The Fuqua Show
Welcome to The Fuqua Show, a podcast sharing the stories, lessons, and passions of Team Fuqua at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. We interview diverse members of the community - students, alums, partners, faculty, staff, and more - to learn about the unique things they bring to the Fuqua community.
Disclosure: This is a student-run production. The opinions expressed in this podcast are the speakers' own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Duke University or the Fuqua School of Business.
Episodes
71 episodes
E70 — Devery Hamilton, Jr. — German Born, Maryland Raised, NFL Approved
Devery Hamilton, Jr. is a student in Fuqua's one-year Accelerated MBA program, but this is not his first degree from the school of business. After playing college football at Stanford and Duke, Devery spent several seasons playing football prof...
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E69 —Lieutenant Commander Whitney Koenigsknecht— Forged by the Sea: Leadership, Resilience, and Service
In this inspiring episode of The Fuqua Show, host Aaliyah Brown sits down with Lieutenant Commander Whitney Koenigsknecht, a proud Michigan native, U.S. Naval Academy graduate, and Supply Corps Officer whose career has been defined by ...
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E68 —Bianca Valladares— Finding Belonging and Leading with Heart
In this heartfelt episode, we sit down with Bianca Valladares, a second-year MBA student at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, to explore her journey of identity, resilience, and belonging. As Co-President of the American Latinx Manage...
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E67 —Erica Marshburn— Is there a doctor on board?
Dr. Erica Marshburn is an emergency medicine physician and a second year in the Daytime MBA program at Duke's Fuqua School of Business. In this episode, she shares her journey as a first-generation college graduate who trained to save lives in ...
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E66 —Belton Moore— From Tobacco Fields to Corporate Boardrooms
Born and raised on a crop and cattle farm in North Carolina, Belton is a proud member of the Lumbee Tribe. After an early career in state government and non-profits, Belton is in the final year of a dual Master of Public Policy and Master of Bu...
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E65 — Season 3 Premiere: The Fuqua Show is Back!
Welcome back to The Fuqua Show! In this season's inaugural episode, hosts Aaliyah Brown and Philip Coale reintroduce listeners to The Fuqua Show, a podcast sharing the stories, lessons, and passions of Team Fuqua at Duke University's Fuqua Scho...
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E64 — Chizoma Ekechukwu — Beating the Odds: Resilience, Purpose, and Life Beyond Cancer
In this heartfelt episode of The Fuqua Show, host Abimbola sits down with Chizoma Ekechukwu - a second-year MBA student whose strength, warmth, and leadership have touched every corner of the Fuqua community. She's Co-President of the ...
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E63 — Nina King — Earned, Not Given: Rising in College Sports
How did a law graduate end up running one of the most elite athletic programs in the country?Nina King made history as Duke’s first female Vice President and Director of Athletics—and only the third Black woman ever to le...
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Episode 63
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E62 —Mitchell Woodruff— ICU 2 MBA: Connection, Compassion, and Resilience
Mitchell Woodruff (Class of 2024) grew up in the small town of Crestwood, Kentucky. After earning a degree in psychology from Xavier University, Mitchell pursued nursing at Bellarmine University and worked as a pediatric ICU travel nurse across...
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E61 —Dr. Ronnie Chatterji— Making a Difference: Teaching, Running for Office, and Leading in the White House
Dr. Ronnie Chatterji returned to Fuqua in 2023, after serving in the White House as implementation lead for the $52 billion CHIPS and Science Act. He thrives at the intersection of academia, public policy, and business, working as a professor a...
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E60 —Veronica Valencia Victoria— Moving On Up: Physical Therapy to MBA
Dr. Veronica Valencia Victoria (Class of 2024) is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and could also be considered a doctor of reinventing herself. Originally from a small town in Colombia, she moved to the U.S. when she was 12 years old, ultimately b...
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Episode 61
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E59 —Kandasi Griffiths— Seeing the World and Making it Better
Kandasi Griffiths (Class of 2024) had a goal to see the world. And after living in 17 places on 4 continents, she is certainly on her way! After college, she taught English in Paris, organized conferences in the UK, and learned jewelry making i...
