This episode features Sean Li and Paulina Lee, Hosts of the Haas Podcast Network, and MBA students from the UC-Berkeley Haas MBA Program. In this episode, Sean spoke about creating his first podcast (OneHaas) in 2018. and the journey to creating the Haas Podcast Network. Paulina shared her experience as a Co-Host of Here at Haas, and both spoke why they chose Haas, what makes Haas unique, and some of the lessons and stories they’ve learned from speaking to Haas students and alum through the podcast. 

Kenton Kivestu is a Tuck MBA Graduate and the Founder of Rocketblocks (https://www.rocketblocks.me/)  a comprehensive skills driven interview pre platform that he founded while a second year MBA student at Tuck. During our conversation, Kenton spoke about the journey and idea for founding Rocketblocks, common challenges and mistakes MBA students make in the product management interview preparation process, and his advice to MBA students on how they can successfully put together a plan to prepare for product management interviews.

Maria Wich-Vila is an HBA Alum and the Founder of ApplicantLab, a platform designed to guide MBA applicants to navigate the MBA application process. During our conversation, Maria spoke about how she discovered her talent for MBA admissions consulting, which eventually led to founding Applicant Lab, and her approach to providing an accessible approach to MBA admissions consulting to diverse groups of people. 

Natasha Chan graduated with a dual MBA-MPH Degree from The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and the Bloomberg School of Public Health and entered into management consulting. Since then, she’s successfully transitioned into higher education and technology roles - all within the past few years. During our conversation, Natasha spoke about her post-MBA journey, the art of the career pivot, and her advice for current MBA students and alum who are navigating career changes.

After graduating with an MBA from MIT Sloan, Indy Sen jumped into his first Product Marketing job at Salesforce during a high-growth period of its history. Since then, he’s charted his product marketing career at fast-growing tech companies including Box, MuleSoft, Google, WeWork and now Matterport. During our conversation, Indy spoke about his career transition into marketing from consulting, growing a career in Product Marketing and the technology space, and his advice to MBA students interested in Product Marketing.

In this episode, we have Danielle Richie, the Senior Associate Director of MBA Admissions and Student Recruitment from UNC Kenan-Flagler. During our conversation, Danielle spoke about her journey to MBA admissions, as well as finding her way to Chapel Hill and UNC’s MBA Program. Danielle also spoke about what makes UNC Kenan-Flagler unique, the family-like culture at UNC-Kenan-Flagler,  and her guidance for how prospective MBA applicants can put together an authentic MBA application.

Rehan Mirza is a UCLA Anderson Alum, and a Senior Director of Product & Customer Marketing at Culture Amp. Since graduating from Anderson, Rehan has held Product Marketing roles at a number of tech startups. During our interview, Rehan spoke about his PMM journey, the relevance of an MBA to Product Marketing, and his advice to MBA students interested in Product Marketing careers.

Natalie Poston is a MBA Student in the Class of 2021 at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. After pursuing a career in PR, Natalie decided to build her business acumen through an MBA degree, and at McDonough decided to pursue a career in Social Impact and Venture Capital. During our conversation, we spoke about Natalie’s journey to business school, and how she was able to land a career opportunity in Venture Capital

Morgan Franklin is a Chicago Booth MBA Student in the Class of 2021. During her time at Booth, Morgan decided to turn her interest in learning about her classmates’s stories into MBA: The Blog, a blog dedicated to sharing the stories and lives of Booth MBA Students. During this interview, Morgan spoke about her journey to Booth, what she’s learned building MBA the Blog, and some of the powerful stories of her classmates.

Courtney Jacobson is a JD-MBA Candidate at the University of Pennsylvania. In this episode, Courtney spoke about how she discovered dual degree programs, why she decided to apply to a JD-MBA program, and her advice to prospective students who are considering business school or a joint MBA degree.