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The Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. podcast features conversations with the greatest of all-time MBA alumni from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas. This podcast celebrates the outcomes of graduate management education and identifies remarkable examples of how the M…

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    • Oct 28, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Business of Healthcare Podcast, Episode 122: Medical-Legal Partnerships

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 19:01


    In episode 122 of The Business of Healthcare Podcast, Dr. Quinton Nottingham with Virginia Tech University joins host Dan Karnuta for a discussion about medical-legal partnerships. Their discussion explores what MLPs are, their operational frameworks and the ways these patient-centered partnerships can address social determinants of health to improve health outcomes. Nottingham is head of the Business Information Technology Department within the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech. Karnuta is director of the Professional Program in Healthcare Management at The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management.

    The Business of Healthcare Podcast, Episode 120: The Challenges in Transitioning to Value-Based Pricing in Healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 48:52


    Dr. Rita Numerof, who appeared as a guest on Episode 27 of The Business of Healthcare Podcast, returns to discuss with host Dan Karnuta why it remains so difficult for value-based pricing to catch on in the healthcare industry. Numerof is an author, president and co-founder of healthcare consulting firm Numerof & Associates and a columnist at Forbes. Karnuta is director of the Professional Program in Healthcare Management at The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management. Links discussed on the episode: “Why Accountable Care Organizations Won't Deliver Better Healthcare  — and Market Innovation Will” (Heritage Foundation's Healthcare Reform Report)

    Between Business and Life, Episode 8: Virtual, Augmented and Extended Reality

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 42:23


    In this episode, host Lisa Shatz welcomes Jeff Price, an associate professor, game development and virtual reality at the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology at The University of Texas at Dallas. They compare and contrast the various technologies related to enabling digitally immersive, enhanced online environments — metaverses — and their implications for industry, education and entertainment. Shatz is associate dean of MBA Programs at UT Dallas' Naveen Jindal School of Management. Link: UTD Metaverse on spatial.io

    Between Business and Life Podcast, Episode 7: Kris Fitzgerald on Augmented Intelligence

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 29:20


    In this episode, Kris Fitzgerald joins host Lisa Shatz to discuss what Fitzgerald calls Augmented intelligence (AI). They also discuss when and how to unplug from technology to best achieve a work-life balance. Fitzgerald is a retired CTO and chairman of the Executive Council in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Texas at Dallas as well as a guest lecturer and mentor. Shatz is assistant dean and director of MBA Programs in the Naveen Jindal School of Management at UT Dallas.

    Between Business and Life Podcast, Episode 6: Toward Sustainability and other Tangible Goals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 34:04


    Thea Junt, MBA'16, environmental sustainability consultant for Southwest Airlines, joins host Lisa Shatz for a discussion about the company's Nonstop to Net Zero initiative. They discuss how the SWA is meeting its strategic goals toward reducing its environmental impact and achieving sustainability, not only in its use of aviation fuel but also in its community outreach. They also go over ways students can incorporate sustainability into their education, no matter their major, and how workers can contribute to their companies' efforts. Junt also explains how she creates a meaningful work-life balance by taking home her passion for sustainability with gardening and planting habitats in which caterpillars can thrive to become butterflies. Links discussed in this episode: https://turnipgreencreativereuse.org/

    Between Business and Life, Episode 5: Quiet Quitting

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 29:34


    In this episode of Between Business and Life, Samantha (Sam) Dwinell, chief people officer at Stream Realty Partners and member of the Naveen Jindal School of Management's Advisory Council, joins host Lisa Shatz for a discussion about quiet quitting: what it means and doesn't mean — and how that differs among different generations of workers. They also discuss remote work vs. flexibility within the context of work-life balance — especially as it relates to young people at the beginning of their careers. Shatz is assistant dean for MBA Programs at the Jindal School.

    Between Business and Life Podcast, Episode 4: A Deep Dive into Cryptocurrency

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 42:09


    In this episode of Between Business and Life, Matthew Rabinowitz, MBA'02, joins host Lisa Shatz for a discussion about cryptocurrency. Rabinowitz is a serial entrepreneur, husband, father of three boys and a self-described “recovering engineer” who splits his time between living in Spain and directing several U.S.-based companies. He has researched digital currency since 2013.

