Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA

In this episode, which is a recording of a virtual event, we talk with 4 of our current MBA students who served or are serving in the US military, all second-year students: Kayla Vickers, Jason Hedrick, Mason Strain, and Allan Wiltshire. They are coming to the end of their time here in the program and had a lot to share about their experiences. Listen in to hear more about what they did before the program and what they will be doing post-MBA (and how they got there!). Kayla Vickers was serving as Clinical Director of Optometry at Fort Hood's Carl T. Darnall Army Medical Center before joining the program. She interned in Operations with Cox Communications and after graduation, she will be posted to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio as a Healthcare Administrator. Pre-MBA Jason Hedrick was an Army Aviation Officer. He interned at Bank of America and will be joining them as a Global Technology & Operations Rotational Associate after he graduates. Mason Strain served as a U.S Army Infantry Officer and his last position before joining the program was as a Platoon Leader at Arlington National Cemetery. Post-MBA, he will be working in Walmart's Operations Leadership Development Program. Before the program, Allan Wiltshire served as a Special Operations Team Commander with the US Marine Corps. Post-MBA, he will be working for Merrill Lynch as a Wealth Management Advisor.You can learn more about the veteran experience in our program by following the Georgia MBA Veterans Club on LinkedIn. Other resources include the Student Veterans Resource Center and the Military page of our website. We are a Yellow Ribbon program and all U.S. military personnel are eligible for application fee and test score waivers. If you have suggestions for future topics, please let us know! You can always reach us at georgiamba at uga dot edu. If you want to learn more about the program, you can always visit terry.uga.edu/mba/fulltime. You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram. We also have a YouTube playlist and that link is in the show notes. Thank you to our producer Scott Duvall of jawavifilms. Stay safe, everyone. We look forward to hearing from you, and…GO DAWGS!

In this episode, we talk with Chad Mandala, Ph.D candidate and director of the University's Pride Center about his work supporting queer and trans students, Pride Center history, and what the Pride Center offers today. What many people don't know is that UGA holds an important place in gay history. Fifty years ago this November, UGA was home to the first student organization in the university system supporting gay students – The Committee on Gay Education (CGE). In the spring of 1972, they sued the institution for the right to hold a dance, the first gay dance at a southern public institution. And they won. That organization lives on today as the Pride Alliance. The Pride Center was founded in 1995 and was the first within the University system.The UGA Special Collections Library has more detailed information about CGE and GLOBES, UGA's faculty staff LGBTQ organization, through their Making Space: Fighting for Inclusion, Building Community at UGA digital archive. You can also view a digital pop-up about the Pride Center created for it's 20th anniversary.Connect with Admissions by signing up for a 1-on-1 appointment, register for any of our virtual events or reach out to an MBA Ambassador directly to learn more about the student experience. Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist or our playlist of recorded events. And lastly, a big shout out to our producer, Scott Duvall of Jawavi Films!  

In this episode, we are sharing the recording of a recent live event with 4 of our international students: Franklin Nwachukwu, MBA '23; Priscilla Miuiane MBA '23; Aakash Khadka, MBA '23; and Vishakha Tiwari, MBA '22. We had a lively and candid conversation about their experiences as students in the program. Listen in to learn more about how the curriculum prepares them for their internships, how the MBA/MSBA STEM track will prepare them for careers in the US, and what it's like living in Athens.Connect with Admissions by signing up for a 1-on-1 appointment, register for any of our virtual events or reach out to an MBA Ambassador directly to learn more about the student experience. Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist or our playlist of recorded events. And lastly, a big shout out to our producer, Scott Duvall of Jawavi Films!

