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The Modern MBA
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.
Episodes
101 episodes
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 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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Brett Hunter: Former Director of Admissions and Recruitment at LBS. Founder of Inner Circle MBA
Today on The Modern MBA podcast we speak with Brett Hunter the former Director of Admissions and Recruitment for London Business School. He is currently the founder and principle consultant of Inner Circle ...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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40:14
Sustainability hackathon winners talk WBS and sustainability
Today on the Modern MBA podcast we speak with four Warwick Business School students Jianyu Yang, Thanit Dangmas,
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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18:29
Tenzing Tashi: A career in hospitality and an MBA from Aston Business School
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 h...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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26:33
Sorana McCarron: Ethical marketing and an MBA from the University of Sheffield
On today's episode of The Modern MBA podcast we speak to Sorana McCarron. Originally from Romania Sorana holds an MBA from the University of Sheffield and shares with us her passion for ethical marketing.About UsMany students...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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31:31
Stefano Bettenelli: Warwick Business School MBA in Fintech
On today's episode of The Modern MBA podcast we speak to Stefano Bettenelli, a Warwick MBA graduate, originally from Italy and now working in the world of Fintech. About UsMany students come to an MBA from banking, cons...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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14:35
Georgie Young: An MBA at HEC and securing a post-graduation role in Paris
On today's episode of The Modern MBA podcast we speak to Georgie Young, Account Director at 17 Sport in Paris. George talks to us about her experience studying for an MBA at HEC Paris and securing a role in the city after her course....
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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32:25
Michelle Boland: How an Executive MBA accelerated my marketing career
Today on The Modern MBA podcast we're speaking to Michelle Boland, Global Marketing Services Director at Cambridge University Press and Assessment about how her Executive MBA has helped her accelerate a successful career in marketing and CX. Mi...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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21:46
Samar Malik: Turning an MBA summer project into a role in corporate innovation
Today on The Modern MBA podcast we're speaking with Samar Malik, who turned her MBA summer project into her dream role, working in intrepreneurship (corporate innovation) for SAP. Samar talks us through the highs and lows of her MBA progr...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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17:32
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.
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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31:19
Ilona Brannen: Consultant, Innovator and Business Strategist
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 e...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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32:57
Taha Mashhadi: From Banking to Tech with an MBA from Esade Business School
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 se...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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30:46
Marla Woodward: From the USA to Oxford Saïd Business School to UK Tech start-up
Today on The Modern MBA podcast we're speaking with Marla Woodward , currently The Head of Product Marketing at Attest, a UK tech start-up. She shares with us her international journey from the USA to the UK; details of her career path; and abo...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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33:58
Sahil Chopra: From MBA to starting his own VC Fund Simsan Ventures
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 h...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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34:59
Carla Vazquez Ramos: Neuroscience to an MBA at IE Business School
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 stu...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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28:19
Jessica Penberthy: Moving into consulting - and exiting to the tech industry
Today on The Modern MBA we are speaking to Jessica Penberthy, Senior Manager, Strategy and Operations at Mambu. Jessica talks to us about breaking into consulting after her MBA, securing sponsorship to work in the UK, and then transitioning int...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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25:51
Alanna Rasbach: Breaking into tech marketing after an international move
Today on the The Modern MBA podcast we are speaking to Alanna Rasbach, Senior Manager Product Marketing as Salesforce. Alanna relocated from Canada to the UK before doing her MBA at University of Edinburgh Business School. Alanna talks to us ab...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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23:25
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 ro...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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23:44
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 chos...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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29:37
Said Muhtadi: From Project Management to Consulting with PwC in Saudi Arabia
Today on The Modern MBA podcast we are speaking with Said Muhtadi, originally from Jordan he studied Engineering in Canada before pursuing an MBA at Warwick Business School. Today is a consultant with PwC in Saudi Arabia. He talks with us about...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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18:20
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 46
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17:40
Gerisha Nadaraju: Oxford Saïd Business School to Fintech start-up
Today on The Modern MBA podcast we're speaking with Gerisha Nadaraju a chartered accountant who made a switch from financial services to Fintech after her MBA at Oxford Said. She talks with us her journey from accounting with PwC to a Fintech s...
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Season 2
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Episode 46
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32:54
Carla Priddon: A CEO in the Charity Sector and Distance Learning MBA
On today's episode of The Modern MBA we speak with Carla Priddon, the CEO of a youth charity in the West Midlands, UK. She talks with us about her career in the sector; the benefits of doing an MBA and how others from outside of the sector can ...
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Season 2
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Episode 45
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30:04
Madeline Carey: A joint MFA and MBA program at Yale
On today's episode of The Modern MBA we speak to Madeline Carey, who is pursuing a joint MFA and MBA at Yale, about her experience in the arts and how she plans to use her MBA in the sector.About UsMany students come to an MB...
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Season 2
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Episode 44
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18:55
Shivani Saxena: From TV presenter to Consultant, via London Business School
On today's episode we speak to Shivani Saxena, a Senior Strategy Consultant, about how she transitioned into the notoriously competitive world of consulting from a career in TV presenting, via an MBA at London Business School.About U...
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Season 2
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Episode 43
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21:30