The ExecMBA Podcast

Jan 31 2025 100 ep. 45 mins 10
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An informational podcast series about the Executive MBA Program at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

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ExecMBA Podcast #357: Office Hours Spotlight | LaCross Institute for Ethical AI

Jan 31 2025 61 mins  
In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing ‘Office Hours’ faculty spotlight series. This episode features a conversation with Vice Dean Yael Grushka-Cockayne and Professor Raj Venkatesan, Academic Directors for the LaCross Institute for Ethical AI at the Darden School of Business. We talk with Yael and Raj about their

ExecMBA Podcast #356: Office Hours Spotlight | Mayo Center for Asset Management

Jan 23 2025 66 mins  
In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing ‘Office Hours’ faculty spotlight series. This episode features a conversation with Rodney Sullivan and Caitlin Boyer with Darden’s Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management. The Mayo Center advances the study and practice of responsible asset management globally through de

ExecMBA Podcast #355: Spotlight on D.C. Initiatives with Assistant Dean Sherri Norman

Jan 17 2025 34 mins  
In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Sherri Norman. Sherri is Assistant Dean for Student Engagement, Professional Degree Programs and Managing Director of Strategic D.C. Initiatives at the Darden School of Business. We talk with Sherri about what her team is doing to build awareness about Darden in the Washington, D.C. metro area, as well as events and programming they

ExecMBA Podcast #354: Meet Zoe Boykin, Associate Director of Admissions, Professional Degree Programs

Jan 10 2025 41 mins  
In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Zoe Mayfield Boykin. Zoe joined our Professional Degree Program Admissions team as an Associate Director of Admissions a few months ago, and we talk with her about her background, what attracted her to the Darden role, what she enjoys about working with applicants and more. We also share an update about the application process and pr

ExecMBA Podcast #353: Student Spotlight | Alessio Mencarelli

Dec 27 2024 27 mins  
In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Alessio Mencarelli. Alessio is a second year student in the UVA Darden Part-Time MBA Class of 2026, and we chat with him about his decision to pursue an MBA, what led him to Darden, what he’s enjoyed about the core curriculum, how he’s been able to apply lessons from class at work and more. For more insights, tips, and stories ab

ExecMBA Podcast #352: Meet the Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club, Professional Degree Programs

Dec 20 2024 48 mins  
In this episode of the podcast, we spotlight one of the clubs serving Darden’s Executive MBA and Part-Time MBA students – the Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club, Professional Degree Programs. We chat with the leaders of the club – Maxwell Godwin, Eugene Cho and Holden Hershey, all students in Darden’s Part-Time MBA program – about what led them to Darden, the impac

ExecMBA Podcast #351: Meet the Darden Military Association, Professional Formats

Dec 13 2024 38 mins  
In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with leaders of the Darden Military Association, Professional Formats, Shane Bowling, Scott Timmester and David Kim. Shane, Scott, and David reflect upon their MBA journeys, the impact of their time at Darden, their advice for prospective students and more. The Darden Military Association, Professional Formats serves the Professional Degr

ExecMBA Podcast #350: Women@Darden Spotlight | Professor Melanie Prengler

Dec 06 2024 49 mins  
In this special edition of the podcast, we are excited to share another installment from our ongoing Women@Darden event series featuring Professor Melanie Prengler. Prengler is an Assistant Professor in the Leadership and Organizational Behavior area, and her research focuses on the future of work, specifically alternative work arrangements and diversity, equity, and inclusion. She

ExecMBA Podcast #349: Student Spotlight | Shilpa Kyarla

Nov 21 2024 37 mins  
In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Shilpa Kyarla. Shilpa is a second year student in UVA Darden’s Executive MBA Class of 2025, and in this wide-ranging conversation, we talk with her about her background, why now is the right time to pursue your MBA, the impact of her Darden experience, how she’s balanced the demands of work, school, and family and more. For more

ExecMBA Podcast #348: MSBA Spotlight | Jingjing Li, MSBA Co-Academic Director

Nov 15 2024 52 mins  
In this episode of the podcast, we spotlight UVA’s MS in Business Analytics (MSBA) program with a conversation with Jingjing Li. Li is the Andersen Alumni Associate Professor of Commerce at UVA’s McIntire School of Commerce, and she also serves as one of the Directors of the MSBA program. Li’s research interests are in artificial intelligence and big data analytics, with appl