In this episode, we are sharing the recording of a recent live event with 4 of our students of color and members of the Black MBA student group: Nick Collins MBA '22; Gbenga Enoch, MBA '22; Priscilla Miuiane MBA '23; and Kayla Vickers MBA '22. We had a lively and candid conversation about their experiences as students in the program and as students of color at a predominantly white institution. For more information about the history of Black students at UGA, check out this digital archive from the Special Collections Library: Making Space: Fighting for Inclusion, Building Community at UGA.Connect with Admissions by signing up for a 1-on-1 appointment, register for any of our virtual events or reach out to an MBA Ambassador directly to learn more about the student experience. Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist or our playlist of recorded events. And lastly, a big shout out to our producer, Scott Duvall of Jawavi Films! 

In this episode, I am sharing the recording of a recent live event with 3 of our female students and members of the Graduate Women's Business Association: Colleen Kelleher MBA '22; Gayatri Belhekar, MBA '23; and Callie Weir, MBA '23. They were very candid in sharing about their experiences in the program to date and how they overcame the challenges they have faced so far. Listen in to hear about their journeys.Connect with Admissions by signing up for a 1-on-1 appointment, register for any of our virtual events or reach out to an MBA Ambassador directly to learn more about the student experience. Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist. Produced by Jawavifilms. Kaltura playlist of our live recordings.  

Welcome back to Dawgs on Top! With Season 4, we want to broaden the scope while also focusing on a theme. Diversity is top of mind to many of us and a critical piece of any MBA program. In the Full-Time MBA program, we know we are responsible for offering the best possible experience to all of our students and we will not succeed at that unless we continually strive to expand our efforts to be more diverse, more inclusive, more equitable and better attuned to creating a welcoming environment for everyone. I named this season Perspectives for those reasons and want this season to present the stories of people who are 100% committed to protecting and expanding the diversity of life experience that matters most to them. I will be sharing some recorded live events with our students, interviewing some of our faculty at the Terry College about their research, and interviewing some more Athens leaders who have found their passion and placed a flag in their corner of the universe that they want to make better for everyone. You can always reach us at georgiamba at uga dot edu. If you want to learn more about the program, you can always visit terry.uga.edu/mba/fulltime. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We also have a YouTube playlist and that link is also I the show notes. Thanks again for joining us. Stay safe. We look forward to hearing from you, and…GO DAWGS!

In this episode, we talk with two staff members with UGA’s University Health Center: Kristin Groft, Senior Communications Coordinator, and Liana Natochy, their Alcohol and Other Drugs Education Coordinator. The UHC has about 300 staff serving the University’s 37,000 and 10,000 staff and has been serving the University for over 100 years. They provide a wide range of services and programming, from primary care to virtual yoga, all aimed at keeping the University community healthy. As you might expect, they have been a critical resource during COVID-19. Listen in and learn more about how they serve the community. And just a note about the audio quality for this episode. We did have a recording snafu, so the audio is not as good as usual, but the content is still interesting and useful so we are publishing it anyways!

In this final episode of the season, we talked with Jake Mosley, Director of Student Engagement and two second year students, Emylee Connally and Lily Waldron, about our Leadership Fellows program. Leadership development is an integral part of our MBA program, especially since students are getting an MBA to become better managers and leaders. We’ve had a leadership development program for many years now, and it has evolved over time to meet the needs of the market and our students. Like the rest of our curriculum, the leadership fellows programs offers students the flexibility to choose the academic and co-curricular activities that best fit their individual leadership journeys.View to the slides and audio together for this episode and all of our live events from this fall.Connect with Admissions by signing up for a 1-on-1 appointment, register for any of our virtual events or reach out to an MBA Ambassador directly to learn more about the student experience. Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist. 

In this episode, we talked with Jiwon Park, MBA Career Training & Development Specialist, and Siddhant Agarwal, MBA Class of 2021, about what Athens, UGA and the program offer our international students. International applicants are often making the decision of where to apply and attend without the opportunity to visit the program and meet people in person. This adds additional stress and uncertainty to an important life decision. Athens is a great place to live and UGA is an impressive institution by any measure. We hope what we discuss in this episode provides a better picture of what it means to be an MBA student at the University of Georgia. Listen to the slides and audio together.Connect with Admissions by signing up for a 1-on-1 appointment, register for any of our virtual events or reach out to an MBA Ambassador directly to learn more about the student experience. Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist.

