MBA Thought Leadership

In today’s episode we interview Carla Walker. Carla is the founder and CEO of think BIG strategies and was Chief of Staff to former Cincinnati Mayor, Mark Mallory. Carla Walker - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carladwalker/ think BIG strategies - https://www.linkedin.com/company/think-big-strategies-llc/about/ Cincinnati Sister City - https://www.cincinnatisistercity.org/

In today's podcast interview Justin Leon. Justin has worked in the industrial valve industry for over 10 years and is currently the industrial market manager for Apollo Flow Control. Justin Leon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-leon-6b9125b/ Apollo Flow Control -http://www.apollovalves.com/ 1819 Innovation Hub - http://uc1819.com/

Today's guest is UC alumni Tim Waymire. Tim is Senior Analyst with AMEND consulting. For more information on Tim or AMEND, please see the links below: Tim Waymire - https://www.linkedin.com/in/twaymire/ AMEND Consulting - http://amendllc.com/

Welcome to the second season of the MBA Thought Leadership Podcast. Today's guest is Anthony Johnson, a UC alumni and a local business professional. Anthony is an experienced program manager for Siemens and runs a public policy consulting firm, working for the City of Cincinnati.

Interview with Rick Findlay. We discuss leadership styles, non-profit vs. for-profit businesses, and what students can do to get the most out of their experience at school. UPCOMING EVENTS: UC MBA Capstone Celebration: 4/19/18 from 5-7pm at Union Hall. Awards will be presented and outstanding Capstone projects will be honored at this ceremony. Contact one of your leadership council representatives for more details. Summer Graduation Deadline: 5/29/18 If you are planning on applying to graduate in the summer, please apply here: grad.uc.edu/student-life/graduation.html Salary Negotiation workshop: 4/10/18 In honor of equal pay day, lean in, attend this workshop and go out there ready to get the compensation you deserve: orgsync.com/133859/forms/285420/submission International Student Internship Search Webinar: 4/6/18 2:30-3:30pm. Lindner Career Services is offering to pay the registration fee for the first 20 students to respond! If interested, contact keith.sun@uc.edu

Truly amazing conversation with former UC President, current UBC President, Santa Ono. We talk about his background, his music (he's a cello player like previous guest Jonathan Lee), his thoughts on where education is headed, and he weighs in on what it means to be a leader. For more information about Santa Ono and the work he's doing at UBC, check out UBC's website: https://president.ubc.ca/about-the-president/ UPCOMING EVENTS: 14th Annual MIT Operations Simulation Competition: REGISTER BY 4/2/18. This competition will provide you the opportunity to compete with students from around the world to see who can run the most profitable factory. $6000 prize pool. Find more information at: http://sloanopsclub.mit.edu/ops-sim-com Summer Graduation Deadline: 5/29/18 If you are planning on applying to graduate in the summer, please apply here: http://grad.uc.edu/student-life/graduation.html Salary Negotiation workshop: 4/10/18 In honor of equal pay day, lean in, attend this workshop and go out there ready to get the compensation you deserve: https://orgsync.com/133859/forms/285420/submission International Student Internship Search Webinar: 4/6/18 2:30-3:30pm. Lindner Career Services is offering to pay the registration fee for the first 20 students to respond! If interested, contact keith.sun@uc.edu

Amazing interview with Catherine Dunwoodie, VP of Client Services at Paycor https://www.paycor.com/. We discuss Catherine's career journey, Paycor's growth, the changing nature of the human capital management industry and the value in a diverse background. Lastly, we had some GREAT conversation around leadership vs. management. A good leader is tuned in to the needs of their followers. Why Should Anyone Be Led by You? by Rob Goffee: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Should-Anyone-Preface-Authors/dp/163369108X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1520299411&sr=1-1&keywords=why+should+anyone+be+led+by+you UPCOMING EVENTS: American Marketing Association Recruiter Panel 03.07.18 | 5:30 – 7:00PM | Paycor (4811 Montgomery Rd.) |Register here: http://amacincinnati.org/event/happy-hour-11-1-17-copy/ Stir! Multicultural Networking Reception 03.14.18 | 5:30 – 7:30PM | Metropolitan Club, Covington | Register here: http://www.cincinnatichamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventCode=C1803DBD#.Wp3vcejwbDc Networking 101 & Beats – an event dedicated to helping young professionals with their soft skills development in Networking 03.21.18 | 5:30 – 8:30PM | Queen City Exchange | Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/networking-101-beats-tickets-42919783227?aff=ehomecard Vanguard Information Session 04.03.18 | 5:00-6:00PM | Lindner 608

This week we interview cohort classmate, Jonathan Lee. Jonathan is not only an MBA student, but also an accomplished cellist.

This week's guest: Centric consultant and UC MBA '15 grad Natalie Bullock. Events: February 20th: Cyber Security: get best practices you can start implimenting now to improve your organization's cyber security. Part of Microsoft Entrepreneur Month. Starts At 1pm out at the Microsoft store in Kenwood Mall. Reserve your spot today by going to microsoft.com/cincinnati Feb 21st: Leasing space from A to Z: learn everything you need to know as a business owner about leasing space. Part of Microsoft Entrepreneur Month. Starts At 2pm out at the Microsoft store in Kenwood Mall. Reserve your spot today by going to microsoft.com/cincinnati More info on Centric Consulting https://centricconsulting.com/ More info on Natalie Bullock: https://centricconsulting.com/career-journey-project-manager-natalie-bullock_cincinnati/ http://magazine.uc.edu/issues/0316/last_word.html

This week's guest: UC Accounting professor Molly Rogers. She has been called "hilarious and talented", but she's also student focused, hard working, and highly accomplished in both academia and the business world. Bonus: she's taught at both XU and UC but she'd choose Bearcatland over Musketeerland any day. UC MBA Events: Friday, Feb 9th (tonight!): MBA Happy hour at Ladder 19 from 4:30-6:30 Monday, Feb 12th: 1:00-2:30 MBA class forum Wednesday, February 14; 3:35pm-5:50pm: Centric Case Competition--Information Session about the Case For more info on Molly, check out her bio and a video interview UC did a few years back: Paige Malott video interview https://www.facebook.com/LindnerCollege/videos/10153996130100745/ Molly Bio Page http://business.uc.edu/academics/departments/accounting/faculty/molly-rogers.html

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