Dr Lisa Orbe-Austin is an Executive Coach and Psychologist, as well as the author of Own Your Greatness: Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life. As someone who is an expert in imposter syndrome, Lisa shared her journey to studying imposter syndrome, the foundations of imposter syndrome, and why it impacts high-achievers and career strivers like MBA students. She also provided tactical advice, based on her research and clinical work on how MBA students can overcome imposter syndrome and achieve their goals.Lisa’s Website: WebsiteLisa’s Book: Amazon Link

Lizzie Ann Jones is a MBA Student In the Class of 2022 at Rice University. Prior to business school, Lizzie was a Corporate Recruiter at Expedia and Amazon, where she learned the ins and outs of hiring and the job search process. Now, as an MBA student, Lizzie is continuing to broaden her business skillset to grow her own career coaching business while preparing for a transition to a career within product marketing. During our conversation, Lizzie spoke about her previous world as a corporate recruiter, her journey to Rice, and how she is building her own business while an MBA student

Ashley Lautzenehiser is an Associate Director at the Forté Foundation, and heads up the Forté MBALaunch program This 10-month program provides a structured road map for applying to business school, including step-by-step application guidance and supportive peer groups. During our conversation, Ashley spoke about Forte’s mission to empower more women leaders, and how the Forté MBALaunch program helps prospective female applicants navigate the MBA application process.

To celebrate the 100th Episode of the MBA Insider Podcast, Daniel Liu, the Managing Director of Career Education & Coaching for the Texas McCombs School of Business joins us to talk about career development for MBAs. As the world of work continues to evolve, Daniel has the task of thinking how he and his teams will equip students with the career development skills they need to succeed in a fast-changing and ever evolving landscape. In this episode, we spoke to Daniel about his own background, the “career development toolkit” MBA students need to continuously thrive in their careers, and what MBA students can do to use their time in business school to prepare for the future of work.

In this special episode, we’re joined by UNC Kenan-Flagler Dean Doug Shackelford. An award-winning researcher and educator, business education innovator and internationally recognized scholar, Doug Shackelford has led UNC Kenan-Flagler for the past 7 years as Dean of the Business School. During our conversation, Doug shares his perspective on what makes the UNC Kenan-Flagler community special, and the long-term career impact of an MBA. He also speaks about various programs and opportunities that students can take advantage of, and why he believes UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA students are uniquely prepared to accelerate their career growth and excel as leaders in the future workplace.

Paul Bauer is a University Recruiter and Program Manager at Tableau Software. After starting his career working in University Career Services, Paul made the jump to University Recruiting, and has recruited university students at companies including Northwestern Mutual, Expedia Group and Amazon. During our conversation, Paul spoke about his journey into University Recruiting, the MBA University recruiting process, and his advice to MBA students who are interested in learning more about how MBA recruiting works. 

The MBA Insider Podcast is officially a year old! In this episode, we invite five of our past MBA Insider Podcast guests, to talk more in depth about their journey over the past year. During our conversation, we talked about how they’ve been managing through COVID-19, how the MBA has helped them navigate through the past year, and what they are looking forward to in the year to come

Jenene Vernon is a Director at the MBA Tour, an organization that helps connect MBA candidates with business schools. During our conversation, Jenene spoke about how The MBA Tour made the pivot to virtual events, the insights she got from candidates and recruiters on the virtual events, and how the MBA Tour has evolved over the past year. She also shared a look into what’s ahead for the MBA Tour into the Spring and Summer, and her advice for prospective MBA applicants looking to apply to an MBA program.

After serving in the military, Katherine Rowe (UT-McCombs, ‘20) chose to get an MBA to pursue a new career, and landed at UT-McCombs. Throughout her time at McCombs, Katherine not only took advantage of the resources and opportunities to expand skills, but also built meaningful relationships that led to growth and development. In this conversation, Katherine spoke about her journey to McCombs, how she was able to effectively build a network from a non-traditional background, and the impact of those relationships that helped her grow her career in sports and entertainment.

In this episode, we learn about all things Vanderbilt with Rob Schickler, Associate Director of Recruitment at the Owen Graduate School of Management. During our conversation, Rob gave his own unique perspective as an Owen Alum who now works in Admissions, and shared with us what makes Owen unique, what they look for in applicants, and why Owen is a great place for potential MBA students.