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Lindsay Sage is the Founder of Sage Admit, and an MBA Admissions Consultant based in the New York City area. In this episode, Al Dea and Lindsay Sage discuss the M7 business schools, exploring their definitions, unique attributes, and the strengths of each institution. They delve into the commonalities among the M7 schools, the importance of selecting the right school based on individual goals, and when it might make sense to consider schools outside the M7. Finally, Al and Lindsay emphasize the need for prospective students to do their research and understand the nuances of each program to find the best fit for their career aspirations.Links:https://www.sageadmit.com/

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodesCareer development doesn't happen by accident. It happens through intentional actions and practices. In this episode, we talk about what intentional career growth is, and practical actions you can take to start growing your career today.

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodesIn this episode, I share three of my favorite habits that I regularly practice in order to manage my career.

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodesYour success in your career is correlated to the amount of people that want you to succeed. That's why it's important to have the right kinds of relationships that can help you in your career. In this episode, we talk about why relationships are important, and the kinds of people who can join your “career team” and help you advance in your career today

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodesWorking hard and doing good work is important. But if you just put your head down and do good work, you'll miss out on a lot of opportunities. This episode focuses on helping people understand the importance of speaking up and sharing your work, and how you can use professional advocacy to elevate your work, help others, and grow your career

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodesSometimes, it's hard to know how you want to advance in your career, or what steps to take. We don't have to have it all figured out, but when we use an iterative and experimentation approach to career growth, we can often find great opportunities. This episode focuses on the concept of career experiments, and walks you through how you can run your own career experiments to test, explore and learn your way to growing your career.

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodesMany MBA students cite that networking and building relationships are two of the most valuable parts of the MBA experience. But how does that play out, and how do MBA graduates cultivate their relationships with their peers and classmates during business school and beyond? In this episode, we spoke to three MBA alums, Margaret Nealon (USC Marshall, ‘22) Ethan Siegel (Owen, ‘22) and Jill Toner (UNC Kenan-Flagler, ‘22) about their MBA experience, and how the as recent MBA alums are using their relationships to develop personally and professionally after they graduate from business school.Margaret Nealon – https://www.linkedin.com/in/mknealon/ – USC Marshall 22Jill Toner – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-toner/ – UNC Kenan-Flagler, ‘22Margaret Nealon – https://www.linkedin.com/in/mknealon/ – USC Marshall 22

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodesWhitnie Narcisse is an MBA Graduate from UNC Kenan-Flagler, and currently the SVP of Operations at First Round Capital. Whitnie spoke about her journey to UNC and her journey to venture capital. She also provided insight into the moves she made to land a career in VC, as well as practical advice on some important lessons when it comes to networking, and Whitnie's practical tips for building mentor and mentee relationships.LinksProving the Power of Mentoring with Whitnie NarcisseVenture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)Adams ApprenticeshipFollow Whitnie on Twitter: @WhitniewLowHere's What Makes Mentorship Work

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodesNasim Mirzai came to Duke University (Fuqua) after spending the beginning of her career in the Art Gallery Industry. During her time at Fuqua, In addition to her coursework, Nasim speaks to lots of prospective MBA students, holds numerous leadership positions, is an MBASchooled Ambassador. During our conversation Nasim spoke about her decision to attend Fuqua, the types of questions she helps prospective MBA students answer, and her advice to prospective and admitted MBA students for how they can select the right MBA Program.Nasim's MBASchooled Ambassador Profile

In this episode, Al reflects back on his MBA Internship from a decade ago in the summer of 2014. He shares how he ended up at Salesforce (it wasn't planned) what that recruiting experience taught him, as well as the key lessons he learned from that internship that has helped him navigate his career.

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodesIn this episode, MBASchooled Ambassador Margaret Nealon (USC Marshall, ‘22) joins us to talk about her journey to USC Marshall. During our conversation, we spoke about Margaret's career journey, why she chose to get an MBA, and her advice to prospective MBA students.