    Between Business and Life Podcast, Episode 3: Unraveling the Mystery of Today's Economic Climate

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 30:07


    Dr. Peter Lewin joins host Lisa Shatz for a discussion about the state of the economy and how best to seek a work-life balance given its current state. Lewin is a clinical professor in the Naveen Jindal School of Management's Finance and Managerial Economics Academic Area.

    Between Business and Life Podcast, Episode 2: Balancing a Cybersecurity Career with a Family Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 27:44


    In this episode, Sam Satyanathan, MBA'04, director of information security at Freddie Mac, joins host Lisa Shatz, for a discussion about how he balances a career as a cybersecurity professional with a family life and as an MBA mentor at The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management.

    Between Business and Life Podcast, Episode 1: Blockchain in the Supply Chain with Chris Hanebeck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 45:20


    In the inaugural episode of Between Business and Life, Truckl CEO Hanns-Christian (Chris) Hanebeck joins host Lisa Shatz for a discussion about how his company is advancing blockchain technology in the supply chain. They also discuss how Hanebeck manages to achieve a work-life balance while running a company.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast, Episode 26: Jack Liu, MBA'19, on Transitioning from Engineering to Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 24:14


    In this episode, host Lisa Shatz and Jack Liu, MBA'19, a senior product manager at Sabre Corporation, discuss how he transitioned from a career as an engineer — Liu earned his MS in Telecommunications Engineering degree from UT Dallas in 2010 — to a full-time MBA student and how that experience equipped him to change his mindset from the how's of engineering product development to the why's of a strategic, client-focused product manager.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast, Episode 25: Tasha Okulate. MBA'19, Discusses How She Achieved a Family-Work-School Life Balance While Pursuing an MBA

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 34:16


    In this episode, host Lisa Shatz and Tasha Okulate, MBA'19, sales strategy senior manager at PepsiCo, discuss how Okulate juggled family life with work and school while she and her husband both pursued MBA degrees at UT Dallas' Naveen Jindal School of Management.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast, Episode 24: Daniel Myers, MBA'15, On How Engineers Benefit from Obtaining an MBA

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 25:15


    In this episode, host Lisa Shatz and Daniel Myers, MBA'15, global lead in developer relations with Snowflake, discuss how obtaining an MBA can benefit the career of an engineer, whether in a role as senior engineer or moving into management.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast, Episode 23: Mike Zamulinski, MBA'21, MS'21: How a Non-Traditional Background Can Benefit an MBA Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 25:56


    In the episode, host Lisa Shatz catches up with Mike Zamulinski, MBA'21, MS'21, a strategy consultant at Deloitte in its Finance Strategy & Transformation division. They discuss his non-traditional background and how it benefitted him in his career change once he earned two graduate degrees at UT Dallas' Naveen Jindal School of Management.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast, Episode 22: Melike Aslan Coskun, MBA'21, MS'21, An International Student's Guide to Succeeding in Grad School

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 26:05


    In this episode, Melike Aslan Coskun, MBA'21, MS'21, joins host Lisa Shatz for a discussion about how she transitioned from careers in the defense and trade industries in her home country of Turkey to a graduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management, which helped launch her career as a global supply chain manager at Tesla.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Episode 21: Sreenath (Sree) Janakiraman, MBA'19, Leveraged an Internship into a Full-time Position

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 29:20


    In this episode, Sreenath (Sree) Janakiraman, MBA'19, and host Lisa Shatz discuss how Janakiraman leveraged an internship he obtained at AT&T while a student in the MBA Cohort Program into a full-time position as a senior strategy consultant. Janakiraman then was promoted to associate director of strategy in less than two years.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast, Episode 20: Cameron Prince, MBA'20

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 27:57


    In this episode, host Lisa Shatz chats with Cameron Prince, MBA'20, a supply chain and operations leadership development program (LDP) Associate at Raytheon Technologies. Price discusses his military background and how that experience informed his decision to pursue a Full-Time MBA at The University of Texas at Dallas' Naveen Jindal School of Management.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast, Episode 19: Valerie Ward, MBA'20