In this episode, we talked with Jake Mosley, Director of Student Engagement and Travis Hawkins, a second year student, about our curriculum and concentration offerings and how those align with career paths. With 9 concentrations and 3 areas of focus, our students choose from a menu of required and elective courses to design their individual programs of study. This flexibility of elective offerings allows our students to mindfully customize their academic experience so that they can position themselves competitively in the job market. Program staff give students the tools to make this program what they need it to be. Our job is to curate the best possible experience for them. Faculty and staff here at Terry are dedicated to the success of our students. In particular, career management staff provide personalized support to each of our students. One size does not fit all here at Terry and we help all our students find their place in business.Listen to the slides and audio together.Connect with Admissions by signing up for a 1-on-1 appointment, register for any of our virtual events or reach out to an MBA Ambassador directly to learn more about the student experience. Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist.  

In this episode, we talked with Jake Mosley, Director of Student Engagement and 2 of our current students, John Davis and Alex Foye, both Class of 2021, about the applied learning opportunities in the program. Besides our Leadership Fellows and Non Profit Board Fellows programs, our students engage on real world projects with Atlanta- and Athens-area corporations, small businesses and local non-profits. In the last 3 years, they have completed about 70+ projects. In addition, students complete at least 50 hours of community service while in the program. Applied learning opportunities are an essential component of the curriculum because students apply what they have learned and gain experience that positions them competitively for internships and full-time jobs. And in some cases, they are a way our students give back to the local community. Listen to the slides and audio together.Connect with Admissions by signing up for a 1-on-1 appointment, register for any of our virtual events or reach out to an MBA Ambassador directly to learn more about the student experience. Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist.

In this episode, our Admissions Director talked with Emily Nicholos, Associate Director of Corporate Relations and 2 of our current students, Ashlee Azziz, MBA '22, and Alex Meier, MBA '21, about how COVID has changed networking and recruiting and how the program and our students have adapted. These changes have also impacted companies and recruiters, so we are all learning as we go and we are all in this together. COVID has presented all of us with many challenges, but MBA students are designed for resiliency and adaptability. Finding new ways to put a human touch on our virtual lives is just the latest business challenge to overcome. You can also watch the slides with the audio from this episode.Connect with Admissions by signing up for a 1-on-1 appointment, register for any of our virtual events or reach out to an MBA Ambassador directly to learn more about the student experience. Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist.

In this episode, the Admissions Director and two of our first year students, Ashlee Azziz and Luke Rabun, talk about how to prepare for the admissions interview and how similar they are to job interviews. The interview is an important step in the MBA Admissions process, and in the time of COVID, there are new things to think about and plan for. We share our experiences and pro tips on what to do and what not to do. You can also watch the slides with the audio from this episode.Connect with Admissions by signing up for a 1-on-1 appointment, register for any of our virtual events or reach out to an MBA Ambassador directly to learn more about the student experience. Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist.

In this episode, Cara Sonnier, Associate Director of MBA Admissions, talked with 3 of our current students, Matt White, Ashlee Azziz, and Stephen Eppling, about living in Athens. Athens is consistently rated as one of the U.S.’ best college towns with great food, great music, and great people! It is only an hour from Atlanta, one of the largest business hubs in the U.S., so there is easy access to a major city and the benefits of a smaller town like lower cost of living and less traffic. Also known as the “Classic City,” Athens is unique and rich in cultural heritage but also modern, diverse, and progressive. We really have something for everyone here from our legendary music scene, amazing restaurants, thriving arts community, and plenty of parks and green space.The Athens area is also home to more than 300 non-profits, 31 private foundations, and a thriving start-up community that employs over 250 people and generates 250 million dollars in revenue annually. Several large corporations also call the Athens area home, including Carrier, Hitachi, Caterpillar, Evo-Shield, and Eaton. All of our students are expected to give back to this community by completing community service hours. They can do this in a variety of ways including sitting on the board of directors for a local nonprofit through our Non-Profit Board Fellows, by completing social impact projects through Leadership Fellows, or by working on a B-Corp certification project with a local business. In recent years, our students have logged thousands of service hours at over 80 volunteer organizations. Listen in and learn more!You can also watch the slides with the audio from this episode.Connect with Admissions by signing up for a 1-on-1 appointment, register for any of our virtual events or reach out to an MBA Ambassador directly to learn more about the student experience. Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist.