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodesDr Lisa Orbe-Austin is an Executive Coach and Psychologist, as well as the author of Own Your Greatness: Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life. As someone who is an expert in imposter syndrome, Lisa shared her journey to studying imposter syndrome, the foundations of imposter syndrome, and why it impacts high-achievers and career strivers like MBA students. She also provided tactical advice, based on her research and clinical work on how MBA students can overcome imposter syndrome and achieve their goals. Links:Lisa's WebsiteLisa's Book

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodesGorick Ng is a HBS Alum and the Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Start Your Career Off Right,. The Unspoken Rules is now offered at multinationals, professional services firms, startups, and non-profits around the world for onboarding, training, and diversity and inclusion. In 2021, Harvard Business School offered The Unspoken Rules to every MBA student. Gorick has been thinking about careers and jobs since he started helping his mother prepare her resume and apply to jobs when he was only a teenager. Since then, he's gone on to help countless numbers of students and young professionals navigate their careers, and built his own career first as a management consultant and now as a career development expert.During our conversation, Gorick spoke about his learnings about careers over the years, some of the challenging events in his career that led to the ideas for his book “The Unspoken Rules' ‘ and a wide-ranging conversation around career development advice for MBA students and Alum.  Links:Unspoken Rules Gorick's WebsiteGorick's LinkedIn

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodesFelix Watson Junior is a UCLA Anderson Alumni, and the Founder of the PM Mastermind Group. After starting his career as an engineer, Felix pursued an MBA to pivot into a career in product management, and has done PM stints at Microsoft and Google. Now, Felix helps educate current and aspiring Product Managers through his PM Mastermind Group. During our conversation, Felix spoke about his journey into Product Management, and his advice to aspiring Product Managers. Additional LinksFelix's LinkedInLinkedIn Product Management Mastermind Group

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodesBreanna Atkinson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kokada, whose mission is to create good-tasting and healthy food with ingredients from around the world. After her undergraduate career, she spent some time in consulting. She was inspired to pursue her MBA early on, and applied to Wharton while launching her first company. Another large influence has been in her time as an athlete, playing as a student athlete at Duke, and then going on to be a member of the Jamaican national women's volleyball team. In this conversation, we discuss her journey as a student-athlete, developing her pitch, the value of an MBA for an entrepreneur, and the challenges of starting your own business. LinksWebsite Breanna's LinkedInInstagram

Right now, many MBA students are in the thick of internship interview season, navigating preparing for interviews, finding opportunities and building relationships with hiring managers and recruiters all while managing all the other academic components of business school is no easy task! In this episode, Al Dea, walks through some common challenges that MBA students face during internship recruiting season, and provides some tips and best practices for staying on course and focusing on your own personal goals.

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodes from 2023This week, we're flipping the format on the MBA Insider Podcast, with the help of a former guest and friend Eryn Schultz, and putting Al Dea (MBA Insider Host) in the guest chair. In this episode, Eryn, a fellow entrepreneur, talks to Al about his own entrepreneurial journey with building MBASchooled. Al spoke about his motivation for creating MBASchooled, why he recently left his corporate career at Salesforce to focus on his entrepreneurial journey, and what's next for MBASchooled.

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodes from 2023Paul Millerd is an MIT Sloan MBA Graduate, and the Author of the Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story for Life and Work. Like many hard-working and driven college graduates, Paul entered the corporate world after college ready to work hard, achieve success and climb the corporate ladder. But through a series of events before and after business school, Paul ended up taking an alternative path, and evolving his views on life and work. Much of which is written about in his book The Pathless Path as well as his newsletter, Boundless.During our conversation, Paul spoke about his career journey after graduating from MIT Sloan and with an MBA, and what ultimately led him to leaving his corporate career for a path of exploration, as well as the many learnings, lessons, and experiences Paul got along the way. We also spoke about his book, and the applications and insights that can be relevant to those who are reflecting on their career aspirations.

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodes from 2023Many MBA students cite that networking and building relationships are two of the most valuable parts of the MBA experience. But how does that play out, and how do MBA graduates cultivate their relationships with their peers and classmates during business school and beyond? In this episode, we spoke to three MBA alums, Margaret Nealon (USC Marshall, ‘22) Ethan Siegel (Owen, ‘22) and Jill Toner (UNC Kenan-Flagler, ‘22) about their MBA experience, and how the as recent MBA alums are using their relationships to develop personally and professionally after they graduate from business school.

