Zicklin GCMC Podcast

In this episode, Justyn speaks with Dana Zeller ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-zeller/ ), Zicklin MS Statistics alum and Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer at BHI, a global financial services firm. Dana shares her unique perspective on career planning through the lens of a financial portfolio, and her five elements within it: Start big, or start small. All that matters is that y...

In this episode, we speak with Tony Steuer, CLU, LA, CPFFE, an internationally recognized financial fluency advocate, award-winning author, and host of The Get Ready Money Podcast. Financial fluency and planning mirrors much of what individuals experience in their career planning and progression. Think of mindset, personal preferences, emotions, and life goals. Topics in the discussion include: Ho...

In this episode, Zicklin Evening MBA '26 student Rezwan Islam ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/rezwan-islam33/ ) talks about his summer 2024 Product Management internship in Detroit, MI with a national brand that provides digital solutions for complex transactions. Rezwan has a background in Mechanical Engineering, and started his MBA in spring 2024 to help make a functional change in his career. Top...

In this episode, Zicklin Evening MBA '26 student Daniel Jordan ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-jordan-djc/ ) to talk about his experience at Zicklin over the past year. Dan started his MBA program in fall 2023. Topics include: His personal journey to starting the MBA How to talk to strangers on an airplane His experience at the 2023 Reaching Out MBA Conference Him passing the Securities Indus...

In this episode, Laura Lakhwara (MBA '14 - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauralakhwara/ ), Technology Adoption and Customer Success Leader with Soapbox, a warehouse and fulfillment tech platform, speaks with students to remind them to be sure to keep the hiring manager's perspective in mind when they're applying and interviewing. This can help decrease frustration, while keep them more strategic in...

Episode Notes The job search in and of itself can be daunting. Having to manage your job search while also navigating getting sponsorship can be even more so and it can become increasingly an overwhelming process that can feel stressful.  In this episode, we speak with MS Finance alum, Nikhil Mandhwani ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhil-mandhwani-ca-13875a1bb/ ), who is currently an AVP Associat...

Oftentimes, changing careers can feel additionally confusing and frustrating because there's no one way to be able to do it. What if there was one for entering a career as a Data Engineer? In this episode, we speak with MS Information Systems, Data Analytics alum David Freitag ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkfreitag/ ), who is currently a Data Engineer at an insurance company. In addition to h...

Episode Notes The world is layered, complex, and noisy – especially when we’re talking about all forms of communication that we not only receive, but that we send out as well. In this episode, we speak Baruch College alum Ben Guttmann (BBA ’11 - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benguttmann/ ) about some of the elements of effective messaging and communication. Ben built, ran, and sold an award-winning...

Episode Notes In any career journey, there will be challenges. They can include not getting through to the people with whom you want to connect, feeling dejected overall, hearing no to an application - or sometimes hearing nothing. Responding (or not responding) to those challenges can be even more difficult. In this episode, we speak with Zicklin Full-time MBA alumna Adi Markus (MBA '16), who is...

Episode Notes We've all heard how life, professionally or personally, can be more rewarding if it's directed intentionally and deliberately. But is there a step-by-step model that can help us do that? In this episode, we speak with Rina Koshkina, an executive and career coach ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/rinakoshkina/ ), whose own career spans over 25 years in various business and talent-developm...