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Failing Forward is a podcast hosted by Sowmya Alla and Dani Dawkins dedicated to providing an honest, humorous space to discuss our recruiting, life, and school struggles and straight-up fails.

Failing Forward


    • Oct 11, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 39m AVG DURATION
    • 10 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Failing Forward

    That time you took reward over risk

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 61:16


    What happens when you don't like your internship? Why do so many MBAs take return offers? Why don't people re-recruit? Why does everyone become a consultant? In the first episode of Season 2, Dani and Sowmya dive into these questions and many others as they try to understand the allure of stability and the hesitation around risk. @fuquafailingforward @danicalifornia_07 @sowmster

    The one about identity (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 30:05


    This week, we chat with our classmate Chard Milante, an international student from the Philippines about identity. In this two-part episode, we cover everything from cancel culture to cultural appropriation and explore the nuances of faith, belonging, and impactful allyship.

    The one about taking risks, an international student's perspective part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 28:31


    This week we continue the conversation with our Seth Ohemeng-Appiah about his recruiting journey, interview struggles, and how we can support one another.

    The one about taking risks, an international student's perspective part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 34:21


    This week we kick-off a series of episodes dedicated to exploring the MBA journey from an international students' perspective. In this episode, we chat with our classmate Seth Ohemeng-Appiah about growing up in Ghana, coming to the US during the Trump era, and risk-taking.

    The one about blazing your own trail

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 53:19


    He didn't choose the startup life; the startup life chose him. In this week's episode, we talk interview bloopers and startup recruiting with our classmate Reece Rios and learn just what it takes to choose the road less traveled.

    The one where we get real about recruiting

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 47:12


    In this week's episode, Dani and Sowmya are joined by classmate and friend Luke Blackburn to discuss his recruiting journey in consulting and how he built an incredible support network at school.

    The one where we explore feedback

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 37:49


    In this week's episode, Dani and Sowmya discuss their recruiting stats and reflect on the impact of feedback.

    The one where the detour doesn't derail you - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 39:03


    In part 2 of this special two-part episode of Failing Forward, Dani and Sowmya continue their conversation with Sima, who shares what she found at the bottom of the b-school dip… and the tools, people, and simple pleasures that helped her climb out of it.

    The one where the detour doesn't derail you - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 36:26


    In Episode 2 of Failing Forward, Sowmya and Dani chat with Sima, who shares her non-traditional path to Fuqua, and what she learned from the detours she took along the way.

    The one where we introduce ourselves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 26:45


    Episode 1 of the Failing Forward podcast is here! - The one where we introduce ourselves MBB recruiting has come and gone. IB aspirers have dusted off Plan B. And big tech may or may not have ghosted us. Net-impact peeps... we're rooting for you! At this point, we're all probably one rejection away from calling Steve and packing it all up, so it's time for a pick-me-up. Check out the first episode of Failing Forward, a new podcast by Sowmya Alla and Dani Dawkins where a Kellogg wannabee, and Sowmya, a failure-fearer, discuss the failures that landed them at Fuqua and the experiences that prompted them to start a podcast all about it.

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