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodes from 2023Christina Wallace is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, an HBS Graduate, entrepreneur and author.In her most recent book, The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger Than Your Business Card, Christina makes the case for how employees are multi-dimensional individuals, and can re-think and reframe their relationship with their job and career, and to use portfolio and diversification theory to de-risk and explore multiple paths instead. During our conversation, Christina spoke about how living her own version of a Portfolio life gave her the idea to start researching the book, and why we need a more expansive mindset around how employees can navigate their lives and careers in a more expansive and modern way.She shares her perspective on how people who are not interested in a more traditional or tried career path, can use the portfolio model to find meaning and success, and  she also makes the case, for how in the future of work, The Portfolio model can be a more expansive way for employees to manage their career in today's modern world of work.LinksThe Portfolio Life: https://www.portfoliolife.com/ 

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodesOne of the questions that is top of mind for any professional who is considering an MBA is around value - what is the ROI of an MBA degree, and is it worth it for me? In this solo episode, Al talks about how an MBA is one of many potential accelerants for career growth and learning, and why someone might value an MBA degree. He walks through key questions around figuring out if an MBA is worth it to you, the common reasons why people see value in an MBA, some alternatives to MBA degrees, and how to figure out if an MBA is the right path for your own career learning and growth.Links:Should I get an MBA?The MBA Premium

Mentorship is a critical element of success in the career journey of many leaders. So how can mentorship facilitate learning and transformation during business school so that an MBA student can achieve their unique goals? Founded over a decade ago, the Executive Connections Program at the ASU W.P Carey Business School was designed to provide MBA students with relationships, knowledge, and confidence personalized to their unique career goals In this episode, you'll hear from Jenny Tang (Mentee)) Amy Hillman, (Professor, and Program Director) and Anna Thomasson (Mentor) as they dive into the Executive Connections program at the Arizona State University W.P Carey MBA Program, and how specifically it helps MBA students as they navigate through their MBA experience and beyond.Throughout the conversation, Amy, shared her perspective as the Program Director of how the program is designed to help a student navigate to achieve their goals, while Jenny (a former student) shared her own experience of her mentor relationship with Anna (an Executive in Residence) and how it helped Jenny throughout her time in business school and even now as an MBA graduate.Note: This episode was produced in collaboration with the ASU W. P. Carey MBA ProgramListen Today on Apple Podcasts or SpotifySpeakersAmy HillmanRusty Lyon Chair of Strategy, W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State UniversityJenny TangW.P. Carey MBA Graduate, 2018Anna ThomassonExecutive in ResidenceW. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State UniversityLinks:W. P. Carey Full-time MBA programW. P. Carey Executive Connections

Stephanie Movahhed is Business and Mindset Coach, and an MBA Graduate from the Michigan Ross School of Business. Prior to her time in business school, Stephanie spent time at Google before deciding to pursue an MBA to get formal business training. In her time post business school, Stephanie found ways to follow her interests and curiosities, even if it meant taking her down a path that she didn't always expect. This has allowed her to create a life and career that she finds fulfillment and meaning in.During our conversation, Stephanie spoke about how after graduating business school, she was able to take advantage of following her interests and curiosities which led her to first working in consulting and tech startups, including spending time at LinkedIn during periods of high growth. Stephanie also spoke about how she found her interest in coaching, eventually decided to become a business and leadership coach, the power of investing in building relationships in school and how it's helped her in her career, and her advice and lessons for other professionals who are looking at an MBA to help them find opportunity and excitement in their career.Links:Stephanie's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smovahhed/Website: https://www.stephaniemovahhed.com/

MBA students go to business school to achieve their career goals. But how does that actually happen? In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Simone Bayfield and Joey Kimes about the MBA program at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Consistently ranked as a top MBA program in the United States, W. P. Carey offers MBA students the benefits of a community-driven MBA program with the scale and opportunities of the broader Arizona State University brand and network. During our conversation, Simone, a W. P. Carey MBA Graduate,  shared her journey to W. P.  Carey, and the steps she took to uncover her career aspirations in business school and how she was able to utilize her time and the resources at W. P. Carey to achieve her career goal to work in brand management.As the Executive Director of the Arizona State University WP Carey Career Development Center, Joey shared how he and his team of Career specialists support all students in a personalized and unique way, along with offering his own perspective of  his experience directly working with Simone in guiding and supporting her in her own journey through the MBA program at W. P. Carey. Speakers:Simone Bayfield W.P Carey Graduate, 2019 Joseph Kimes - Executive Director, W.P. Carey Career Services CenterLinks:W. P. Carey Full-time MBA programW. P. Carey Executive ConnectionsNote: This episode was produced in collaboration with the ASU W. P. Carey MBA Program