The Fall 2021 application is live, we are 4 weeks into the semester, and first year students are prepping for this week's virtual National Black MBA Association Conference and Career Fair. It's a busy time in the program and also a good time to share information about the application. In this episode, Cara Sonnier, Associate Director of MBA Admissions, and two first year students, Gbenga Enoch and Luke Rabun, join Deirdre Kane, Director of MBA Admissions, to talk about their experience so far as students, the admissions process, and how to put together a strong application. So if you are preparing your application now or thinking about starting one, listen in to hear some helpful advice!Slides: Program Overview & Application TipsConnect with Admissions by signing up for a 1-on-1 appointment, register for any of our virtual events or reach out to an MBA Ambassador directly to learn more about the student experience. Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist.

Summer for an MBA student is synonymous with completing an internship, especially for those making career transitions. An internship is a 10-week job interview for both the student and the employer and a great opportunity to apply new skills and knowledge in a real world setting. In this episode, we talk with Emily Nicholos from Career Management and three of our second year students about their internships in marketing, finance, and private equity. Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist.

This podcast started at the beginning of the pandemic as an effort to bring stories about the Georgia MBA program and Athens to incoming students and prospective applicants. Then on May 25th with the murder of George Floyd, the nation added civil unrest to a horrible pandemic. This country is experiencing an imperfect storm of pain and suffering. As a program and as individuals, we often feel overwhelmed. Every day feels like stepping into a void where so much is uncertain and so much needs to change. Since we know many others are struggling with all of this as well, we invited a member of the Terry faculty who over the course of her career has unfailingly tackled the difficult issues of diversity, equity and inclusion with the words of a scholar, the humor of a stand up comedian, and the heart of a social justice warrior. Dr. Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander has been with UGA and the Terry College since 1988 and is a tenured associate professor of Employment Law & Legal Studies. During her time at Terry, she has earned more than 50 awards for teaching and service, including the 2019 Minority Services & Programs Honored Trailblazer tribute, 2017 award for UGA’s best Diversity & Inclusion program, 2016 Women’s Studies Professor of the Year and one of UGA Student Government Association’s ten Outstanding Professors of the Year, and the 2015 national $25,000 Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman award for excellence in teaching. In 2015, Dr. Bennett-Alexander delivered a TED Talk on Practical Diversity that now has over 124,000 views and she is the 2011 recipient of the University of Georgia’s highest award for diversity, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Building Bridges award.  Her website, Practical Diversity,  is a way for each of us to start doing the "heart work" needed to create real change.

This podcast started back in May when working virtually became a way of life for the MBA program staff.  In season one, we talked about football, going to South Africa, the student veterans experience, our non profit board fellows program and the support provided by our career management staff. In season two, we learned more about Athens’ creative economy, philanthropic community, and talked with some business leaders. Since August is here, it's time to get ready to go back to school! Growing up, going back to school was an exciting time. New classes, new friends, new teachers. New things to learn and do. Going back to graduate school is a more complex process. Going back to graduate school during a pandemic adds a whole other layer of complexity and difficulty. So in this episode, we're talking with two MBA program staff, Jake Mosley with student engagement and Emily Nicholos with career management, and one of second year students, Emylee Connally, who is also VP of marketing with our graduate business association, about the moving to Athens right now, re-opening plans, what to expect in the fall, and orientation. 