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 32:00


    In this episode, host Lisa Shatz speaks with Valerie Ward, who graduated from the Naveen School of Management's Full-Time MBA program in 2020 with a concentration in business analytics. They discuss how Ward successfully used the degree as a springboard to make a transition from being a stay-at-home mom to landing her current role as a lead experience manager at a major technology company.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast, Episode 18: Jordan Pedigo, MBA'16, MS'16

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 20:12


      In this edition of the Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast, host Lisa Shatz, assistant dean of MBA Programs at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, speaks with Jordan Pedigo, MBA'16, MS'16. At the time their conversation was recorded, Pedigo was vice president and senior division controller at BOK Financial. Soon afterward, he took a position at U Bank as executive vice president and chief financial officer. They discuss how he selected The University of Texas at Dallas over the other universities in the region that offer MBA programs. He also explains how the program benefited him.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast, Episode 17: Travis Kemp, MBA'18, MS'18

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 32:47


    Travis Kemp, MBA'18, MS'18, joins host Lisa Shatz, assistant dean and director of MBA Programs ,to discuss the benefits and challenges of undertaking a double MS/MBA degree at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. Kemp attributes his success at AT&T (he was promoted to director, supply chain strategy after the episode was recorded) to the organizational and time-management skills he necessarily learned while juggling full-time work and graduate study. Photo by Zahira Kemp.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast: Episode 16: Bonnie Hurst, MBA'20

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 26:27


    In this episode, host Lisa Shatz, assistant dean and director of the MBA Programs at the Naveen Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas, welcomes Bonnie Hurst, MBA'20, senior project leader at Methodist Health System in Dallas-Fort Worth. Hurst discusses her role at Methodist as a data analyst and how the UT Dallas MBA degree prepared her for the role. She also discusses how she overcame adversity while a student in the program as well as the most valuable skills she learned in it.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T., Episode 15: Tarun Tripathy, MBA’18

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 29:29


    In the episode, Tarun Tripathy, MBA’18, a consultant at Deloitte, joins host Lisa Shatz, assistant dean of MBA Programs at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. They discuss what brought him to his decision to enroll in an MBA program, why he chose UT Dallas and the highlights and challenges he experienced as an international student and what he learned from them.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T., Episode 14: Tristan Opie, MBA’19

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 32:15


    In this episode, host Lisa Shatz, assistant dean of MBA programs at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, chats with Tristan Opie, MBA’19, an experienced consultant for the Healthcare and Life Sciences division of West Monroe Partners, a Chicago-based national consulting firm with offices throughout the U.S., including Dallas. Shatz and Opie discuss what life has been like in the year since he graduated from the Full-Time MBA program, during which he was in the consulting immersion program. Opie also explains why he selected UT Dallas from among other top MBA programs and recalls fond memories while he was getting his degree.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T., Episode 13: Lisa Shatz, Jindal School’s Assistant Dean of MBA Programs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 29:44


    In this episode, host Dr. Monica Powell and guest Lisa Shatz, an assistant dean at the Naveen Jindal School of Management and director of its MBA programs, chat about their shared history as colleagues and friends. Shatz will take over as host of the Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast beginning with Episode 14.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T., Episode 12: Janelle Manuel, MBA’17, MS’17

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 32:31


    In this episode, host Dr. Monica Powell welcomes Janelle Manuel, MBA’17, MS’17,to the podcast. Manuel, who recently transitioned to a new position, was senior manager of digital experience at Mohawk Industries at the time the episode was recorded. They discuss how Manuel getting both an MBA and a master’s degree in business analytics at the Naveen Jindal School of Management positioned her for success in the marketing field, which is becoming increasingly oriented on big data.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T., Episode 11: Andrew Cyders, MBA’11

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 30:14


    Andrew Cyders, MBA’11, joins host Dr. Monica Powell for the 11th installment of the Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. podcast. Cyders is director of special projects and chief of staff at The Everett Clinic in Everett, Wash. He and Powell discuss how the rigor of the MBA prepared him well for success in healthcare consulting and positioned him for the job he holds today. Andrew Cyders’ contact information: acyders@gmail.com

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T Podcast, Episode 10: Kevin Winslow, MBA’15