A common question that career driven professionals have is “how do I know if I am ready for an MBA?” In this episode, Al walks through how by taking stock and reflecting on where you are in your career, you can determine if an MBA could be the next step. Make sure to listen in to learnHow the workplace and careers are changing, and why an MBA could be valuableCommon reasons why MBA students choose to go to business schoolCommon scenarios for when you might be ready to pursue an MBA as the next step in your careerCriteria for how to evaluate if you are ready for an MBAA list of tactical actions to take if you want to know if you are ready for an MBA

In this episode, we explore the opportunities that come with MBA rotational programs. This episode features Jack Brynes (UNC Kenan-Flagler) Cindy Zheng (Wharton) and Adam Tomasiello (UNC-Kenan-Flagler) three MBA graduates who pursued MBA rotational programs after graduating from business school. During this episode, we'll unpack what a rotational program is, some of the benefits of rotational programs, and hear from Jack, Cindy and Adam about how their experiences in rotational programs and how they are helping them grow in their respective careers.Links Jack Byrnes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackbyrnes/Cindy Zheng: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-b-zheng/Adam Tomasiello: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-tomasiello/ 

In this episode, Al shares four specific actions that all professionals can take in order to grow their career today.

Jess Stokes is an MBA Graduate from the Wharton School of Business. Prior to going to Wharton, Jess was a teacher, and decided to get an MBA to broaden her business knowledge and find opportunities to learn and grow. During our conversation, Jess spoke about her decision to attend business school and how she took a non-linear approach to learning, experimentation, and growth while an MBA student. Jess also shared how she was able to turn her interest in education into a career an EdTech, starting her podcast (Teach Me EdTech) and her advice for those thinking about pursuing an MBA degreeLinkshttps://edtechpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-stokes/ https://www.jess-stokes.com/ 

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Kathy Oneto is a UC-Berkeley-Haas MBA Graduate, and the Principal Strategist at the Agency Oneto. She is also the host of the Sustainable Ambition Podcast. After starting her career in advertising, Kathy decided to pursue an MBA to continue learning and growing and finding other opportunities to explore new paths and explore more opportunities.During our conversation, Kathy spoke about how after graduating from business school she went from working in the consulting and CPG industries to eventually pivoting to a path in solopreneurship and entrepreneurship. Kathy also shared her thoughts around Sustainable Ambition a concept and movement that she built, why she came up with this concept and how she uses it in her work, as well as her own advice to MBAs about how they can use sustainable ambition to make meaningful and impactful career decisions throughout the entirety of their careerLinks:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-oneto/Podcast: https://sustainableambition.com/ 

In this episode, Al walks through 5 key lessons about work and careers that nobody ever teaches you.Al's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsaldea/

One of the most common career related questions we get is around how to get promoted at work. This episode walks through some suggestions for how to both strategically and tactically get promoted in your workplaceLinkshttps://alsnewsletter.substack.com/p/new-year-new-promotion https://www.fastcompany.com/90832084/how-get-noticed-promoted-working-remotely

Betty Tran is a MBA Candidate in the Class of 2024 at the Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business. After starting her career working in tech and startups, Betty decided to pursue an MBA at Tuck to further her business acumen and explore other career opportunities. During our conversation, Betty shared how she landed at Tuck, why she chose it, and how she has used her time at Tuck to advance in her career. Betty also shared some of the fun and challenging parts of the MBA experience, and how she thinks about her own view on career success.Betty Tran's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bettytranms/Betty's Article in Fortune: https://fortune.com/education/articles/how-this-first-generation-student-ended-up-at-a-top-mba-program-and-landed-an-internship-with-microsoft/

