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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Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodesBreanna Atkinson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kokada, whose mission is to create good-tasting and healthy food with ingredients from around the world. After her undergraduate career, she spent some time in consulting. She was inspired to pursue her MBA early on, and applied to Wharton while launching her first company. Another large influence has been in her time as an athlete, playing as a student athlete at Duke, and then going on to be a member of the Jamaican national women’s volleyball team. In this conversation, we discuss her journey as a student-athlete, developing her pitch, the value of an MBA for an entrepreneur, and the challenges of starting your own business. Links<ul><li><a href="https://www.eatkokada.com/" rel="nofollow">Website</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/breanna-atkinson-588136b7/" rel="nofollow">Breanna’s LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/eatkokada/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a></li></ul>

#229: Building a Business while pursuing an MBA from Wharton

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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.

228: How to Navigate MBA Internship Recruiting

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.



#228: How to Navigate MBA Internship Recruiting

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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.

#227: The Story of MBASchooled

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.


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Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodes from 2023Paul 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, Boundless. During our conversation, Paul spoke about his career journey after graduating from MIT Sloan and with an MBA, and what ultimately led him to leaving his corporate career for a path of exploration, as well as the many learnings, lessons, and experiences Paul got along the way. We also spoke about his book, and the applications and insights that can be relevant to those who are reflecting on their career aspirations.

226: The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd

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, Boundless.

During our conversation, Paul spoke about his career journey after graduating from MIT Sloan and with an MBA, and what ultimately led him to leaving his corporate career for a path of exploration, as well as the many learnings, lessons, and experiences Paul got along the way. We also spoke about his book, and the applications and insights that can be relevant to those who are reflecting on their career aspirations.


#226: The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd

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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 their MBA experience, and how the as recent MBA alums are using their relationships to develop personally and professionally after they graduate from business school.

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

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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 relationships to develop personally and professionally after they graduate from business school.



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

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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.  During our conversation, Christina spoke about how living her own version of a Portfolio life gave her the idea to start researching the book, and why we need a more expansive mindset around how employees can navigate their lives and careers in a more expansive and modern way. She shares her perspective on how people who are not interested in a more traditional or tried career path, can use the portfolio model to find meaning and success, and  she also makes the case, for how in the future of work, The Portfolio model can be a more expansive way for employees to manage their career in today’s modern world of work.Links<ul><li>The Portfolio Life: <a href="https://www.portfoliolife.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.portfoliolife.com/</a> </li></ul>

224: Best Hits: The Portfolio Life with Christina Wallace

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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. 

During our conversation, Christina spoke about how living her own version of a Portfolio life gave her the idea to start researching the book, and why we need a more expansive mindset around how employees can navigate their lives and careers in a more expansive and modern way.

She shares her perspective on how people who are not interested in a more traditional or tried career path, can use the portfolio model to find meaning and success, and  she also makes the case, for how in the future of work, The Portfolio model can be a more expansive way for employees to manage their career in today’s modern world of work.

Links
The Portfolio Life: https://www.portfoliolife.com/ 


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

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Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodesOne 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 path for your own career learning and growth.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://mbaschooled.com/2020/07/25/should-i-get-an-mba/" rel="nofollow">Should I get an MBA?</a></li><li><a href="https://poetsandquants.com/2021/05/05/lifetime-earnings-of-mbas/" rel="nofollow">The MBA Premium</a></li></ul>

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

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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 path for your own career learning and growth.
Links:
Should I get an MBA?
The MBA Premium


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

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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 dive into the Executive Connections program at the Arizona State University W.P Carey MBA Program, and how specifically it helps MBA students as they navigate through their MBA experience and beyond. Throughout the conversation, Amy, shared her perspective as the Program Director of how the program is designed to help a student navigate to achieve their goals, while Jenny (a former student) shared her own experience of her mentor relationship with Anna (an Executive in Residence) and how it helped Jenny throughout her time in business school and even now as an MBA graduate. Note: This episode was produced in collaboration with the ASU W. P. Carey MBA Program Listen Today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Speakers<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-hillman-8487b11b/" rel="nofollow">Amy Hillman</a>Rusty Lyon Chair of Strategy, W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tangzjenny/" rel="nofollow">Jenny Tang</a>W.P. Carey MBA Graduate, 2018 <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/annathomasson/" rel="nofollow">Anna Thomasson</a>Executive in ResidenceW. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University Links:<ul><li><a href="https://wpcarey.asu.edu/mba-programs/full-time?utm_campaign=7014u000001ZkdZvvvvv&utm_medium=Online+Display&utm_source=Other" rel="nofollow">W. P. Carey Full-time MBA program</a></li><li><a href="https://wpcarey.asu.edu/mba-programs/full-time/executive-connections?utm_campaign=7014u000001ZkdZ&utm_medium=Online+Display&utm_source=Other" rel="nofollow">W. P. Carey Executive Connections</a></li></ul>

