Poets&Quants

Johnson’s MBA is built to support career switchers. Hear from Cornell’s Drew Pascarella, faculty director for the Investment Banking Immersion, and alumna Hillary Powers, who successfully transitioned from wine to Wall Street.

Sustainability is relevant to all industries, and leaders need to ensure they are taking it into account. Cornell’s Mark Milstein and Glen Dowell share their insights and how they prepare leaders to manage sustainable businesses.

In this podcast, Director of Recruitment Juliet Valdez and Doubara Koripamo MBA’18 talk about what sets Willamette MBA apart from other programs. Doubara currently works as a Strategy & Operations Consultant at Deloitte.

In this podcast, Professor of Public Management and Policy Analysis Tim Johnson and Dean Mike Hand discuss Willamette MBA’s curriculum and new programming. Dean Mike Hand discusses his vision for Willamette MBA.

Associate Professor of HR Management Ashley Nixon and Director of Career Management Beth Ursin discuss how they help students become career ready starting on Day One through the first-year core course, Practical Application for Careers and Enterprises.

Cornell’s associate dean for MBA programs, Drew Pascarella, highlights ways international MBA students can overcome perceived borders and barriers, and what they might expect for career outcomes and support.

Cornell’s Hernan Saenz discusses why leaders need to master A.I. and harness human diversity that will enable them to prosper in the new era of business at the intersection of people and technology.

In this podcast, Liz Hartman MBA’19 and CJ Walker MBA’20 talk about how Willamette MBA helped them land their dream job at Intel and internship at Wieden + Kennedy with no previous work experience.

Andrew Karolyi, dean of academic affairs for the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, shares the ways in which Cornell focuses on “globalization for the greater good," including its integration into the MBA experience.

Cornell's Gautam Ahuja, professor of management, and MBA alumna Symone Williams, discuss Johnson's case study approach that aligns strategic critical thinking, analytics, and collaboration for consulting outcomes.

Andrew Karolyi, dean of academic affairs for the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, shares the ways in which Cornell focuses on “globalization for the greater good," including its integration into the MBA experience.

Often called “soft skills,” critical thinking and leadership are hard skills to learn. Cornell’s Risa Mish and Lynn Wooten discuss must-have leadership strategies and core business competencies that place people at the center.

Cornell’s Michelle Duguid, associate professor, and MBA alumnae Amanda Archila and Symone Williams discuss overcoming stereotypes as businesswomen and the benefits of active listening and recognizing competitive advantage.

Explore the benefits that come from combining quant and data intelligence with soft business skills, such as critical thinking and negotiation. Cornell’s Vishal Gaur and Drew Pascarella make the case for connecting these skills.

The fintech ecosystem continues to evolve, especially from the consumer experience perspective. Drew Pascarella, associate dean for MBA programs and faculty director of the fintech intensive at Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business, shares his insights

Alumni Tom Schryver, Nichole Bestman and Kyle Johnson talk about how Cornell helps students make connections across technology and business to create startups with economic and societal impact.

Trust is the bedrock of commerce, and the Notre Dame MBA empowers you to ask more of business and of yourself. Chris Adkins uses knowledge gained in research and consulting Fortune 100 companies to give students the tools to be more empathetic leaders.

Community, collaboration and the sense that you are a part of something bigger are just a few things that make the Notre Dame MBA special. Hear from three current students on their experience, why they chose Notre Dame and what makes Notre Dame unique.

Getting your MBA is full of challenges and opportunities. At Notre Dame, our community extends beyond the classroom. You’ll join a network with 270 clubs around the world. No matter where you go or what you do, there will always be a Domer to support you.

A course that is transformative for students and society. Business on the Frontlines harnesses the power of business to provide economic stability and peace. Alumni say it completely changes the way they make decisions and approach problem solving.

Communication is a crucial skill recruiters look for when hiring but an often overlooked piece of the typical MBA. Listen to Dr. Amanda McKendree discuss how the Notre Dame MBA works to develop this key ability to best position you for after graduation.

"Notre Dame is such a special place. Once I got to campus, felt like it was home.” Tiffany Lee, MBA ’17, leveraged the Notre Dame one-year MBA – as well as the vast career and alumni networks – to take her extensive business skills to the next level.

Paul Ollinger is one funny guy. Especially for someone with an MBA. In this Poets&Quants podcast with Editor-in-Chief John A. Byrne, Ollinger explains how his MBA classmates at Tuck initially fueled his interest in doing stand-up and how he brings humor to such sober topics as money and careers. Author of You Should Totally Get An MBA, Ollinger thinks and writes from the perspective of someone...

An MBA doesn’t just move you up in your existing career silo; it can also be the sledgehammer that breaks you out of that silo and into new career paths. Marla McGraw from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University shares her related insights with Poets&Quants.

In an era of rapid change, education isn’t a designation, but an ongoing process, and an MBA is a big part of that process. Vallabh Sambamurthy from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University shares his related insights with Poets&Quants.