MBA Insider

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The MBA Insider podcast is for career-driven professionals who want career guidance and practical advice about how an MBA can help advance your career,During each episode, Al Dea interviews former and current MBA students, MBA experts and leaders to learn about their career stories, MBA experience, business school school lessons to help aspiring, current and former MBAs like you to stand out, level up, and grow a successful career.

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#231: The Unspoken Rules to Career Success

May 13 2024 53 mins

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, Ha

#230: Breaking into Product Management with Felix Watson Jr

May 06 2024 27 mins

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

#229: Building a Business while pursuing an MBA from Wharton

Apr 29 2024 24 mins

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. Anoth

#228: How to Navigate MBA Internship Recruiting

Feb 19 2024 15 mins

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 int

#227: The Story of MBASchooled

Feb 12 2024 36 mins

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodes from 2023 This 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 a

#226: The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd

Feb 05 2024 51 mins

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodes from 2023 Paul 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 ev

#225: Best Hits: Networking and Building Relationships in the MBA and Beyond

Jan 29 2024 40 mins

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodes from 2023 Many 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 al

#224: Best Hits: The Portfolio Life with Christina Wallace

Jan 22 2024 46 mins

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodes from 2023 Christina 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

#223: Best Hits: What’s The ROI of an MBA Education?

Jan 15 2024 26 mins

Note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodes One 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

#222: Transformative Connections: The Power of Mentorship through the Executive Connections Program at W.P Carey MBA Program

Jan 08 2024 36 mins

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, knowled