Here at Haas

H@H: Ep. 53 - Today, we give our condolences to the countless victims and loved ones who have suffered recently from the tragic events in Atlanta, San Francisco, New York, other places where Asians have seen increased hate crimes since COVID19 became a global epidemic. Ray shares his own story of feeling exclusion, a sentiment felt by many Asians who grew up in a city or region where Asian represe...

Zeenia Irani, EWMBA 23 – A Global Journey to Haas  H@H: Ep 52 – Zeenia Irani joins NEW H@H host, Adam Ward on his first episode of Here@Haas. Zeenia discusses how her heritage, culture, and upbringing have formulated her perspectives and passions of community and the overall importance of elevating and providing support for vulnerable communities. On how her Zoroastrian roots influence her perspec...

H@H: Ep 51 – On this shelter-in-place anniversary edition of Here@Haas, host Ray Guan talks with Frances Ho about her unique journey to Haas from the animal welfare and music festival industries. The Bay Area went into quarantine in mid-March last year, and the live events & entertainment industry has been one of the hardest hit throughout. Frances talks about the challenges she’s faced, impos...

H@H: Ep 50 – Gillian Chu joins host, Paulina Lee on this week’s episode of Here@Haas. Gillian shares about her journey growing up and working in different countries and making the cross-country move from NYC to SF. She discusses her passion for Haas and why she wanted to get involved as the EW MBA Association Co-President and the legacy she hopes to leave. The legacy that Gillian hopes she and the...

H@H: Ep 49 – Nuhamin Woldemariam joins host, Paulina Lee on this week’s episode of Here@Haas. Nuhamin, shares her journey from Ethiopia to Chicago and finally to the Bay Area. She also discusses her pivot from accounting to recruiting to consulting and finding her current career working in Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at LinkedIn. Other themes in the episode are the Black experience in Ame...

H@H: Ep 48 - D’Juan Wilcher joins Ray Guan this week on Here@Haas. As the SVP, Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Associated Bank, D’Juan is passionate about DEI and its evolution in the business world. A naval officer with extensive experience in the non-profit sector, D’Juan shares his advice on how people can make a difference in workplace equity no matter how big their company. Episod...

H@H: Ep 47 – Cheick Diarra joins host, Ray Guan on this week’s episode of Here@Haas. Cheick, originally from Mali, has a deep background in biotech, including receiving his Doctorate of Pharmacy at UCSF, and currently works as a Senior Safety Scientist at Genentech.  To all that know Cheick, he is always optimistic, encouraging and raises the spirits of anyone he interacts with. Self described as...

H@H: Ep 46 – On this episode of Here@Haas, Chloe Kauffman joins host Ray Guan to share her story of settling into the Bay Area. After spending her entire life in the Midwest, Chloe moved to Santa Clara county upon accepting a job at CISCO, and has been active with community events through mentoring students and working in foster care. Chloe has already extended her community leadership to Haas by...

H@H: Ep 45 – Alan Duong joins host, Paulina Lee on this week’s episode of Here@Haas. Alan, a US Army Veteran and Sr. Financial Analyst at LinkedIn, leverages his passions for photography, the outdoors and much more to give back to the community and causes that mean the most to him. Recently elected as the Executive Vice President of the EWMBA Association, he hopes over the next year to lead EWMBA...

H@H: Ep 44 - Adam Ward joins host Paulina Lee on this week’s episode of Here@Haas. After studying politics in the UK, Adam came to the States on a scholarship to study the 2012 election. His fascination with people, messaging, and better understanding what persuades actions has translated seamlessly into a career in sales and marketing at MuleSoft. Adam is also the newly elected EVP of Marketing f...

H@H: Ep 43 - On this week’s edition of the Here@Haas podcast, Ryan Scott, joins host Ray Guan to talk about his passion for design and business. Ryan explores the world of design, and his journey through working in various roles at different startups Palantir, DoorDash, and now AirBnB. Ryan’s journey began when he discovered design in high school and when he accidentally found product-market-fit f...

H@H: Ep 42 – Kevin Chang joins host, Ray Guan on this week’s episode of Here@Haas. Kevin, an entrepreneur with a background in investment banking, shares his experience and learnings from past ventures and how Haas served as a spark for new opportunities. Kevin is the recently elected co-President of the EWMBA Association and is looking to encourage fellow students to take charge of their experien...

