priscilla started her podcast because she wanted to use her learnings, resources and voice to help and guide first-generation students and BIPOC young professionals to help them build and grow their careers. During our conversation Priscilla spoke about her journey to an MBA, her time at Texas McCombs, and what she’s learned from hosting her po...
Aug 23, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Shannon Reinard Demko is a Director & Senior Coach at Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) as well as the Founder at MindfulMBA. As someone who has coached and advised numerous MBA aspirants and applications, Shannon has seen all the highs and lows that applicants and students encounter. 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, S...
Aug 15, 2021•43 min
Diego Granados is a Fuqua MBA Alum, Product Manager at Microsoft, and is passionate about helping people transition and succeed in Product Management Careers. As someone who worked hard to break into Product Management during his MBA, Diego found himself asking how he could help others break into the field during the beginning stages of COVID-19, and began writing, posting, teaching, and speaking about his experience, learnings and advice about how to break into Product Management. During our co...
Aug 08, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Derek Pando is a BYU MBA Alum, and has done tours of duty in marketing roles at companies like Salesforce, LinkedIn, and most recently, Zoom. Along the way, Derek has always been thoughtful about making career decisions and has had a genuine curiosity in career development and growing a career. During our conversation, Derek spoke about his career journey, lessons he’s learned from each experience and how he has made transitions, and his advice to MBA and aspiring MBAs about how to build a succe...
Aug 01, 2021•48 min
Nick deWilde has spent his career working in talent development. After graduating from Stanford GSB, Nick served as the Managing Director of Tradecraft, where he helped hundreds of talented people navigate career transitions into design and marketing roles at high-growth startups. He currently serves as a Product Marketing Principal at Guild Education and publishes a newsletter called The Jungle Gym. He writes about career strategy, learning and the changing nature of work. Links: Nick’s Jungle ...
Jul 25, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Ryan Price is a MBA Student at the BYU School of Management (Class of 2023.) Prior to BYU, Ryan worked as an entrepreneur, which fueled his decision to pursue an MBA at BYU. Ryan is also the Host and Founder of the MBA Secrets podcast, and during our conversation, Ryan spoke about his decision to pursue an MBA, the highs and lows of his MBA application journey, and what he’s learned from creating the MBA Secrets Podcast.
Jul 18, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 110
After graduating from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School with her MBA, Kerry Rigley returned to her career in management consulting, and was able to take much of what she learned in business school to expand into new opportunities in her career. After breaking into serving new clients and new industries, Kerry then pivoted into an internal strategy role in the Travel and Hospitality Industry, and then again to a role within the tech industry. Through the successes and challenges, Kerry has learne...
May 25, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 109
After graduating from Yale SOM in 2019, Jasmine Ako moved across the country to return to Los Angeles and began her post-MBA career in management consulting. Throughout her post-MBA journey, Jasmine has been able to use her MBA experience to develop and grow, personally and professionally. During our conversation, Jasmine spoke about her journey to her post-MBA career, her life after business school, and her advice to MBA graduates about how they can be successful in their lives after they gradu...
May 23, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 108
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 li...
May 18, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 107
After graduating with an MBA from the University of Michigan (Ross) Jodi Innerfield moved to San Francisco to start her post-MBA career working in a Product Marketing role at a startup. Since then, she’s moved to larger companies and has built a career at Salesforce and moved back across the country to the East Coast. During our conversation, we spoke about her life after graduating from Ross as well as some of the exciting opportunities and challenges of life after business school. Jodi also sp...
May 16, 2021•47 min
In this episode, we spoke to Austin Lavin , and Elle Wisnicki , two Haas Student Ambassadors and Class of 2022 MBA students at the Haas School of Business. During our conversation, Austin and Elle shared their journey to Haas, their own beliefs in why Haas is a unique place, and what made them choose to pursue an MBA at Haas. As Haas Student Ambassadors, Elle and Austin talk to numerous prospective MBA students, and shared their advice for how prospective and admitted students can choose if Haas...
Apr 22, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 105
In this episode, I spoke to Anh Phillips and Gerald Kane, two experts in the fields of digital transformation and the future of work, and 2 Co-Authors of The Technology Fallacy: How People Are The Real Key To Digital Transformation, and the upcoming book, The Transformation Myth: L eading Your Organization Through Uncertain Times . During our conversation, we spoke about what MBA students need to understand and know about the impact of digital transformation on organizations, people, and careers...
Apr 18, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 104
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 impos...
Apr 14, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Lizzie Ann Jones is a MBA Student In the Class of 2022 at Rice University. Prior to business school, Lizzie was a Corporate Recruiter at Expedia and Amazon, where she learned the ins and outs of hiring and the job search process. Now, as an MBA student, Lizzie is continuing to broaden her business skillset to grow her own career coaching business while preparing for a transition to a career within product marketing. During our conversation, Lizzie spoke about her previous world as a corporate re...
Apr 11, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Ashley Lautzenehiser is an Associate Director at the Forté Foundation , and heads up the Forté MBALaunch program This 10-month program provides a structured road map for applying to business school, including step-by-step application guidance and supportive peer groups. During our conversation, Ashley spoke about Forte’s mission to empower more women leaders, and how the Forté MBALaunch program helps prospective female applicants navigate the MBA application process....
Apr 05, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 101
To celebrate the 100th Episode of the MBA Insider Podcast, Daniel Liu , the Managing Director of Career Education & Coaching for the Texas McCombs School of Business joins us to talk about career development for MBAs. As the world of work continues to evolve, Daniel has the task of thinking how he and his teams will equip students with the career development skills they need to succeed in a fast-changing and ever evolving landscape. In this episode, we spoke to Daniel about his own backgroun...
Apr 04, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 100
In this special episode, we’re joined by UNC Kenan-Flagler Dean Doug Shackelford. An award-winning researcher and educator, business education innovator and internationally recognized scholar, Doug Shackelford has led UNC Kenan-Flagler for the past 7 years as Dean of the Business School. During our conversation, Doug shares his perspective on what makes the UNC Kenan-Flagler community special, and the long-term career impact of an MBA. He also speaks about various programs and opportunities that...
Mar 29, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Paul Bauer is a University Recruiter and Program Manager at Tableau Software. After starting his career working in University Career Services, Paul made the jump to University Recruiting, and has recruited university students at companies including Northwestern Mutual, Expedia Group and Amazon. During our conversation, Paul spoke about his journey into University Recruiting, the MBA University recruiting process, and his advice to MBA students who are interested in learning more about how MBA re...
Mar 28, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 98
The MBA Insider Podcast is officially a year old! In this episode, we invite five of our past MBA Insider Podcast guests, to talk more in depth about their journey over the past year. During our conversation, we talked about how they’ve been managing through COVID-19, how the MBA has helped them navigate through the past year, and what they are looking forward to in the year to come
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Jenene Vernon is a Director at the MBA Tour, an organization that helps connect MBA candidates with business schools. During our conversation, Jenene spoke about how The MBA Tour made the pivot to virtual events, the insights she got from candidates and recruiters on the virtual events, and how the MBA Tour has evolved over the past year. She also shared a look into what’s ahead for the MBA Tour into the Spring and Summer, and her advice for prospective MBA applicants looking to apply to an MBA ...
Mar 21, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 96
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 th...
Mar 14, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 95
In this episode, we learn about all things Vanderbilt with Rob Schickler, Associate Director of Recruitment at the Owen Graduate School of Management. During our conversation, Rob gave his own unique perspective as an Owen Alum who now works in Admissions, and shared with us what makes Owen unique, what they look for in applicants, and why Owen is a great place for potential MBA students.
Mar 10, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 94
