OneHaas

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We are ONE Haas, an alumni-run podcast for the Berkeley Haas Community. With 40,000+ Alumni and 1400+ Haas MBA students on campus every year, there is more to this network than meets the eye. We hope to bridge that gap ever so slightly and introduce you to people you never knew you had in your Haas network. Thank you for tuning in to this Berkeley Haas Podcast!

*OneHaas Alumni Podcast is a production of Haas School of Business and is produced by University FM.*

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Episodes

Melissa Mendez Ochoa, EWMBA ‘20 - Non-Profit Education Work at Oakland Leaf, Berkeley Board Fellows Program, and Berkeley Haas Principles

Episode #11: Melissa Mendez Ochoa of the EWMBA ’20 program talks with us about her work at a local non-profit and her involvement with the Berkeley Fellows Program from the sponsoring organization’s side at Oakland Leaf Foundation, a local organization serving K-12 students with important after-school programs. She also talks about a new initiative, the Teacher Fellowship Program, that helps schools train and recruit better teachers. We touch upon social responsibility for for-profit organizatio...

Apr 18, 2018•18 min•Season 1Ep. 11

Steve Keim, FTMBA ‘19 - From CPA to CFA, and How to Land a Banking Internship In and Out of the Bay Area

Episode #10: Steve Keim Full-Time MBA '19 speaks with us about moving from an undergraduate degree in accounting to finance at Haas. Steve shares with us how he recruited for banking in and out of the Bay Area and he is one of the few students who successfully landed an internship outside of the Bay Area. If you are interested in investment banking or finance recruiting, this is a must-hear episode where Steve breaks down the critical timeline for recruiting and his experience through the first ...

Apr 13, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Matt Saverin, EWMBA ’20 - From Professional Snowboarding to Equity Analyst at Goldman Sachs, to Finding Focus and Drive

Episode #09: Matt Saverin (EWMBA '20) is one of the many intriguing Haas students with unordinary backgrounds. He grew up training for professional snowboarding, had a stint in entrepreneurship in college, but somehow ended up as an Equity Analyst at Goldman Sachs. His wealth of experience and admirable focus and dedication to his crafts gives a different perspective of a Haas student who knows exactly what he's getting out of his MBA experience. The OneHaas podcast is always looking for feedbac...

Apr 05, 2018•20 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Eppa Rixey, EWMBA ’19 - Management Consulting at Bain, Micro Breweries, Learning at Haas, Economics and Ethics, and Favorite Beers at Lagunitas

Episode #08: I was fortunate enough to catch up with Eppa Rixey before one of our Saturday classes. Eppa (EWMBA ’19) is a Strategic Planning Manager at Lagunitas Brewing Company. We start off by sharing his experiences as a Management Consultant at Bain after his undergrad, making the move into breweries, and choosing Haas to continue his thirst for knowledge. We also talk about the economics of local businesses and share his favorite beers at Lagunitas for all you craft beer lovers. Support thi...

Mar 29, 2018•20 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Nate Pollak, EMBA ‘18 - Launching a Successful Restaurant, Hustling, Wrestling with Failure, and Pursuing an Executive MBA

Episode #07: I am joined by Nate Pollak of the Executive MBA 2018 program. Nate’s background started in Management Consulting out of his undergrad and after four years he decided to start a restaurant in San Francisco at the height of the recession. Throughout our conversation, we talk about the type of mindset you need to have and the hustle required to succeed as an entrepreneur. We then turn around and talk about wrestling with failure yet maintaining a student always mentality. If you are in...

Mar 23, 2018•34 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Gagan Dhaliwal, FTMBA ‘19 - From MD to MBA, Haas Politics and Policy Club, and the Full-Time Experience

Episode #06: Today we speak with Gagan Dhaliwal of the Full-Time 2019 program. He hails from our friendly neighbor, Canada, and comes from a background in medicine. We start off talking about how an MBA made sense for him as a doctor and the role business has in the healthcare industry. We then talk about his time at Haas as an international student, some of his challenges, and his involvement as the co-president of the Haas Politics and Policy Club. We wrap up with very astute advice for incomi...

Mar 22, 2018•20 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Kourosh Zamanizadeh, EWMBA ‘18 - Founded@Berkeley on Quitting Jobs, Bootstrapping, and Berkeley SkyDeck Support to Start Ping Inc.

Episode #05: Today we share an episode from Founded@Berkeley with Kourosh Zamanizadeh (EWMBA '18). He is the COO and co-founder of Ping Inc. Awarded 2017’s LegalTech Startup of the Year by the American Bar Association, Ping is an enterprise SaaS company that automates timekeeping for lawyers and provides analytics on time and billing data for law firms. Kourosh shares with us the founders' journey from quitting their jobs and flying to London to land their first client, to finding and building a...

Mar 14, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Luca Cosentino, FTMBA ‘19 - Tackling Inter-school Entrepreneurship and Student Partnerships

Episode #04: Today I speak with Luca Cosentino (FTMBA '19) who is co-president of the Berkeley Entrepreneurs Association (BEA). We hear about his background from Rome to Berkeley and we discuss the current entrepreneurial ecosystem for Berkeley students. We expand on ideas for improving inter-school entrepreneurship and collaboration by connecting and bringing together the engineering school, law school, business school, medical school, etc. If you're interested in learning more about BEA, how y...

Mar 14, 2018•17 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Mojgan Payombar, EMBA ‘18 - International Women’s Day - Breaking barriers, commuting to Haas, and going beyond yourself

Episode #03: I'm privileged to be speaking with Mojgan Payombar (IG: art_by_moj ) from the EMBA 2018 program on this International Women's Day. Her journey of breaking barriers and leaving Iran alone to pursue a life in the US is an inspirational story that it's never too late to take risks and question the status quo. We also talk about her commute to Haas for the Executive MBA program from Southern California, launching an art show to raise funds for Haas, and keeping an open mind in today's s...

Mar 14, 2018•29 min•Season 1Ep. 3

David Zhao and Vlad Rozhkovskiy, EWMBA ‘19 - The Road to Banking

Episode #02: In today's episode, we speak with David Zhao (EWMBA '19) and Vlad Rozhkovskiy (EWMBA '19) about their personal paths, challenges, and success with getting into the investment banking route at Haas. They share the determination and dedication needed to break into the highly competitive banking industry. If you'd like to learn more, please join the Finance Club at Haas via CampusGroups. OneHaas is a podcast devoted to bringing the Haas community closer together through our stories. I'...

Mar 09, 2018•23 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Steve Lee, EWMBA ‘20 - Consulting, Traveling the World, and Career Sustainability

Episode #01: In today's pilot episode, we speak with Steve Lee (EWMBA '20) to hear about his past and present experiences with management consulting, the perks and pitfalls of traveling the world for work and engaging in meaningful pro bono projects for non-profits. Welcome to OneHaas, a podcast devoted to bringing the Haas community closer together through our stories. I'm your host Sean Li and my mission is to help open our eyes to the network we never knew we had. We’re always looking for Haa...

Mar 07, 2018•14 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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