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MBA Insider

229 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratings

The MBA Insider podcast is for career-driven professionals who want career guidance and practical advice about how an MBA can help advance your career,

During each episode, Al Dea interviews former and current MBA students, MBA experts and leaders to learn about their career stories, MBA experience, business school school lessons to help aspiring, current and former MBAs like you to stand out, level up, and grow a successful career.

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#228: How to Navigate MBA Internship Recruiting

February 19, 2024 23:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MB

Right now, many MBA students are in the thick of internship interview season, navigating preparing for interviews, finding opportunities and building relationships with hiring managers and recruiters all while managing all the other academic components of business school is no easy task! In this episode, Al Dea, walks through some common challenges that MBA students face during internship recruiting season, and provides some tips and best practices for staying on course and focusing on your ...

#227: The Story of MBASchooled

February 12, 2024 23:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MB

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodes from 2023 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...

#226: The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd

February 05, 2024 23:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MB

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodes from 2023 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...

#225: Best Hits: Networking and Building Relationships in the MBA and Beyond

January 29, 2024 23:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MB

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodes from 2023 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...

#224: Best Hits: The Portfolio Life with Christina Wallace

January 22, 2024 23:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodes from 2023 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 ...

#223: Best Hits: What’s The ROI of an MBA Education?

January 15, 2024 23:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MB

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodes 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 peopl...

#222: Transformative Connections: The Power of Mentorship through the Executive Connections Program at W.P Carey MBA Program

January 08, 2024 23:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MB

Mentorship is a critical element of success in the career journey of many leaders. So how can mentorship facilitate learning and transformation during business school so that an MBA student can achieve their unique goals?  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 (M...

#221: Charting Your Own Path in Business School and Beyond

December 04, 2023 23:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MB

Stephanie Movahhed is Business and Mindset Coach, and an MBA Graduate from the Michigan Ross School of Business. Prior to her time in business school, Stephanie spent time at Google before deciding to pursue an MBA to get formal business training. In her time post business school, Stephanie found ways to follow her interests and curiosities, even if it meant taking her down a path that she didn’t always expect. This has allowed her to create a life and career that she finds fulfillment and m...

#220: Maximizing Your Career: The Power of Personalization, Connection, and Collaboration from ASU’s W. P. Carey MBA Program

November 27, 2023 23:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MB

MBA students go to business school to achieve their career goals. But how does that actually happen? In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Simone Bayfield and Joey Kimes about the MBA program at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.  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 bran...

#219: Are You Ready For an MBA?

November 20, 2023 23:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MB

A common question that career driven professionals have is “how do I know if I am ready for an MBA?”  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 a...

#218: The Value of MBA Rotational Programs

November 06, 2023 23:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

In this episode, we explore the opportunities that come with MBA rotational programs. This episode features Jack Brynes (UNC Kenan-Flagler) Cindy Zheng (Wharton) and Adam Tomasiello (UNC-Kenan-Flagler) three MBA graduates who pursued MBA rotational programs after graduating from business school. During this episode, we’ll unpack what a rotational program is, some of the benefits of rotational programs, and hear from Jack, Cindy and Adam about how their experiences in rotational programs and ...

#217: 4 Ways to Grow Your Career Today

October 30, 2023 22:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MB

In this episode, Al shares four specific actions that all professionals can take in order to grow their career today.

#216: From Teacher to EdTech through an MBA with Jess Stokes

October 23, 2023 22:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

Jess Stokes is an MBA Graduate from the Wharton School of Business. Prior to going to Wharton, Jess was a teacher, and decided to get an MBA to broaden her business knowledge and find opportunities to learn and grow.  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, s...