H@H: Ep 41 - Dawa Ardiles joins host Ray Guan on this week’s episode of Here@Haas. Currently the head of marketing for Brightflow AI, and serving as President of the Haas FinTech Club, Dawa hails from Argentina and is passionate about the intersection of finance and technology. Dawa talks to us about the exciting opportunities that FinTech holds for Latin America, especially in its ability to give...

H@H: Ep 40 –  Maram Alikaj  joins host,  Aravind Mamidanna  on this week’s episode of Here@Haas. In this episode, Maram talks about her schooling in Syria, her life as a Management consultant, how she made the transition to Tech, careers in social impact and much more. Episode Quotes On Social Impact: "Social impact is not an industry. it's actually a lens and that lens can be applied to m...

H@H: Ep 39 – On this month’s edition of monthly musings, we talk Paulina’s birthday shenanigans, adding more folks to the Haas Podcasts team, and recent podcast episodes. We also have some pitches for popular clubs amongst Berkeley Haas students. Check out the links below and feel free to reach out to club presidents for more info: Women in Leadership (10:38) - Blair Evans (club co-president): H@H...

H@H: Ep 38 – Blair Evans joins host, Paulina Lee on this week’s episode of Here@Haas. Blair, a CPA who has made her career in real estate, is the president of Women in Leadership (WIL) at Haas. A Californian through and through, Blair knows the importance of a supportive community and is passionate about cultivating this community to empower and elevate women at Haas.  On the mission and function...

H@H: Ep 37 – On this week’s edition of the Here@Haas podcast, Daniil Pushkin joins host Ray Guan to talk about his passion for data. Daniil shares his journey from Russia to USA in pursuit of a full-time MBA and a career in technology. Daniil also talks about his involvement as President of the Haas Data Science Club, including workshops and club events. Daniil also shares his summer internship ex...

H@H: Ep. 36 – On this month's episode of monthly musings, the team (Paulina, Aravind, Ray) talks about their recent episodes, including interviews with Club VPs & the onboarding of the new podcast team. 

H@H: Ep. 35 – On this week’s edition of the Here@Haas podcast, Ana Alanis joins host Ray Guan to talk about her journey to Haas. Ana shares with us her explorer mindset going into the program, including several events she attended while finding her ‘north star’. We then talk about Ana’s involvement as co-President of the Haas Marketing Club (HMC), including events and workshops to look forward to....

H@H: Ep. 34 – On this week’s episode of Here@Haas, host Ray is joined by Steven Brisley to discuss his journey from management consulting in the midwest to energy involvement at Haas. We discuss Steven’s involvement with the Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC), opportunities for students to get involved, formal & informal events, and “BERC”-shops. Steven then tells us about ty...

H@H: Ep. 33 – On the latest episode of Here@Haas, host Ray Guan is joined by Nick Bellamy, FTMBA ’21, to discuss Nick’s journey from the UK to New York to Haas. Nick then talks about his career journey, shifting from IBM consulting to various jobs and internships in the cannabis industry. Nick is also the president of the Berkeley Cannabis Industry Club (BCIC), and we discuss the club’s goals, ann...

H@H: Ep 32 – Binundu Isaiah Samuel joins host, Paulina Lee on this week’s episode of Here@Haas. Binundu Isaiah is president of the Executive MBA Class of 2020 and a leader was with a passion for building communities. Originally from Nigeria, Isaiah shares his journey across the US and the world on his way to Haas. On the Importance of Community: “So allyship, friendship, the community is something...

H@H: Ep 31 – Deepak Gupta, an advisor in entrepreneurship at Berkeley Haas, joins us today to talk about the Berkeley entrepreneurship ecosystem.  He shares how the entrepreneurship ecosystem has evolved throughout the year, where students and alumni can find the resources they need and what they can do in order to build their start-up companies, and Haas' mission as a leader in entrepreneursh...

H@H: Ep 30 – On this episode of the Here@Haas podcast, Dr. Andreea Gorbatai joins Ray to discuss her time at Haas and research in the field of organizational management. We talk about a few experiments that Andreea had participated in, including how Wikipedia found realized which pages were most viewed, and why women raise more money than men in crowdfunding. Finally, Andreea tells us how organiza...

H@H: Ep 29 – On this week’s episode host, Paulina Lee is joined by Professor Ross Levine . Ross shares how he became an economist, working inside at the World Bank, & his journey to Haas.  He discusses some of his research (full list available): 16:17 - The link between corporate social responsibility and a firm’s resilience during the COVID economic shock 25:29 - Changes in banking regulation...