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 33:31


    Kevin Winslow, MBA’15, joins Dr. Monica Powell to discuss how obtaining an MBA degree from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas gave him a new skill set that allowed him to reimagine his career. The degree allowed Winslow to go from a career in clinical research to one as director of operations at Los Angeles-based Radiology Partners.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T Podcast, Episode 9: Newsha Mirzaie, MBA’16

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 29:23


    Newsha Mirzaie, MBA’16, a senior strategy and operations management consultant at Deloitte, joins Dr. Monica Powell for a chat about why she chose UT Dallas over other local universities to pursue her MBA degree. They also discuss how her education at the Naveen Jindal School of Management was a great return on her investment — not only in terms of recouping tuition costs but also for learning business, and life, lessons.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast, Episode 8: Elijah Metcalf, MBA’11

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 29:17


    Elijah Metcalf, MBA’11, joins host Dr. Monica Powell for a discussion about nontraditional paths to an MBA and a business career. Metcalf, a vice president of internal audit at NexBank, discusses why a theater background such as his did not put pursuit of an MBA out of the realm of possibility. He explains that he parlayed his communications skills and creativity into a role as a contributing member of his fulltime MBA cohort and then used those skills again in his rise up the corporate ladder.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast, Episode 7: Laura Albright, MBA’16

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 28:45


    Laura Albright, MBA’16, is a management consulting lead analyst at RealFoundations, a professional services firm focused on the real estate industry. She joins host Dr. Monica Powell, senior associate dean and dean of graduate programs at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. The mother of two and former party-truck franchisee with 25 years of experience decided to reinvent herself mid-career. She discusses with Powell how a Jindal School MBA helped her do that.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast, Episode 6: Rebecca Brooks, MBA’10

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 21:58


    Rebecca Brooks, MBA’10, is a senior data analytics manager at McKesson. She joins host Dr. Monica Powell, senior associate dean and dean of graduate programs at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. The former sculptor who became a barista and then a truck driver discusses how her MBA degree helped her transition to a radically different career as a data analytics professional at one of the largest healthcare companies in the world.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast, Episode 5: Jonathan Willson, MBA’12

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 22:32


    Jonathan Willson, MBA’12, is a partner at ProvenCFO, a business he co-founded with his brother David, MS’11. Willson joins host Dr. Monica Powell, senior associate dean and dean of graduate programs at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. They discuss how his MBA degree from the Jindal School challenged him to reinvent himself and add some foundational business skills to pursue serial entrepreneurship.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast, Episode 4: Stephanie Rigg, MBA’16

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 28:43


    Stephanie Rigg, MBA’16, is a procurement specialist at Texas Instruments. The mother of three joins host Dr. Monica Powell, senior associate dean and dean of graduate programs at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, to discuss how her immersion in the Full-Time MBA program helped equip her for a safe transition from domestic engineer back into the workforce after a 15-year absence.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast, Episode 3: John Oyedele MBA’16

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 32:25


    This episode features John Oyedele, MBA’16, senior manager, digital product management in Capital One’s Consumer Mobile division. Oyedele joins host Dr. Monica Powell, senior associate dean and dean of graduate programs at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. Among topics discussed are how he was able to earn his evening MBA — all while maintaining a full-time career and a family life with a wife and four kids — and how doing so gave him the confidence to make the transition from an electrical engineer to a well-rounded management professional.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast, Episode 2: Anuja More MBA’15

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 27:35


    This episode features Anuja More, MBA’15, senior product manager for Juniper Networks’ Cloud Analytics and Operations division. Anuja joins host Dr. Monica Powell, senior associate dean and dean of graduate programs at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, to discuss her time in the Jindal School’s Full-Time MBA program and how those experiences and connections prepared her to make an impact in her career as a product-management professional.

    Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. Podcast, Episode 1: Ben Wilson, MBA’11

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 23:32


    The inaugural episode of Yet Another MBA G.O.A.T. (the acronym stands for Greatest of All Time) podcast features Ben Wilson, MBA’11, vice president at Bulkley Capital, a boutique financial advisory and investment-banking firm. Ben joins host Dr. Monica Powell, senior associate dean and dean of graduate programs at the UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management, for a discussion about how his degree helped him make his unique career transition. He went from an operations manager and education director at a philharmonic orchestra to a financial leader who helps company owners and management teams develop acquisition strategies and access capital resources.

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