MBA Insider
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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,..
MBA Insider
2M ago
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 own personal goals ..read more
MBA Insider
2M ago
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 his entrepreneurial journey, and what’s next for MBASchooled ..read more
MBA Insider
2M ago
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 and work. Much of which is written about in his book The Pathless Path as well as his newsletter, Boundl ..read more
MBA Insider
3M ago
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 and diversification theory to de-risk and explore multiple paths instead.
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MBA Insider
3M ago
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 people see value in an MBA, some alternatives to MBA degrees, and how to figure out if an MBA is the right pat ..read more
MBA Insider
3M ago
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 (Mentee)) Amy Hillman, (Professor, and Program Director) and Anna Thomasson (Mentor) as they div ..read more
MBA Insider
4M ago
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 meaning in.
During our conversation, Stephanie spoke about how after graduating business school, she was ..read more
MBA Insider
5M ago
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 as the next step in your career
Criteria for how to evaluate if you are ready for an MBA
A list of tac ..read more
MBA Insider
5M ago
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 how they are helping them grow in their respective careers.
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MBA Insider
6M ago
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, starting her podcast (Teach Me EdTech) and her advice for those thinking about pursuing an MBA degre ..read more