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Episode 60
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45:13
E58 —Annie Forrest— Small Town, Big Dreams: Relationship Health to Rural Wealth
Annie Forrest (Class of 2024) grew up in a small Appalachian town called Richlands, Virginia, where her family has lived for 8 generations. She left home for the University of Virginia, where she became an advocate for sexual assault and relati...
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Episode 59
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E57 —Dr. John M. de Figueiredo— Rejection is Just a Redirection: Life Lessons from a Strategy Professor
Dr. John M. de Figueiredo (Faculty Director, Duke Center for Institutional and Organizational Performance) has taught strategy, law, and economics at Duke for more than 14 years and has received 8 teaching awards. However, when trying to start ...
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Episode 58
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E56 —Queen Nwokonneya— A Brighter Future: Afrobeats, International Development, & Business
Queen Nwokonneya (Class of 2024) has big ambitions to improve people's lives in developing countries. Originally from Abuja, Nigeria, she discovered a passion for international and economic development, which brought her to the UK for school an...
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Episode 57
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E55 —Erin Worsham— The Greater Good: Shaping My Social Impact Career
Erin Worsham spends her days helping people create positive impact in the world. She has been at Duke for a total of 19 years, first as an undergrad music major and now as the leader of Fuqua's Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurs...
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Episode 56
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45:30
E54 —Scott Dyreng— Life and Taxes: Advice from an Excited Accounting Professor
Happy (?) Tax Day! To celebrate, we're bringing you a special episode with our professor and resident tax guru Scott Dyreng - featuring advice on taxes, life, and everything in between.Scott Dyreng grew up on a turkey farm in rural Utah...
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Episode 55
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E53 —Kanchan Nebhwani— Dreaming Big: Founding a Mattress Company & Redefining Resilience
Kanchan Nebhwani (Class of 2024) comes from an Indian family, but grew up in South America and the Caribbean. She learned about entrepreneurship from her family's furniture business and she eventually came to the U.S. to become a founder hersel...
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Episode 54
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E52 — Kelsey Worsham & Rhea Philip— Advancing Women in Business
Kelsey Worsham and Rhea Philip (Class of 2025) join us for this episode in honor of Women’s History Month. The newly elected co-presidents of the Association of Women in Business (AWIB), Kelsey and Rhea share a passion for female empowerment an...
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Episode 53
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E51 —Louis Wu— Investing in Myself to Serve Others
Louis Wu (Class of 2024) left China at the age of four with his mom to pursue the American dream without speaking a word of English and with no support system. Lost in the hustle and bustle of New York, Louis found comfort in books, becoming a ...
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Episode 52
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E50 —Steve Misuraca— All About Steve
Steve Misuraca (MBA '09) has served the Fuqua community for nearly 17 years. His MBA experience was likely similar to yours - living in Station Nine, overcommitting, early rejections, pivoting his career path, and questioning what he wanted to ...
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Episode 51
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E49.5 —Tara Coley— Bread Winner: Starting & Running My Bakery
Tara Coley, founder of BE Bakery (one of Fuqua's new community partners), is the final guest in our "Black Entrepreneurs" series for Black History Month 2024.With host Janice Cater (Class of 2024), Tara covers the origins of her baking ...
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Episode 50
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E49 — Black Entrepreneurs at Fuqua
In collaboration with Black Business Students Association (BBSA) and Business in Africa (BiA), we are excited to bring everyone a special episode in honor of Black History Month. Joy Akinfenwa, Kwabena Anim, and Abimbola Olurotimi (all Class of...
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Episode 49
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E48 — Love is Fuqua 2024
It's our 2nd annual Valentine's Day episode! Hear about first dates and soul mates from four Fuqua couples.First, we have Audrey Lopez (Class of 2024) and Vijay Kailash. Audrey moved from Colombia to a random Airbnb in Charlotte, North ...
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Episode 48
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46:05
E47 —Saki Kudo— Japan to the World
Saki Kudo (Class of 2024) grew up in a small town in northern Japan, with a population of 5,000. Since then, her world has gotten much bigger, living in Tokyo, Philadelphia, Michigan, Alabama, and now North Carolina. In this episode, S...
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Episode 47
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