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    Lora Schellenberg: NY to London, Marketing and an Exec MBA at Warwick Business School

    Lora Schellenberg: NY to London, Marketing and an Exec MBA at Warwick Business School

    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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    Adam Taylor: CEO Gwent Wildlife Trust and Distance Learning MBA

    Adam Taylor: CEO Gwent Wildlife Trust and Distance Learning MBA

    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. 

    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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    Joshua Perry: Net Zero Transformation Consultant

    Joshua Perry: Net Zero Transformation Consultant

    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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    Denise Underwood: From Romania, Myanmar, Thailand, Warwick Business School and back to APAC again

    Denise Underwood: From Romania, Myanmar, Thailand, Warwick Business School and back to APAC again

    Today on The Modern MBA podcast we are speaking with Denise Underwood. Originally from Romania her career has taken her to Myanmar, Thailand and most recently Singapore. She shares with us details about her exciting career journey, why she chose to do an MBA at Warwick Business School and more about her new role in Singapore.

    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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    Grace Farías: From the Airline Industry in Latin America to Tech Start-up in Ireland

    Grace Farías: From the Airline Industry in Latin America to Tech Start-up in Ireland

    Today on The Modern MBA podcast we're speaking with Grace Farías. Originally from Peru, she worked in operations in the airline industry before coming to study an MBA at Warwick Business School in the UK. Today she is a project management for a tech-startup in Ireland. We talk to her about her career journey and how she landed a job in another country during COVID.

    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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    Jie Gao: From luxury retail to opening the UK's first Huawei retail store

    Jie Gao: From luxury retail to opening the UK's first Huawei retail store

    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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    Cebo Mayekiso: Chevening application tips, personal growth, and impact investing on the African continent

    Cebo Mayekiso: Chevening application tips, personal growth, and impact investing on the African continent

    On today's podcast we speak to Cebo Mayekiso about how he funded his MBA in the UK via a Chevening scholarship. Cebo walks us through the application process and his top tips, as well as explaining what it's really like studying for an MBA in the UK during the pandemic

    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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    Limit 70, courtesy of Kevin Macleod

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    Ugochi Agoreyo, Head Of Channel for SAP West Africa: Making the transition from Banking to Tech

    Ugochi Agoreyo, Head Of Channel for SAP West Africa: Making the transition from Banking to Tech

    Today we speak to Ugochi Agoreyo, who after a career in banking used the MBA to transition into tech.  The current Head Of Channel for SAP West Africa, Ugochi talks about the Culture Ceiling and negotiation; the importance of competence; and the ability to articulate transferable skills.

    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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    Rebecca Thorne, Head of Clinical Operations at Medivet

    Rebecca Thorne, Head of Clinical Operations at Medivet

    As a veterinarian, Rebecca Thorne had the job that many of us dream of in childhood. She tells us how her MBA has enabled her to build on her experience in this space and transition from clinical practice into a full-time corporate role in the sector.

    https://www.medivet.co.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.

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

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    Doing an MBA in the time of Coronavirus: Christian Ostler, American international student

    Doing an MBA in the time of Coronavirus: Christian Ostler, American international student

    ....in the time of Coronavirus
    As part of our ...in the time of Coronavirus series (related articles can be found on our website), we speak with Christian Ostler about his experience doing an MBA during COVID-19. We discuss his experiences going from working at a large bank to a small non-profit and then to a start up with 3 people, and hear his thoughts on why start ups are such a great experience for anyone considering an MBA and what COVID- 19 means for his job search plans.

    Links mentioned in our chat: 

    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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    Podcast Music Credit:
    Limit 70, courtesy of Kevin Macleod

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    Family Businesses: Rashi Thakker, from family business to entrepreneur

    Family Businesses: Rashi Thakker, from family business to entrepreneur

    Family Businesses series
    Today we talk with Rashi Thakker, founder of House of Aroma and WBS MBA alumni. Rashi talks us through her experience working in her family business and using this as inspiration for setting up her own venture, as well as the highlights of her MBA experience.

    House of Aroma website
    House of Aroma on Instagram

    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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    Podcast Music Credit:
    Limit 70, courtesy of Kevin Macleod

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    How to Tell Your Story to Make the Change: Mayank Shekhar, VP Global Relationships at Genpact

    How to Tell Your Story to Make the Change: Mayank Shekhar, VP Global Relationships at Genpact

    How to Tell Your Story to Make the Change Series
    When making a career transition one of the hardest parts is articulating transferable skills and experiences in a way that communicates and reassures the potential employer that you can do the job.  In our pod-cast launch series: How to Tell Your Story to Make the Change, we speak to 4 different MBA graduates to hear their stories, tips and advice for making a career change.

    Today's Episode
    Today's episode is the final in our 4 part series. We talk to Mayank Shekhar, VP Global Relationships at Genpact, UK.  From Pune, India, with a background in Business Strategy, Mayank joined Warwick Business School's full-time MBA programme in September 2018.  With remarkable focus and determination, Mayank set to work connecting with companies well before starting the course.  We hear what steps he took to not only secure a job by the end of Term 1, but to achieve the mystical "triple jump".

    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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    Podcast Music Credit:
    Limit 70, courtesy of Kevin Macleod

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