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

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 dive into the Executive Connections program at the Arizona State University W.P Carey MBA Program, and how specifically it helps MBA students as they navigate through their MBA experience and beyond.

Throughout the conversation, Amy, shared her perspective as the Program Director of how the program is designed to help a student navigate to achieve their goals, while Jenny (a former student) shared her own experience of her mentor relationship with Anna (an Executive in Residence) and how it helped Jenny throughout her time in business school and even now as an MBA graduate.

Note: This episode was produced in collaboration with the ASU W. P. Carey MBA Program

Listen Today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify


Speakers
Amy Hillman
Rusty Lyon Chair of Strategy, W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University

Jenny Tang
W.P. Carey MBA Graduate, 2018

Anna Thomasson
Executive in Residence
W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University

Links:
W. P. Carey Full-time MBA program
W. P. Carey Executive Connections




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

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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 able to take advantage of following her interests and curiosities which led her to first working in consulting and tech startups, including spending time at LinkedIn during periods of high growth. Stephanie also spoke about how she found her interest in coaching, eventually decided to become a business and leadership coach, the power of investing in building relationships in school and how it&#39;s helped her in her career, and her advice and lessons for other professionals who are looking at an MBA to help them find opportunity and excitement in their career.Links:<ul><li>Stephanie’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smovahhed/</li><li>Website: https://www.stephaniemovahhed.com/</li></ul>

221: Charting Your Own Path in Business School and Beyond

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 able to take advantage of following her interests and curiosities which led her to first working in consulting and tech startups, including spending time at LinkedIn during periods of high growth. 

Stephanie also spoke about how she found her interest in coaching, eventually decided to become a business and leadership coach, and her own advice and lessons for other professionals who are looking at an MBA to help them find opportunity and excitement in their career.

Links:
Stephanie’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smovahhed/
Website: https://www.stephaniemovahhed.com/


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

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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 brand and network.  During our conversation, Simone, a W. P. Carey MBA Graduate,  shared her journey to W. P.  Carey, and the steps she took to uncover her career aspirations in business school and how she was able to utilize her time and the resources at W. P. Carey to achieve her career goal to work in brand management. As the Executive Director of the Arizona State University WP Carey Career Development Center, Joey shared how he and his team of Career specialists support all students in a personalized and unique way, along with offering his own perspective of  his experience directly working with Simone in guiding and supporting her in her own journey through the MBA program at W. P. Carey.  Speakers:<ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/simone-bayfield/" rel="nofollow">Simone Bayfield W.P Carey Graduate, 2019</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joey-kimes-b8845b160/" rel="nofollow">Joseph Kimes - Executive Director, W.P. Carey Career Services Center</a></li></ul> Links:<ul><li><a href="https://wpcarey.asu.edu/mba-programs/full-time?utm_campaign=7014u000001ZkdZvvvvv&utm_medium=Online+Display&utm_source=Other" rel="nofollow">W. P. Carey Full-time MBA program</a></li><li><a href="https://wpcarey.asu.edu/mba-programs/full-time/executive-connections?utm_campaign=7014u000001ZkdZ&utm_medium=Online+Display&utm_source=Other" rel="nofollow">W. P. Carey Executive Connections</a></li></ul>Note: This episode was produced in collaboration with the ASU W. P. Carey MBA Program

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

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 brand and network. 

During our conversation, Simone, a W. P. Carey MBA Graduate,  shared her journey to W. P.  Carey, and the steps she took to uncover her career aspirations in business school and how she was able to utilize her time and the resources at W. P. Carey to achieve her career goal to work in brand management.

As the Executive Director of the Arizona State University WP Carey Career Development Center, Joey shared how he and his team of Career specialists support all students in a personalized and unique way, along with offering his own perspective of  his experience directly working with Simone in guiding and supporting her in her own journey through the MBA program at W. P. Carey. 