In this last episode of Season Two, Town & Gown, we interviewed the owners of The Rook and Pawn, Athens’ downtown gameboard café, Tim and Carrie Kelly. They came to Georgia to attend the University, loved Athens and decided to stay. The Rook and Pawn grew out of their passion for board games and has become a community hotspot. They share the challenges of running a business while juggling careers, children, and COVID-19. Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist. 

Jittery Joe's Coffee opened in 1994 on Washington St. near the 40 Watt Club and was open 24 hours a day to serve everyone: students, townies, and artists. Since then, it has grown into a roaster on Barber Street and 14 locations where everyone can get their fix. It is also a community fixture and institution, lending its support to causes, events, and organizations as part of its mission. Charlie Mustard, Head Roaster Extraordinaire and one of 3 owners, has perfected his craft while growing the business. In this episode, Charlie recounts his journey in the Tasting Room next to the Roaster in between batches of coffee. Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist.

With its Get Comfortable, Get Artistic, and Brew For One campaigns, Creature Comforts Brewing Co. has given $2M back to non-profits in the Athens community since opening in 2014. They are redefining community giving and through their downtown location, they have literally and figuratively created space to do wonderful things. In this episode, we talk with Madeline Bates and Ally Hellenga. Madeline Bates oversees the Get Artistic community impact program at Creature Comforts Brewing Co. She is also a member of the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission. Madeline earned a BA in Art History from the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia in 2015. Ally Hellenga serves as the Community Manager at Creature Comforts Brewing Co. in Athens, Ga. In her role, she helps steward two of Creature Comforts’ community impact programs: Get Comfortable and Brew For One. Prior to joining the Creature Comforts team, Ally worked within the higher education sector at both Wake Forest University and at the University of Georgia. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from the University of Georgia’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications in 2016.Creature Comforts Brewing Co.Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist.

You can’t talk about Athens without talking about food. Athens has many fantastic restaurants, eateries, and amazing chefs.  Athens is a fun place for foodies, but it also a food desert for many of its residents. Rashe Malcolm, chef and owner of Rashe's Cuisine, works at the intersection of food and community development. Her food truck is almost ready to hit the road and she also runs 4 non-profits serving the  community, 2 of which are: Farm To Neighborhood, a mobile farmer's market and the Culinary Kitchen of Athens, a community kitchen project to help other entrepreneurs  expand their businesses. She also helped launch the Winter Market at Jittery Joe's Roastery on Barber Street and the Sunday Brunch Fair.  Rashe Malcolm was born in New England and lived all around the world growing up as a child of a military family. She moved to Georgia as a teen, graduated from Greene County High School, then earned a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Environmental Management from Methodist University and a master’s degree in Administration Justice and Security from the University of Phoenix. Rashe’s Cuisine is a catering and home meal delivery service of delicious Jamaican inspired meals and a serial entrepreneur. She moved to Athens in 1993 lives on the west side of Athens with her children. Rashe's CuisineRashe's Cuisine Finally Has Its Food TruckLearn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot. We also have some videos to share. 

In this episode, we will be talking with one of our Non Profit Board Fellows Program partners. Sarah McKinney is Executive Director of the Athens Area Community Foundation (AACF). The AACF was one of the founding partners of the Non Profit Board Fellows Program. Their mission is to help passionate donors leave permanent legacies, foster strategic philanthropy, and shape effective responses to community needs through collaboration. Sarah earned an MSW from the University of Georgia after which she worked in several roles at the Athens Community Council on Aging before becoming Director of Development with the Georgia 4-H Foundation at the University. Sarah is one of the passionate Athenians working to strengthen the Athens community. Athens Area Community FoundationAthens Well-Being ProjectLearn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist.

