Editor’s Note: This episode has been produced in partnership with the Texas McCombs School of Business. 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 Car...
Feb 20, 2023•34 min
In this solo episode, Al tackles a number of listener questions that are top of mind for aspiring MBA applicants including: 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 questi...
Feb 13, 2023•20 min
Nathan Tanner is a longtime friend of MBASchooled and the MBA Insider Podcast. During this episode, Nathan spoke to us about his journey to business school, and how his time in business school helped him transition into a career in HR. After spending the past 6-7 years working in HR & People roles at tech companies Nathan recently made a career change to becoming an Executive Coach & Founder of his own coaching firm. During our conversation, Nathan spoke about the numerous career transit...
Feb 06, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 181
Aaron Fung is a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Business Partner at Pinterest, and an MBA Graduate from the Vanderbilt Owen School of Management. 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 P...
Jan 30, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 180
Blessing Adesiyan is a UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Alum, and the Founder of MH, a platform that is helping mothers build better careers and happier homes. During this conversation, Blessing shared her journey to pursuing an MBA, how she used her time in business school at UNC Kenan-Flagler to prototype and test her idea, and her ambitions for empowering women to build better careers and happier homes. Links https://www.mhworklife.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/blessingadesiyan/...
Jan 23, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 179
Listener Note: This is a replay of episode #87 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 buildin...
Jan 16, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 178
Welcome to 2023! In the first episode of 2023, Al Dea does a solo episode and tackles the following topics: 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-p...
Jan 09, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 177
Christina Wallace is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, an HBS Graduate, entrepreneur and author. As a self-described “human venn diagram,” Christina wears many hats, and has learned to embrace and lean into her unique talents and found ways to bring them to life throughout a multitude of different avenues in her career and in her life. 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 ...
Dec 12, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 176
Today’s guest host is Brad Vonick, a Texas McCombs MBA Graduate and friend of MBA Insider. 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 h...
Dec 05, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 175
Nicole Gwanzura is the CEO and Founder of EAC Consulting LLC. Nicole is a leader in the early career talent attraction and development space, and works with organizations to help them attract, develop and retain diverse talent while empowering early career professionals to get the guidance and resources they need to grow their careers. 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 prof...
Nov 28, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 174
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 rel...
Nov 14, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 173
In this episode, we spoke with Javier Madriz (UNC Kenan-Flagler, ‘22) and Paige Smith (UNC Kenan-Flagler, ‘23). While Javier and Paige chose to get an MBA for different reasons, a commonality they both share is being able to take advantage of the career coaching and leadership resources from UNC Kenan-Flagler that enabled both of them to explore the right career path based on their unique strengths, goals and interests. During this conversation, Javier and Paige spoke about their journey to UNC ...
Nov 07, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 172
Jordan Sale is the Founder of 81Cents, GM of Rora, and MBA Graduate from UC-Berkeley Haas. After starting her career in Fintech, Jordan decided to pursue an MBA and moved back across the country to attend Berkeley. During her time in business school, Jordan began exploring different programs, classes and experiences in entrepreneurship, and also found her idea for starting 81 Cents, to help individuals, especially those of underserved backgrounds advocate for themselves in career decisions such ...
Oct 31, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 171
Shana Lebowitz Gaynor is a columnist at Insider and the author of Don’t Call it Quits: Turn The Job You Have into The Job You Love. Shana has been covering the workplace, careers and leadership at Insider and recently published her book as a guide to employees who are struggling with their current role but don’t necessarily want to quit or leave their company on how they can make changes or take action to improve the day to day lives in the workplace. During our conversation, we spoke about topi...
Oct 24, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 170
Lindsay Case is an MBA Graduate from the University of Michigan Ross’s Online MBA Program from the Class of 2021. 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 Poet...
Oct 17, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 169
Note: This episode was produced in Collaboration with the Texas McCombs MBA Program. 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 attendin...
Oct 10, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 168
Getting an MBA is an opportunity to achieve a desired career goal, but it’s also a chance to develop your leadership skills and open yourself up to further development and growth. At NYU Stern, leadership development is a critical component of the MBA experience, from the moment a prospective student applies to their program all the way until after they graduate. During this episode, we spoke with students, alum, and faculty of the NYU Stern School of Business to learn how MBA students can build...
