In this episode, Namaan Mian, Director at Management Consulted joins me to talk about trends and insights from MBA Management Consulting Recruiting from Fall of 2020. In addition to covering hiring trends and insights from full-time recruiting, we also spoke about what we thought the future looked like and he shared some of the top insights from the 2021 Management Consulted Salary Survey

Petia Whitmore is a higher education expert and entrepreneur. An MBA herself, she has previously served as Dean of MBA Admissions and Managing Director of the MBA Tour. Petia offers a unique perspective on helping applicants find the right MBA Program and navigate the MBA admissions process. During our conversation, she spoke about her diverse experience working in higher education admissions, some of her thoughts on the 2020-2021 MBA application season, and what she is up to with her most recent venture, My MBAPath. (https://www.mymbapath.com)

Layne Austin is both an MBA Recruiter, and MBA Student at the University of California Davis MBA Program. After starting and growing a career within university recruiting, Layne is building her business acumen through the part-time MBA program at UC Davis. During our conversation, Layne spoke about her experience thus far in business school, how her time in school has helped her as an MBA recruiter. We also broke down the MBA recruiting and hiring process and gave advice on how MBA students can shine and stand out as a candidate.

Robert Solby is an MBA Candidate in the Class of 2021 at UC-Berkeley Haas School of Business. Robert’s had an enjoyable and meaningful experience at Haas, but it started with some MBA application adversity. Robert was initially waitlisted, and wasn’t admitted until July before class started. During this interview, Robert spoke about his MBA application journey, being waitlisted and his response, and his advice to MBA applicants who end up on the waitlist.

Linda Abraham is a MBA Admissions Consultant and the Founder of Accepted, a Graduate Admissions Consulting Firm. Linda is a repeat guest on the MBA Insider Podcast, and she joined me today to talk about some insights and trends from the 2020-2021 MBA Admissions season. During our conversation, we spoke about some of the key developments, what she’s seeing from working with her clients, and made some predictions about what’s ahead in the remainder of the application season.

Willie Sullivan is a 2nd Year MBA Student at Goizueta Business School (Emory) and the Managing Director of the J.R Lewis Racial Justice Case Competition. In its inaugural year, this student-run case competition connects corporations and students interested in business in an effort to create innovative and actionable racial justice initiatives for those corporations, and has attracted over 105 teams in its first year. During our conversation, Willie spoke about how he came up with the idea, how he’s brought to life, and what he’s learned working with his peers in building it.

Arianna Sanchez is a MBA Student in the Class of 2021 at NYU Stern, and a future Management Consultant upon graduation. During our conversation, Arianna spoke about her decision to recruit for management consulting, navigating the recruiting process, and the highs and lows of the interviewing process. She also shared how what she learned from recruiting during her first year helped her improve during second year recruiting, and her advice to MBA students interested in careers in management consulting.

Whitnie Narcisse is an MBA Graduate from UNC Kenan-Flagler, and currently the SVP of Operations at First Round Capital. Whitnie spoke about her journey to UNC and her journey to venture capital. She also provided insight into the moves she made to land a career in VC, as well as practical advice on some important lessons when it comes to networking, and Whitnie’s practical tips for building mentor and mentee relationships.

Maya Grossman is the Author of Invaluable: Master the 10 Skills You Need to Skyrocket Your Career. During her career, she’s gotten 15 promotions in 10 years, and worked at leading companies including Microsoft and Google, and recently published her book to help young professionals build their own career development skills. In our conversation, we spoke about her career journey, how she learned to grow and accelerate her career, and her career advice for how MBA students can become invaluable employees in their career.

In this episode, NYU MBA students join me to talk about the NYU Stern MBA Community. In addition to being MBA Students, Daniel (Executive Producer) and Melanie (Host) run Stern Chats, a podcast that explores stories of students, alumni, administrators and faculty at NYU Stern. During our conversation, Daniel and Melanie spoke about their own MBA journey to NYU Stern, what they’ve learned from producing the podcast, and what life is like at NYU Stern