Taylor Clark is an MBA Graduate from the Class of 2023 at Harvard Business School. Since her childhood, Taylor has always pursued opportunities to lead, and during our conversation, Taylor spoke about her desire to use her time in business school at HBS to continue to build her leadership skills, and how her time at HBS has helped her transform her thinking about her career and her leadership abilities.During our conversation, Taylor spoke about her journey to deciding on pursuing an MBA at HBS, why she wanted to go to Harvard specifically, and some of the memorable and impactful moments from her time at Harvard. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tayclark/

Are you looking to advance in your career? Trying to build relationships or advance towards a career goal? Here are five practical tips for standing out so you can build better relationships and find more ways to grow your careerLinks: https://al-dea.medium.com/10-ways-to-stand-out-in-the-workplace-be95efc65c88 

In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Rebecca Mallen Churchill and Elvis Diaz about the MBA program at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Consistently ranked as a top MBA program in the United States, W. P. Carey offers MBA students the benefits of a community-driven MBA program with the scale and opportunities of the broader Arizona State University brand and network. During our conversation, Elvis, a W. P. Carey MBA graduate shared his professional journey which took him from a career in the non-profit space in New Jersey to pursuing an MBA at W. P. Carey to now, living and working in a career in corporate finance at a technology company in Arizona. As Director of Recruitment and Admission, Rebecca shared her perspective of what makes the community and students at W. P. Carey unique and valuable, some of the highlights of the W. P. Carey MBA program, and what she and her team are looking for in MBA applicants who are considering an MBA from W. P. Carey.Episode Guests:Elvis Diaz (Arizona State University, W. P. Carey, ‘19)Rebecca Mallen-Churchill (Director of Graduate Recruitment and Admission, Arizona State University W. P. Carey MBA Program) https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccamallen-churchill/Links:W. P. Carey Full-time MBA programW. P. Carey Executive ConnectionsNote: This episode was produced in collaboration with the ASU W. P. Carey MBA Program

Britt Hunter is an MBA Graduate from the Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management. Prior to pursuing her MBA at Owen, Britt worked in education and now currently works in HR at Microsoft. During our conversation, Britt spoke about her pre-MBA work in education, and how her students motivated her to apply for an MBA. She also shared some of the reasons why she chose to attend Owen, her favorite memories from business school, and her own journey with public speaking. LinksBritt's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittbritt-hunter/

Lindsay Sage is a former MBA Admissions Director at NYU Stern, as well as the Founder of Sage Admit, and an MBA Admissions Consultant. To kick off this fall's MBA application season, we asked Lindsay to come on the podcast to talk through some of the things she is seeing through her conversations with MBA programs and MBA applicants.During our conversation, we spoke about some observations and learnings from the previous year's MBA application cycle (2022-2023) , some recent events and trends and their implications and impacts on MBA applications, as well as what Lindsay is seeing and hearing from talking with MBA admissions directors and applicants.LinksLindsay's Website: https://www.sageadmit.com/Previous Episode: https://mbaschooled.com/2021/09/06/episode-117-the-2021-2022-mba-application-season-with-lindsay-sage/ Previous Episode: https://mbaschooled.com/2022/08/29/162-what-type-of-mba-program-is-right-for-me/ Previous Episode: https://mbaschooled.com/2020/10/15/episode-53-breaking-down-the-mba-application-and-navigating-mba-admissions-with-lindsay-sage/

Editor's Note. This is a replay of a Top Performing Episode from 2021:After serving in the military, Katherine Rowe (UT-McCombs, ‘20) chose to get an MBA to pursue a new career, and landed at UT-McCombs. Throughout her time at McCombs, Katherine not only took advantage of the resources and opportunities to expand skills, but also built meaningful relationships that led to growth and development. In this conversation, Katherine spoke about her journey to McCombs, how she was able to effectively build a network from a non-traditional background, and the impact of those relationships that helped her grow her career in sports and entertainment.https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-rowe/ 

