The ExecMBA Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Peter Webb. Peter is a graduate in Darden’s Executive MBA Class of 2019, and he is also a former US Army Special Forces Officer. After graduating from Darden, Peter founded a hydroponic farming venture, Grow.DC, and we recently connected with him via Zoom to talk about his background, how he decided to pursue an MBA, what inspired him to launch Grow.DC and much more.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with the co-Presidents of our Black Executive MBA (BEMBA) student organization, Michael Long and Aja Sae-Kung. Michael and Aja are both second year students in our Executive MBA Class of 2021, and we recently connected with them via Zoom to talk about how things are going as the Executive MBA program pivots in response to COVID-19 and what BEMBA has been up to over the past few months.  

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with David Black and Heather Townsend. David and Heather are both graduates in our Executive MBA Class of 2019, and they recently launched a mental health-focused venture, Even Health. We recently connected with David and Heather via Zoom to talk more about their background, what led them to start a business, what Even Health is all about and more.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Janeth Gomez. Janeth is Global Executive MBA (GEMBA) format alumna from our Class of 2017, and we recently connected via Zoom to talk about her background, what led her to Darden, what attracted her to the GEMBA format, how her Darden experience has shaped and impacted her career and much more.  

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Emily Harper. Emily is an EMBA format student in our Executive MBA Class of 2021, and we recently connected via Zoom to talk about her MBA journey, what led her to Darden. how she has balanced work, life and school and much more. Emily also shares her experience with the new hybrid class model as our Executive MBA program navigates the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Jeremiah Newman. Jeremiah is a member of our Executive MBA Class of 2018, and we recently connected with him via Zoom to talk about his MBA journey, what led him to Darden and how his Darden experience has helped him grow his Africa-inspired fashion start-up, Trubaker.

This episode is all about our Network of Executive Women (NEW) student organization. We recently connected with three Presidents of NEW – Caroline Clark (EMBA ’21), Amanda Richardson (EMBA ’19) and Kristine Campbell (EMBA ’18) – via Zoom to talk more about their backgrounds, how they decided to pursue an MBA, what led them to Darden and how the Network of Executive Women shaped and informed their Darden experience.

In this episode, we catch up with Claritza Jiménez. Claritza is a second year student in our Executive MBA Class of 2021, and she is also one of the co-President’s of our Executive MBA Entrepreneurship Club and a member of the Network of Executive Women student organization’s leadership team. Claritza is a journalist by trade, and we recently connected with her via Zoom to talk more about her background, how she decided to pursue an MBA, how her Darden experience has impacted her work and much more.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Mike Rudolph. Mike is a graduate in the Executive MBA Class of 2018, and we recently connected with him via Zoom to talk his decision to pursue an MBA, what led him to Darden, his experience participating in the program while living in Boston, MA and how his time at Darden continues to inform and impact his work.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Alan Thompson. Alan is a member of our Executive MBA Class of 2018, and we recently connected with him via Zoom to talk about how he decided to pursue an MBA, what led him to Darden, how he pivoted his career from the CIA to operating a Chick-fil-a in Washington, DC and how his business is weathering the coronavirus pandemic.