the modern mba

Today on The Modern MBA podcast we’re speaking with Lora Schellenberg. Originally from NY, she moved to London to join a start-up and for the past decade has made marketing as the common thread in her career. Today’s she is approaching the end of her executive MBA at Warwick Business School’s London Shared campus. She talks with us about her career, why she chose to do an MBA and her plans for the future.

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Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

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Today on the Modern MBA podcast we speak with Aston MBA graduate Tenzing Tashi. He shares with us his experience moving up the hospitality ladder with Oberoi; his passion as a hospitality entrepreneur setting up Barkeep India; and talks about his current role  as the Operations Manager for the only two Michelin Star Chinese restaurants outside of Asia, A. Wong.

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Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

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Today on the podcast we are speaking to Adam Taylor, CEO of Gwent Wildlife Trust. He shares with us his journey into the wildlife charity sector, why he chose to do an MBA and how it has helped him in his role as CEO. 

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Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

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Today on the podcast we are speaking to Ilona Brannen, Consultant, Innovator and Business Strategist. She is the founder of Slate Digital and presenter of Still Loading, a podcast dedicated to exploring leadership for the digital age.

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Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

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Today on the podcast we are speaking to Taha Mashhadi. Originally from Pakistan, with a background in banking he studied at Esade in Spain and soon after moved into the tech space. He shares with us his journey into the start-up world; about seizing opportunities; what the Amazon recruitment process is like and what his entrepreneurial future holds.

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Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

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Today on The Modern MBA podcast we're speaking with Sahil Chopra who after a career in accounting did an MBA at Warwick Business School. At  the age of 31 he has started his own venture capital firm, Simsan Ventures.  He talks about his journey, what the day to day of running a VC firm is like and what his vision is for the future of venture capital in the UK.

About Us
Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

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Today on The Modern MBA podcast we're speaking with Carla Vazquez Ramos. With a background  in neuroscience she recently completed her MBA at IE Business School in Madrid. Carla shares with us her journey into the MBA, what it was like studying during COVID, and what's next for her career.

About Us
Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

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Today on The Modern MBA podcast we are speaking with Joshua Perry. With a passion for combating food waste and championing sustainability he recently completed an MBA from Warwick Business School and just before the start of 2022 he landed a role as a Net Zero Transformation Consultant with Deloitte.  

About Us
Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

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Today on the podcast we’re speaking with Marine and MBA graduate from the MIT Sloan School of management, Shane Vigil. He talks with us about his career history; his time at MIT doing both an MBA and MIT's Leaders for Global Operations programme; and how he landed a role as Senior Principal Systems Engineer with Northrup Grumman.

If you like this episode, checkout Military to the Corporate World: Phil Taneborne from our archive.

About Us
Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

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Today on The Modern MBA podcast, a sponsored collaboration with MBAGRADSCHOOLS.com, we're speaking with Deanna Galati, an MBA candidate at Schulich School of Business in Canada.  With a background in Theatre and arts programming she talks about leveraging her theatrical skills; why she chose to do an MBA; and using her MBA to drive funding for arts and culture. 

From the archive: If you like this episode check out our podcast with Leah Petr, from TV to FinTech.

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https://www.instagram.com/mbatubeofficial/
https://mbatube.com/

About Us
Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

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Today on The Modern MBA podcast we're speaking with Julia Sanjuan, currently doing her MBA remotely with IE whilst working as a Development Planning & Feasibility Manager in the hotel industry.  She shares with us her motivations for doing an MBA; her experience of doing an MBA online, part-time and during Covid; where the industry is going; and tips for transitioning into hospitality!

From the archive: If you like this episode check out our podcast with Darren Darwin!

About Us
Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

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Today on The Modern MBA podcast we're speaking with Justin Rufen-Blanchette who is currently doing his MBA at Michigan Ross and interning with Nike. He talked with us about growing up in the inner city of New York, landing a scholarship to go to a boarding school in Georgia, working in sports media and tech, and his long term vision of working in venture capital.

Checkout Justin's podcast: Breaking Bread: Spotify and Youtube
Connect with Justin on LinkedIn

About Us
Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

Website: http://www.themodernmba.co.uk
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Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

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Today we speak with Julien Haye, The Global Head of Non-Financial Risk at Fidelity International. He discusses being a generalist vs. specialist; his MBA experience at HEC Paris; and diversity and inclusion in the workplace and the importance of working in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

Check out Julien's page A 1000 VOICES. The platform for LGBTQ+ folks and their straight Allies from all backgrounds and nationalities to share their personal stories https://www.a1000voices.co.uk

Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

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On today's Modern MBA podcast, a sponsored collaboration with MBAGRADSCHOOLS.com, we speak to Ryan Gray. After a career in Public Relations, Communications and Marketing, he recently set off to The Netherlands to pursue an MBA at The Rotterdam School of Management. He shares with us the skills he gained, networking tips and a bit about his new endeavor as the co-founder of a Digital Marketing Company, Gattaca Media. 

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https://www.instagram.com/mbatubeofficial/
https://mbatube.com/

About Us
Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

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On today's Modern MBA podcast, we speak with Taufik Sani.  Originally from Singapore, he worked in higher education before doing an MBA at Alliance Manchester and transitioning his career into his passion of Gaming and Esports.  His first post-MBA position was as Partnership Manager with Bidstack, an in-app advertising platform,  in the London.

Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

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Consultancy and entrepreneurship are both highly favoured career choices by MBA graduates. University of Lancaster alumnus Fredrik Sandvall has managed to combine both during his exciting career! He joins us today to talk about his career journey, what he learned from his MBA, and  the Invest in You podcast, which he founded.

Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

Website: http://www.themodernmba.co.uk
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Are you considering doing an MBA in the UK but not sure how to afford it? Are you looking for a highly practical programme? Have you considered an Apprenticeship MBA?

Ula Tang-Plowman, Senior International Officer at the University of Derby joins us today to talk about her Apprenticeship MBA, an alternative to some of the more traditional courses out there. Join us to learn how Ula's experience has been, what she hopes to do with her MBA, and whether an Apprenticeship course is the right option for you.

Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

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On today's Modern MBA podcast, a sponsored collaboration with MBAGRADSCHOOLS.com, we speak to Govinda Prasad.  After 10 years with the Indian Army, in 2020 Govinda joined Copenhagen Business School to transition his career into the Corporate World.  He shares with us the skills and values he learned during his time in the army; advice for fellow military professionals looking to do an MBA,  and the benefits of studying, living and working in Denmark.

MBAGRADSCHOOLS' links:
https://mbagradschools.com/
https://www.instagram.com/mbatubeofficial/
https://mbatube.com/

About Us
Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

Website: http://www.themodernmba.co.uk
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The Executive Director for the MBA at Cambridge Judge Business School, Conrad Chua, discusses the value of an MBA; professional advice, and his podcasts The Book Judge and The Changing Careers podcast. 

• The Book Judge podcast
• Changing Career podcast

Many students come to an MBA from banking, consulting, or MNC backgrounds, but what about those that don’t? The Modern MBA podcast with Marie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi shares the stories of those transitioning from or using their MBAs in unorthodox MBA sectors including the arts, healthcare, not-for-profit, academia, and more.

Website: http://www.themodernmba.co.uk
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Podcast Music Credit:
Limit 70, courtesy of Kevin Macleod