Newton Cheng is a Director of Health and Performance at Google and a UC-Berkeley Haas MBA Alumni. After graduating from Haas, Newton entered his post-MBA career at Google where he has worked for more than 15 years. Along the way, he's been able to learn and grow in order to pursue being a high-performing employee while also prioritizing the many other important roles in his life, as husband, parent, and athlete. During our conversation, Newton spoke about his time at Haas, and the importance and meaning of community to helping him land a job and navigate his career. He also highlighted some of his own professional accomplishments and meaningful moments that he has had from his time at Google.Newton also spoke about what he's learned from sharing his own story with large audiences about the intersection of performance, well-being and mental health, as well as how his own thinking about his MBA experience and what he's learned has evolved as he has evolved in his life and career since graduating from business schoolLinksNewton's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/newtoncheng/ 

Note: This is a replay episode of one our most popular episodes from 2022: After graduating with an MBA from the University of Michigan (Ross) Jodi Innerfield moved to San Francisco to start her post-MBA career working in a Product Marketing role at a startup. Since then, she's moved to larger companies and has built a career at Salesforce and moved back across the country to the East Coast. During our conversation, we spoke about her life after graduating from Ross as well as some of the exciting opportunities and challenges of life after business school. Jodi also spoke about her career journey, how she views her own career development, and her advice to MBA graduates for how to best launch their post-MBA careers.Jodi's MBASchooled Profile

Editor's Note. This is a replay of a Top Performing Episode from 2021:After graduating from the University of Texas-Austin (McCombs) with her MBA, Lucero Perez began her post-MBA journey after graduating from Texas McCombs by transitioning into a career in management consulting, before switching to a career in Tech at an enterprise software company. Along the way, Lucero navigated the post-MBA career and life journey with the support of family and friends, and her own career ambitions. During this conversation, Lucero spoke about her journey to transitioning to life after graduating, some of the highs and lows, and provided her own advice to how to best navigate career and life after graduating from business school.

David Bradford is a Senior Lecturer at the Stanford GSB, a Co-Instructor of the Popular GSB Class, Interpersonal Dynamics, and the Co-Author of the book Connect:Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends and Colleagues. David has taught the “touchy feely” course at Stanford for decades, and has a longtime experience in teaching and coaching MBAs on some of the most critical skills needed to thrive as a leader in an organization.During our conversation, David spoke about why this course became so popular amongst Stanford MBA Students, some of the key relationship concepts from the book, as well as his own observations for how MBA students can make the most of their MBA experience.Links:Book: https://connectandrelate.com/ 

This is the 200th episode of MBA Insider! Thank you to all the listeners and supporters who have been a part of the MBA Insider journey. In this solo episode, Al walks through the history of starting the MBA Insider podcast, as well as sharing how he has evolved and changed since the podcast began in March of 2020. Finally, Al shares some of the lessons he's learned from producing 200 episodes.LinksMBASchooled Website: https://mbaschooled.com/Al's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsaldea/

Note: This is a crossover episode from The Edge of Work Podcast. If you like this episode, make sure to check out The Edge of WorkSimone Stolzoff is the Author of The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work.Through his diverse experiences in advertising, tech, journalism, and design, Simone has developed a unique understanding of the evolving world of work. In his book, "The Good Enough Job," Simone explores the idea of an alternative path to fulfillment in work and in your career, and instead of striving for a job you love, you just find a good enough job. By exploring this topic and featuring the stories of a handful of individuals who have lived this concept in real-time, Simone offers some insights to others navigating their jobs and careers in a complex world of work.  In this episode, we explore thoughtful questions about the changing world of work, including:The idea of a good enough job for a satisfying life.Discovering the importance of personal success metrics in the workplace.Reviewing the connection between self-awareness and work-life balance.Acknowledging the role that employers, governments and society plan in recreating a world of workDelve into cultural perspectives on labor and work appreciation.Links:Book: https://www.simonestolzoff.comSimone's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simone-stolzoff-5a16b648/ 