#215: Listener Survey

October 09, 2023 22:00 - 1 minute - 1000 KB

We’re always looking for ideas to improve the show. Make sure to take our survey to help us improve the MBA Insider Podcast! → https://forms.gle/qtAbcqMMc2CzQgXg8 

#214: Sustainable Ambition with Kathy Oneto

October 02, 2023 22:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MB

Kathy Oneto is a UC-Berkeley-Haas MBA Graduate, and the Principal Strategist at the Agency Oneto. She is also the host of the Sustainable Ambition Podcast. After starting her career in advertising, Kathy decided to pursue an MBA to continue learning and growing and finding other opportunities to explore new paths and explore more opportunities. During our conversation, Kathy spoke about how after graduating from business school she went from working in the consulting and CPG industries to e...

#213: Lessons About Work and Careers That Nobody Teaches You

September 25, 2023 22:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB

In this episode, Al walks through 5 key lessons about work and careers that nobody ever teaches you. Al’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsaldea/

#212: How to Get Promoted at Work

September 18, 2023 22:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

One of the most common career related questions we get is around how to get promoted at work. This episode walks through some suggestions for how to both strategically and tactically get promoted in your workplace Links https://alsnewsletter.substack.com/p/new-year-new-promotion  https://www.fastcompany.com/90832084/how-get-noticed-promoted-working-remotely

#211: My Journey to an MBA at the Tuck School of Business with Betty Tran

September 11, 2023 22:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

Betty Tran is a MBA Candidate in the Class of 2024 at the Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business. After starting her career working in tech and startups, Betty decided to pursue an MBA at Tuck to further her business acumen and explore other career opportunities.  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 ...

#210: Developing as a Leader through an MBA at Harvard Business School with Taylor Clark

September 04, 2023 22:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB

Taylor Clark is an MBA Graduate from the Class of 2023 at Harvard Business School.  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...

#209: 5 Ways to Stand Out in the Workplace

August 28, 2023 22:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB

Are you looking to advance in your career? Trying to build relationships or advance towards a career goal? Here are five practical tips for standing out so you can build better relationships and find more ways to grow your career Links:  https://al-dea.medium.com/10-ways-to-stand-out-in-the-workplace-be95efc65c88 

#208: Community, Collaboration and Connection: The Opportunity and Value of an MBA at ASU’s WP Carey School of Business

August 21, 2023 22:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Rebecca Mallen Churchill and Elvis Diaz about the MBA program at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.  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 profe...

#207: Britt Hunter’s Journey to Business School and Beyond

August 14, 2023 22:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MB

Britt Hunter is an MBA Graduate from the Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management. Prior to pursuing her MBA at Owen, Britt worked in education and now currently works in HR at Microsoft. During our conversation, Britt spoke about her pre-MBA work in education, and how her students motivated her to apply for an MBA. She also shared some of the reasons why she chose to attend Owen, her favorite memories from business school, and her own journey with public speaking.  Links B...

#206: Kicking Off the 2023-2024 MBA Application Season (Featuring Lindsay Sage)

August 07, 2023 22:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MB

Lindsay Sage is a former MBA Admissions Director at NYU Stern, as well as the Founder of Sage Admit, and an MBA Admissions Consultant. To kick off this fall’s MBA application season, we asked Lindsay to come on the podcast to talk through some of the things she is seeing through her conversations with MBA programs and MBA applicants. During our conversation, we spoke about some observations and learnings from the previous year’s MBA application cycle (2022-2023) , some recent events and tre...

#205: Building Relationships in Business School to Unlock Professional Growth

July 31, 2023 22:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB

Editor's Note. This is a replay of a Top Performing Episode from 2021: 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 effecti...

#204: Defining and Redefining Success, Performance and Well-Being

July 24, 2023 22:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MB

Newton Cheng is a Director of Health and Performance at Google and a UC-Berkeley Haas MBA Alumni. After graduating from Haas, Newton entered his post-MBA career at Google where he has worked for more than 15 years. Along the way, he’s been able to learn and grow in order to pursue being a high-performing employee while also prioritizing the many other important roles in his life, as husband, parent, and athlete. During our conversation, Newton spoke about his time at Haas, and the importance...