In today's episode, we talk with Dr. David Sutherland, a senior lecturer in Entrepreneurship at the Terry College of Business. David has been an entrepreneur, a corporate executive, and a trusted advisor to a set of companies that have achieve significant business growth success. He is deeply involved in the Athens creative community as a co-founder of Athensmade and FourAthens and as an executive produce of the Athens Rising documentaries, among other involvements. He is also a mentor and advisor to our MBA students and his annual gathering for students, faculty and staff is one of the prized invites in our program.You can watch the Athens Rising documentaries for free here: Athens RisingLearn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist.

After 14 weeks of working from home and recording Season One, The Rona Files, it’s time to shift gears and explore some new topics. The pandemic is by no means over, though Athens has started to ease restrictions and the University has begun its phased re-opening, so now is a good time to make the transition to season two. In this season, we will talk with different community leaders and individuals who help make Athens as special as it is. Athens is a wonderful city and by no means perfect and we will introduce you to some wonderful and interesting people who make Athens the best place it can be for all of its citizens. To frame this season, Andrew Salinas, Corporate Engagement Manager for the Full-Time MBA program will share his perspective on being active in the Athens community.

In this  episode, we talk with Andrew Salinas, Corporate Engagement Manager, and two recently graduated students, Jillian Farr MBA '20 and Rob Grabowski MBA '20, about our Non Profit Board Fellows Program and their experience serving on two board with an educational mission, Books for Keeps and the Foundation for Excellence in Public Education in Clarke County, GA.The Non Profit Board Fellows is one of our experiential learning opportunities that fulfills the community service requirement and also provides our students with a non-voting seat on a local board for two years. The program supports local nonprofits, builds a culture of servant leadership, and gives our students a unique opportunity to put their MBA skills into practice while making a positive impact on Athens.  Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist. 

Earning an MBA is not just about the academics. It is also a 2-year commitment to the next phase of your career. In this episode, Emily Nicholos, Associate Director of Corporate Relations, talks with Deirdre Kane, Full-Time MBA Admissions Director, about how students engage - and should engage - with the staff of the Career Management Center. She also discusses what they do to support our students in the job search and how they connect students to the UGA and Terry alumni networks. Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist. 

What is the experience like for student veterans in the MBA program at the University of Georgia? In this episode, we talk with three of our current rising second years about their transition from the military to graduate school. John Davis, MBA '21, served in the Coast Guard and also completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Georgia; this summer he is interning with Verizon. Travis Hawkins, MBA '21, served in the Army and is interning with Deloitte this summer. Joseph Tereniak, 'MBA 21, is an active duty Army officer returning to service post-MBA. Athens Rising: Celebrating the Creative Class in the Classic CityUGA Student Veterans Resource CenterLearn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist. 

In this episode, we share Prof. Maja's presentation from the first annual Graduate Women's Business Association Summit in February 2020. Prof. Maja is a sociologist, author, and confidence-researcher. Her TEDx Talk “How Apologies Kill Our Confidence” was featured by TED IDEAS in their 2019 article “Do You Say ‘Sorry’ too Much?” She is also a regular guest expert on television. Professor Maja is an apology-hater, a recovering make-up addict and she has a major issue with the word humble. To deal with the lack of confidence and incessant apologies she witnessed daily, Prof. Maja authored two books (“Hey Ladies, Stop Apol­ogizing … and other career mistakes women make” and “Hey Ladies, Stop Apologizing, THE WORK­BOOK”). Her audiobook, a best-of compilation of her two books is available on Audible. Professor Maja runs a leadership organization that trains women to improve their confidence, communication and mindset. Maja also speaks to women of all ages on topics such as: confidence, perfectionism, people-pleasing, imposter syndrome, time management and body positivity. Professor Maja holds a PhD in sociology from McMaster University where she also teaches. Her new study “Women’s Confidence and Communication Styles” is a global study exploring what strengthens and weakens women’s confidence, and how apologies, deflection of praise and self-compassion impact our confidence and communication. Prof. Maja’s TED TalkGWBA Summit Highlight VideoLearn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist. 

