The ExecMBA Podcast

In this episode, we welcome back to the pod, Associate Director of Career Education and Advising, Jim Collins. In this conversation, Jim shares his insights for military candidates seeking to leverage an MBA to facilitate a career transition. And be sure to check out Jim’s previous episodes on networking and climbing within an organization.  

In this episode, we catch up with Eiman Behzadi, an EMBA format student in our Class of 2019. Eiman is also President of the Executive MBA Entrepreneurship Club (EMBEC), and we sat down with him to talk more about EMBEC, what led him to Darden and what he’s enjoyed about the program so far.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Jessica Hehman. Jessica is an EMBA format student in our Class of 2019, and we sat down with her to talk more about how she decided to pursue an MBA, how she balances the time demands of school, work and a busy personal life and how her learning teams have shaped her program experience.

In this episode of the podcast, we continue our conversation with Jonas Porcar Ferrer and Bhavin Patel, two students in our Class of 2020. Jonas and Bhavin now have a few months under their belts, and we sat down with them to talk more about how their managing the program, and what they enjoyed about their recent global quarter. And be sure to check out Episode 48, our first conversation with Jonas and Bhavin!

In this episode of the ExecMBA Podcast, we catch up with Ron Cook, a GEMBA format student in our Class of 2020. We sat down with Ron to talk about his decision to pursue an MBA, what attracted him to our Global Executive MBA (GEMBA) format, and his entrepreneurial venture in Kenya.

In this episode of the ExecMBA Podcast, we talk with Priyanka Rattana, an EMBA format student in our Class of 2019. This conversation touches upon a variety of topics including how Priyanka chose to pursue an MBA, how her Darden experience has complimented our her technical background and how she balances the many demands on her time.

In this episode of the ExecMBA Podcast, we catch up with Brian Larsen, a GEMBA format student in our Class of 2020. Brian founded and currently runs a business, RestoraPet, and we recently sat down to talk more about his decision to pursue an MBA, his experience on the recent Brazil global residency and his advice for prospective students.

In the episode of the ExecMBA Podcast, we continue our exploration of entrepreneurship and the executive formats with a conversation with Terrell Fuller. Terrell is an EMBA format student in our Class of 2019, and we recently caught up with her about how she decided to pursue an MBA and her experience launching her own business.

In this episode of the ExecMBA Podcast, we catch up with Melinda Woods, an EMBA format student in our Class of 2019. We sat down with Melinda to talk more about how she decided to pursue an MBA, what led her to Darden, and how she juggles life and the demands of work and school.

In this episode of the ExecMBA Podcast, we catch up with Manish Dharia of the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). Manish is Director of Product Development at GMAC, and we recently sat down to talk more about the Executive Assessment (EA). The EA is 40-question, 90-minute test that requires on average 15 to 20 hours of preparation, and it was designed with executive format applicants and their busy schedules in mind. Check it out!