#203: Life After Business School with Jodi Innerfield

July 17, 2023 22:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MB

Note: This is a replay episode of one our most popular episodes from 2022: 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 ex...

#202: Life After an MBA from Texas McCombs

July 10, 2023 22:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

Editor's Note. This is a replay of a Top Performing Episode from 2021: 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. Dur...

#201: Building Exceptional Relationships in Business School and Beyond

June 26, 2023 22:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

David Bradford is a Senior Lecturer at the Stanford GSB, a Co-Instructor of the Popular GSB Class, Interpersonal Dynamics, and the Co-Author of the book Connect:Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends and Colleagues. David has taught the “touchy feely” course at Stanford for decades, and has a longtime experience in teaching and coaching MBAs on some of the most critical skills needed to thrive as a leader in an organization. During our conversation, David spoke about why th...

#200: Celebrating 200 Episodes of MBA Insider

June 19, 2023 19:10 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MB

This is the 200th episode of MBA Insider! 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...

#199: What’s a Good Enough Job?

June 12, 2023 22:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

Note: This is a crossover episode from The Edge of Work Podcast. If you like this episode, make sure to check out The Edge of Work 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,...

#198: The Portfolio Life: New Models For Careers Fit For Today’s World of Work

June 05, 2023 22:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB

Note: This is a crossover episode from The Edge of Work Podcast. If you like this episode, make sure to check out The Edge of Work 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...

#197: My Journey to Columbia Business School and Beyond

May 29, 2023 22:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

This episode is hosted by MBA Insider Friend and former guest, Jodi Innerfield. In this episode, Jodi interviews Rebecca Offesend, a Columbia Business School MBA Graduate. Rebecca was able to use her time at CBS and in business school to transition into the finance and banking sector, before finding a home working in Venture Capital.  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 reflecti...

#196: How Forté is helping female leaders navigate the MBA experience and workplace

May 22, 2023 22:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB

Elissa Sangster is the CEO of the Forté Foundation, an organization that is dedicated to changing the power balance in the workplace. Through various programs, partnerships and resources, Forté plays a critical role in identifying and developing women leaders by supporting them in their time in business school and as MBA graduates and leaders in their chosen fields.  During our conversation, Elissa spoke about how, in a changing world of work, how Forté remains committed to developing femal...

#195: The Value of Sabbaticals with DJ DiDonna

May 15, 2023 22:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

DJ DiDonna is an Entrepreneurship Professor at HBS as well as the Founder of the Sabbatical Project. After pursuing an entrepreneurial path after graduating from an HBS, DJ decided to take a sabbatical before figuring out his next move, and enjoyed it so much that he decided to start studying sabbaticals. Through his career, DJ has interviewed hundreds of others who have taken sabbaticals and contributed significant research to this topic. During our conversation, DJ spoke about his journey...

#194: Life After Business School

May 08, 2023 22:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB

After publishing MBA Insider: How to Make The Most of Your MBA Experience, I found that one of the most popular chapters in the book was the final chapter, Life After Business School. Even for aspiring students, many people were curious to learn how an MBA could change and accelerate the lives and careers of the students who participated in the MBA experience. To date, some of the top performing episodes on the MBA Insider podcast are from a series I titled Life After Business School.  So i...

#193: Finding and Living a Multi-Passionate Life

May 01, 2023 22:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MB

Jessica Wan is a UC-Berkeley Haas MBA Alumni, Executive Coach, and The Host of the Ampersand Manifesto Podcast. Prior to attending UC-Berkeley Haas, Jessica worked in the arts and non profit sector before deciding to pursue an MBA all while continuing her passion for the arts as a trained opera singer and performer. After working in several marketing roles at tech companies after her MBA building and launching products and leading teams, Jessica found her love for coaching, and leaders navig...

#192: How to Start a New Job Successfully

April 24, 2023 22:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MB

Congratulations on landing a new job or internship! Even though you put in a ton of hard work to land this opportunity, have you put in the time and effort to figure out how you can be successful as you onboard into a new role, opportunity, or organization? In this episode, Al walks through the key actions and focus areas you can focus on when you’re onboarding into a new job or internship. You’ll walk away with practical ways to make sure you’re set up for success in your new job or interns...