This March, 30 of our students travelled with faculty and staff to Cape Town, South Africa, and engaged with local businesses on short term consulting projects. They also spent time exploring the area and learning about the culture. Your host today is Cara Sonnier, Associate Director of Full-Time MBA Admissions, and she is joined by Alex Meier MBA ’21, Travis Hawkins MBA ’21, and Kobby Amoah PharmD/MBA ’20. 

This episode of Dawgs On Top presents the session by Dr. Marie Mitchell on giving and receiving effective feedback at this spring’s Graduate Women’s Business Association first annual Summit, Driving Change. For employees, she talks about how it is important to keep a diary of your successes, failures, and fixes, how to be receptive to feedback, how to develop external awareness to learn how others perceive you and how to prepare for those conversations with your managers. For managers, she provides a framework for providing actionable feedback. She explains how to manage one’s own biases, use emotional intelligence to prepare for and manage feedback conversations so that they are a reciprocal activity that elevates each party involved. And at the end, she presents research on gender in the workplace and how women and men can learn to balance how they exhibit both traditional male and female behaviors and also be aware of how those behaviors impact people’s perceptions.

As a follow up to our previous episode recapping the first annual Graduate Women’s Business Association Summit, this episode presents the alumnae panel session moderated by Dr. Laura Little, Synovus Director of the Institute for Leadership Advancement and Associate Professor of Management. Joining us were 4 alumnae: Tonika Coaxum, MBA 2010 and a global logistics manager working for Google; Paula Davis, MBA 2009 and a managing director in the Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence practice at Deloitte Consulting; LaDrica Derrico, MBA 2015 and a Senior Associate in Corporate Strategy at AT&T; and Katherine Kellert, MBA 2014 and Head of Model Portfolios within Vanguard’s Financial Advisor Services Division. This event was held at UGA’s Gwinnett campus back when we could still hold in-person events. During the panel, they shared their experiences and insights about finding balance in their lives and careers, managing teams and collaborating with colleagues equitably, dealing with unconscious biases, being an all for and mentoring other women, and how men can be allies for and better mentors of women. Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist.

In this episode, our Program Director, Dr. Santanu Chatterjee, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professor of Economics, and Stephanie Dees, MBA ’21 share their ideas and experience with the  MBA core and applied learning opportunities: how students prepare for the core, how the core helps them personally and professionally, and how the MBA program prepares students to succeed on teams at school and at work. Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist. 

In this episode, Maggie Rheney (MBA ’20), Margo Didier (MBA ’20), Josh Pridgen (MBA ’20) and Lily Waldron (MBA ’21) join Admissions staff to share their thoughts about the first annual GWBA Summit. This half day event was organized by students to address some of the challenges they will soon face in their careers. The first session of the day was an alumni panel moderated by Dr. Laura Little. In the second session, Dr. Marie Mitchell presented a workshop on giving and receiving feedback. And in the keynote session, Prof. Maja, a sociologist who studies women’s confidence and communication styles, shared her thoughts and research on how apologizing kills women’s confidence. Prof. Maja’s TED TalkGWBA Summit Highlight VideoLearn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist.

In this first episode, we decided to start off having a little fun. Deirdre Kane, Full-Time MBA Admissions director brings in some local experts to share all they know about Dawg Nation: where “Dawgs on Top” originated, Georgia football, football culture in the South, the SEC, and Athens on Saturdays in the fall. Our guests are: Jake Mosley, Director of Student Engagement, Jillian Farr, MBA ’20, and David Waters, MBA ’20. Listen to the end to hear them Call the Dawgs!1980 Georgia/FL Football clipGet the Picture blogWaitin’ Since Last Saturday podcastLearn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot, and check out our YouTube playlist.

Like many others during this pandemic, the University of Georgia is closed, and students and staff are working remotely. In lieu of in-person meetings and events, MBA Admissions staff are launching this podcast to bring the program to a larger audience. Listen in to hear more about why we are doing this and what to expect for upcoming episodes.Learn more about the Georgia MBA and find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot. We also have some videos to share.