Speakers:
Simone Bayfield W.P Carey Graduate, 2019 
Joseph Kimes - Executive Director, W.P. Carey Career Services Center

Links:
W. P. Carey Full-time MBA program
W. P. Carey Executive Connections
Note: This episode was produced in collaboration with the ASU W. P. Carey MBA Program


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

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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<ul><li>How the workplace and careers are changing, and why an MBA could be valuable</li><li>Common reasons why MBA students choose to go to business school</li><li>Common scenarios for when you might be ready to pursue an MBA as the next step in your career</li><li>Criteria for how to evaluate if you are ready for an MBA</li><li>A list of tactical actions to take if you want to know if you are ready for an MBA</li></ul>

219: Are You Ready For an MBA?

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 tactical actions to take if you want to know if you are ready for an MBA



#219: Are You Ready For an MBA?

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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. Links <ul><li>Jack Byrnes: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackbyrnes/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackbyrnes/</a></li><li>Cindy Zheng: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-b-zheng/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-b-zheng/</a></li><li>Adam Tomasiello: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-tomasiello/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-tomasiello/</a> </li></ul>

218: The Value of MBA Rotational Programs

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.


Links 
Jack Byrnes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackbyrnes/
Cindy Zheng: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-b-zheng/
Adam Tomasiello: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-tomasiello/ 


#218: The Value of MBA Rotational Programs

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

217: 4 Ways to Grow Your Career Today

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


#217: 4 Ways to Grow Your Career Today

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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 degreeLinks<ul><li><a href="https://edtechpodcast.buzzsprout.com/" rel="nofollow">https://edtechpodcast.buzzsprout.com/</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-stokes/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-stokes/</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.jess-stokes.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.jess-stokes.com/</a> </li></ul>

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

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 degree


Links
https://edtechpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-stokes/ 
https://www.jess-stokes.com/ 



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

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215: Listener Survey

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#215: Listener Survey

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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 eventually pivoting to a path in solopreneurship and entrepreneurship.  Kathy also shared her thoughts around Sustainable Ambition a concept and movement that she built, why she came up with this concept and how she uses it in her work, as well as her own advice to MBAs about how they can use sustainable ambition to make meaningful and impactful career decisions throughout the entirety of their career Links:<ul><li>Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-oneto/</li><li>Podcast: <a href="https://sustainableambition.com/" rel="nofollow">https://sustainableambition.com/</a> </li></ul>

214: Sustainable Ambition with Kathy Oneto

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 eventually pivoting to a path in solopreneurship and entrepreneurship. 

Kathy also shared her thoughts around Sustainable Ambition a concept and movement that she built, why she came up with this concept and how she uses it in her work, as well as her own advice to MBAs about how they can use sustainable ambition to make meaningful and impactful career decisions throughout the entirety of their career

Links:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-oneto/
Podcast: https://sustainableambition.com/ 


#214: Sustainable Ambition with Kathy Oneto

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

213: Lessons About Work and Careers That Nobody Teaches You

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/


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

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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<ul><li><a href="https://alsnewsletter.substack.com/p/new-year-new-promotion" rel="nofollow">https://alsnewsletter.substack.com/p/new-year-new-promotion</a> </li><li>https://www.fastcompany.com/90832084/how-get-noticed-promoted-working-remotely</li></ul>

212: How to Get Promoted at Work

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



#212: How to Get Promoted at Work

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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 how she thinks about her own view on career success.<ul><li>Betty Tran’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bettytranms/</li><li>Betty’s Article in Fortune: https://fortune.com/education/articles/how-this-first-generation-student-ended-up-at-a-top-mba-program-and-landed-an-internship-with-microsoft/</li></ul>

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

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 how she thinks about her own view on career success.
Betty Tran’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bettytranms/
Betty’s Article in Fortune: https://fortune.com/education/articles/how-this-first-generation-student-ended-up-at-a-top-mba-program-and-landed-an-internship-with-microsoft/


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

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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 at HBS, why she wanted to go to Harvard specifically, and some of the memorable and impactful moments from her time at Harvard. Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tayclark/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/tayclark/</a>

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

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

During our conversation, Taylor spoke about her journey to deciding on pursuing an MBA at HBS, why she wanted to go to Harvard specifically, and some of the memorable and impactful moments from her time at Harvard. 

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.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tayclark/

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

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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, level up, and grow a successful career.