#191: How to Build a Personal Brand

April 17, 2023 22:00 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MB

In this episode, MBA Insider Podcast Host Al Dea shares why he thinks it is important to define and cultivate a personal brand in order to advance your career on your own terms, along with providing some actionable and practical pieces of advice for how professionals can do this in their work and careers. 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/

#190: My Journey to an MBA and Becoming a 5x TedX Speaker

April 10, 2023 22:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Priyal Keni is an MBA Candidate at London Business School. Prior to attending London Business School Priyal worked as a chartered accountant, consultant and professional rifle shooter before deciding to pivot into a new profession. During our conversation, Priyal spoke about her decision to find new opportunities in her career by pursuing an MBA, as well as her decision to go to London Business School. Priyal also shared how she has been able to deliver multiple TED Talks and amass a followi...

#189: My Journey to Harvard Business School

April 03, 2023 22:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

Jerome Fulton Jr is a MBA Candidate in the Class of 2023 at Harvard Business School. Prior to attending HBS, Jerome worked in accounting and finance before deciding to pursue an MBA degree. During our conversation, Jerome spoke about his journey to applying to an MBA and entering Harvard Business School, as well as some of the leadership opportunities he’s taken on while he’s been an HBS student. Jerome also provided his own advice to professionals who are thinking about the next in their ca...

#188: 6 Principles For Managing Your Career

March 27, 2023 22:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MB

How are you managing your career in today’s changing world of work? 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/

#187: Following My Curiosity to an MBA at NYU Stern and Beyond

March 20, 2023 22:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MB

Laura Fox is an MBA Graduate from the NYU Stern School of Business. Prior to her time at NYU Stern, Laura spent her time thinking about how to improve cities and building and executing digital strategies. After realizing her desire to make a broader impact at the systemic level of cities and communities, Laura decided to pursue an MBA at NYU Stern, where she was able to explore and pursue numerous interests and curiosities that led her to a number of career opportunities, including working a...

#186: Navigating The MBA Internship Recruiting Process

March 13, 2023 22:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB

Editors Note: This is a replay of a popular episode from 2021 featuring Joey Parker (Haas MBA Alum) 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 f...

#185: My Journey to an MBA at the Stanford GSB

March 06, 2023 23:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

Sowa Imoisilli is an MBA Candidate in the Class of 2023 at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Prior to attending the GSB, Sowa worked as a management consultant in the health and public service sector and eventually made her way into the innovation hub helping ideate and build products. After realizing she was interested in getting more ownership of the work she was doing as well as being drawn to entrepreneurship and venture capital, Sowa decided to pursue an MBA degree, and wound up...

#184: Pursuing Personal Learning and Growth through an MBA and Beyond

February 27, 2023 23:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB

Janine Lee is a Global L&D Strategy and Ops Lead at Google, and graduated with her MBA from UC-Berkeley Haas. Throughout her life and career, Janine has always pushed herself to learn and grow. Prior to business school, Janine was working in the utility and energy space before deciding that she wanted to further her learning by switching careers, and after seeing many leaders and mentors she admired who had gotten MBAs, Janine decided she too wanted to pursue one. During our conversation, J...

#183: MBA Career Transition Success: How MBA Students Navigate Career Transitions at the Texas McCombs School of Business

February 20, 2023 23:23 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB

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 M...

#182: Listener Mailbag and Career Advice

February 13, 2023 23:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

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 you...

#181: Navigating Career Changes

February 06, 2023 23:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

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 transition...

#180: Career Transitions, and Reflections on the MBA Experience with Aaron Fung

January 30, 2023 22:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MB

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 inclusio...

#179: Using the MBA to Build a Company and Grow as an Entrepreneur

January 23, 2023 23:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MB

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/

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