Note: This is a crossover episode from The Edge of Work Podcast. If you like this episode, make sure to check out The Edge of WorkChristina Wallace is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, an HBS Graduate, entrepreneur and author.In her most recent book, The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger Than Your Business Card, Christina makes the case for how employees are multi-dimensional individuals, and can re-think and reframe their relationship with their job and career, and to use portfolio and diversification theory to de-risk and explore multiple paths instead. During our conversation, Christina spoke about how living her own version of a Portfolio life gave her the idea to start researching the book, and why we need a more expansive mindset around how employees can navigate their lives and careers in a more expansive and modern way.She shares her perspective on how people who are not interested in a more traditional or tried career path, can use the portfolio model to find meaning and success, and she also makes the case, for how in the future of work, The Portfolio model can be a more expansive way for employees to manage their career in today's modern world of work.LinksThe Portfolio Life: https://www.portfoliolife.com/ The Edge of Work Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-edge-of-work/id1645964951

This episode is hosted by MBA Insider Friend and former guest, Jodi Innerfield. In this episode, Jodi interviews Rebecca Offesend, a Columbia Business School MBA Graduate. Rebecca was able to use her time at CBS and in business school to transition into the finance and banking sector, before finding a home working in Venture Capital. During this conversation, Rebecca spoke about her journey to pursuing an MBA, some of the career changes and transitions that she's made, and her own reflections on how her MBA has informed her career and life decisions and propelled her forward in her career.

Elissa Sangster is the CEO of the Forté Foundation, an organization that is dedicated to changing the power balance in the workplace. Through various programs, partnerships and resources, Forté plays a critical role in identifying and developing women leaders by supporting them in their time in business school and as MBA graduates and leaders in their chosen fields. During our conversation, Elissa spoke about how, in a changing world of work, how Forté remains committed to developing female leaders in the business world, and the programs, resources and offerings they provide to aspiring female leaders in business school and beyond. We also spoke about some of the shifts they are helping business schools make to provide a more inclusive learning experience, and her own advice to women about thinking about the opportunity an MBA can provide for professional growth and development.LinksForté Website: https://www.fortefoundation.org/

DJ DiDonna is an Entrepreneurship Professor at HBS as well as the Founder of the Sabbatical Project. After pursuing an entrepreneurial path after graduating from an HBS, DJ decided to take a sabbatical before figuring out his next move, and enjoyed it so much that he decided to start studying sabbaticals. Through his career, DJ has interviewed hundreds of others who have taken sabbaticals and contributed significant research to this topic.During our conversation, DJ spoke about his journey to business school and time at HBS, as well as how his entrepreneurial pursuits after business school enabled him on this path to going on and studying sabbaticals. He also shared his own reflections on his career, career success, and his advice to help others define career success on their terms.LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddidonna/Web: https://thesabbaticalproject.org/about/

After publishing MBA Insider: How to Make The Most of Your MBA Experience, I found that one of the most popular chapters in the book was the final chapter, Life After Business School. Even for aspiring students, many people were curious to learn how an MBA could change and accelerate the lives and careers of the students who participated in the MBA experience. To date, some of the top performing episodes on the MBA Insider podcast are from a series I titled Life After Business School. So it was only fair that I took some time to do a solo episode about my own experience and journey after graduating from business school, what I learned in the process, and how that can be useful to aspiring, current and former MBA students. In this episode, I break down my own journey and the lessons that I've taken from my time since graduating, and how I think my life and career have changed since business school.Al's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsaldea/Life After Business School: https://mbaschooled.com/2016/05/17/one-year-later-there-is-life-after-business-school/Life After Business School: https://mbaschooled.com/2021/05/25/episode-109-life-after-business-school-with-kerry-rigley-unc-kenan-flagler/ 

Jessica Wan is a UC-Berkeley Haas MBA Alumni, Executive Coach, and The Host of the Ampersand Manifesto Podcast. Prior to attending UC-Berkeley Haas, Jessica worked in the arts and non profit sector before deciding to pursue an MBA all while continuing her passion for the arts as a trained opera singer and performer. After working in several marketing roles at tech companies after her MBA building and launching products and leading teams, Jessica found her love for coaching, and leaders navigate change and manage teams, and eventually left her marketing executive role to become an Executive Coach. During our conversation, Jessica spoke about her career, decision to get an MBA, and her time after business school which enabled her to pursue the path that she is on today. She also shared her journey to entrepreneurship and her perspective on the idea behind the Ampersand Manifesto Podcast.LinksJessica's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicamwan/ Jessica's Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ampersand-manifesto