Oct 05, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 167
Jenny Blake is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Podcast Host. After starting her career at Google and helping develop a global career and leadership coaching program, Jenny left Google to pursue a career in solopreneurship and entrepreneurship. Since then, Jenny has written books, spoken on stages in front of thousands of people, and pivoted and iterated through 10+ years of a career as an entrepreneur. During our conversation, we spoke about how Jenny wrote Pivot and then took the lessons from Pivo...
Sep 26, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 166
Claire Harbour is an Author of Disrupt Your Career, a Podcast Host of the Disrupt Your Career Podcast, and Leadership Coach to executives and leaders who are making significant career transitions. 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 ...
Sep 19, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 165
Ann Hiatt is the Author of Bet On Yourself: Recognize, Own and Implement Breakthrough Opportunities, and a CEO Consultant to fast-growing startups and entrepreneurs. After starting her career at Amazon working directly for Jeff Bezos, Ann has also worked for other tech CEOs like Eric Schmidt and Marissa Mayer, where she learned how to create her own opportunities, operate in high-pressure environments, and figure out the types of people and priorities that were important to her when making caree...
Sep 12, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 164
Ashley Lautezenheiser is the Associate Director of Pre-MBA & Professional Programs at the Forté Foundation. In this episode, Ashley spoke to us about the role that Forté and it’s partners are playing in creating more opportunities for more women to take on leadership roles within business and specifically, the opportunities they are providing to early in career women who may have an interest in the MBA degree. During this conversation, Ashley spoke about some of the common questions, challen...
Sep 05, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 163
Lindsay Sage is the Founder of Sage Admit, an MBA Admissions Consulting Firm, and a frequent guest of the MBA Insider Podcast. In this episode, Lindsay and Al covered a critical topic to any prospective MBA applicant: what type of MBA program is right for me? 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 re...
Aug 29, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 162
April Rinne is a keynote speaker, futurist and author of the book Flux : 8 Superpowers For Thriving in Constant Change. Throughout her career, April has studied the concept of change, and is trying to better understand how we can create a better relationship with change, especially when we are living in a world of constant flux. 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. Sh...
Aug 22, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 161
Editor’s Note: This episode has been produced in partnership with the Texas McCombs School of Business MBA Program 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. Durin...
Aug 15, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 160
Linda Abraham is an MBA Admissions Consultant and the Founder of Accepted, an admissions consulting firm. Linda shared some of the trends and insights from the previous MBA admissions cycle, and previewed her thoughts on trends what’s ahead for the 2022-2023 MBA admissions cycle including the impact of the economy, trends in MBA applications, and new We also talked about the challenges and opportunities of applying to an MBA program during periods of economic uncertainty, predictions of what mig...
Aug 08, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 159
Sabina Sulat is an author, speaker, consultant and employment expert. Aftering spending her career in corporate L&D, Sabina now spends her time as a coach, consultant and employer expert helping students and professionals navigate job searches and career transitions. 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, ...
Jun 20, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 158
Stephanie Lio is a Kellogg MBA Graduate and a Product Marketer. After starting her career as a management consultant, Stephanie went to the Kellogg School of Management to pursue an MBA, and pivot to a new career. 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 thinki...
Jun 13, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 157
Steve Gilman is the Founder of Range, an employee professional development platform, and a graduate of Columbia Business School. After entering business school with a desire to explore numerous career paths, Steve found his way into entrepreneurship during his second year of business school and has worked on multiple companies since graduation. During this interview, Steve spoke about his journey from professional baseball to the foreign service to entering business school and how his experience...
Jun 06, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 156
Karen Hebert-Maccaro is the GM of Education at Morning Brew, and a seasoned executive in the field of business education and learning with stints in corporate, higher education and now startups. After overseeing the entire Executive Education portfolio at Babson College, Karen came to Morning Brew to lead their efforts in building in-context and personalized learning experiences for Morning Brew readers. Karen’s background across multiple aspects of learning and education gives her a unique pers...
May 30, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 155
Starting a new career and reentering the professional world after you graduate from an MBA program is an exciting opportunity - but how do you start right, and hit the ground running? 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 relat...
May 26, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 154
