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Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Anika Sharin (’20) has commuted from the Bay Area to L.A. for three years because she chose UCLA Anderson over UC Berkeley. She keeps her base up north because she was hired by fellow alumnus Paul Badawi (’00), who founded the Silicon Valley-based company Sight Sciences. “The way we talk about sharing success at Anderson,” says Sharin, “he is really doing that.” Now, as she prepares to graduate, Sharin reflects on her Anderson SuperSaturday admission interview experience, launching her own health care startup, being a powerful woman in tech and FEMBA puppies (of course).
Featuring: Anika Sharin (’20), Senior Partnership Development Program Management, Sight Sciences Inc.
Hosted by Dylan Stafford, assistant dean and director of admissions of UCLA Anderson's Fully Employed MBA program (FEMBA), the Drive Time podcast features interviews with FEMBA alumni, current students, faculty and administrators who discuss leadership, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, career development and more.
More episodes here anderson.ucla.edu/degrees/fully-employed-mba/culture/femba-drive-time-podcast
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Even the assistant dean and CFO of the UCLA School of Law had to overcome his fear of public speaking. Double Bruin and alumni board member Steve Yu is an active mentor and tireless advocate of higher education, yet he says doing the dishes is crucial to staying productive. The winner of the UCLA alumni network’s 2017 Volunteer of the Year Award proves he’s just like us.
Hosted by Dylan Stafford, assistant dean and director of admissions of UCLA Anderson's Fully Employed MBA program (FEMBA), the Drive Time podcast features interviews with FEMBA alumni, current students, faculty and administrators who discuss leadership, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, career development and more.
More episodes here: https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/degrees/fully-employed-mba/admissions/assistant-deans-advice/drive-time-podcasts
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Get to know Brent Pressentin and, 30 minutes later, you might be managing your money better than you were before. Despite the peripatetic nature of his early career, the self-described Cheese Head says, “Planning is a consistent theme in my life,” something he learned to value at 23 working for E&J Gallo. Post-college, he test-drove the carbon-fiber Trek bike Lance Armstrong rode in his fifth Tour de France, got his feet wet in internet security and chased the girl of his dreams to Washington, D.C. But He found his “why” in wealth management when he earned his MBA from UCLA Anderson — which he is not above rubbing in his siblings’ faces.
Hosted by Dylan Stafford, assistant dean and director of admissions of UCLA Anderson's Fully Employed MBA program (FEMBA), the Drive Time podcast features interviews with FEMBA alumni, current students, faculty and administrators who discuss leadership, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, career development and more.
FEMBA Drive Time post-production by Samantha Hollon (’20)
More episodes here: anderson.ucla.edu/degrees/fully-employed-mba/culture/femba-drive-time-podcast
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Ashley Merrill (’15) launched her sleepwear business, Lunya, one month after starting business school in Anderson’s FEMBA Flex program — and a few weeks after finding out she was pregnant. She initially couldn’t picture how she’d manage all of it at once. “Confidence was one of the gifts of business school,” she says. “It wasn’t like I went to accounting class and that was the gift, it was feeling like I could wrap my head around business terminology, basic structures of business and leadership.” Now she is “reinventing sleepwear for the modern woman,” including some very recognizable figures.
Hosted by Dylan Stafford, assistant dean and director of admissions of UCLA Anderson's Fully Employed MBA program (FEMBA), the Drive Time podcast features interviews with FEMBA alumni, current students, faculty and administrators who discuss leadership, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, career development and more.
More episodes here anderson.ucla.edu/degrees/fully-employed-mba/culture/femba-drive-time-podcast
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Located in San Diego and a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist in rowing, Susan now works for a medical research company that is working on a coronavirus vaccine.
Hosted by Dylan Stafford, Assistant Dean of Admissions of the Fully-Employed MBA (FEMBA) program, the Drive Time Podcast features interviews with current students, faculty, and administrators from the UCLA Anderson as they discuss leadership, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, career development, and more.
More episodes here: https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/degrees/fully-employed-mba/admissions/assistant-deans-advice/drive-time-podcasts
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Growing up in China, Sophie Gao dreamed of an American experience. Her father made sacrifices to pursue becoming a medical doctor, and Sophie followed his work-hard example to get herself to the U.S. for college and career. She completed her Anderson MBA while living and working in Arizona and, distance notwithstanding, served as a FEMBA Council member and tutor. She was an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion student representative and, in 2020, she co-founded the nonprofit Humans of Wuhan to educate people and diminish racism. Through on-campus recruiting, she landed a new job at Amazon she’ll start right after graduation. Her advice for incoming FEMBA students? “Be ready to have fun. Be ready to be open-minded.”
0:00 – Intro
7:55 – My American Dream
13:53 – Network, Chris Thompson, Director of Admissions Operations, UCLA Anderson culture
18:51 – My OG Flex (Hybrid) section (commute from AZ)
20:21 – Anderson Halloween
21:53 – Dodgers game and Global Access Program Company Launch
25:55 – FEMBA takes over Las Vegas
41:42 – Career: two new companies, Shutterfly and Amazon; Support from FEMBA Career Services (Pam, Susan, Jackee and the team)
51:32 – Final thoughts for entering and graduating FEMBA classes
Hosted by Dylan Stafford, assistant dean and director of admissions of UCLA Anderson’s Fully Employed MBA program (FEMBA), the Drive Time podcast features interviews with FEMBA alumni, current students, faculty and administrators who discuss leadership, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, career development and more.
More episodes here anderson.ucla.edu/degrees/fully-employed-mba/culture/femba-drive-time-podcast
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Recent graduate of the class of 2020 Rob Busalacchi, Investment Banking Associate at Barclays talks about his experience going through the Fully-Employed MBA (FEMBA) program as a former Marine.
00:00 Intro
03:15 Family Background
09:05 Undergrad Experience at Marquette University
11:00 Becoming a Marine/Military Experience
19:35 Deciding on an MBA & Grad School
26:00 Choosing Anderson
30:00 Being “Rough around the Edges”
33:10 Focusing on Finance
36:35 Anderson Student Clubs Highlight
43:50 Adjusting Study Habits
45:05 Finance Academic Internship
50:40 Barclays IB Internship
56:00 IB Preparation & Mentorship
59:07 Global Immersions & GAP Experience
01:04:05 Balancing Everything
01:11:52 Happy Hours Highlight
01:13:30 Spring Quarter 2020 & Covid-19
01:18:00 Ally Opportunities
01:25:15 Picture Slides – Family, Military Experience, John Wooden, Anderson Experience
01:34:18 John Wooden Award – applying and being chosen
01:36:00 Final Thoughts
01:38:45 John Wooden Awards Video
Hosted by Dylan Stafford, assistant dean and director of admissions of UCLA Anderson’s Fully Employed MBA program (FEMBA), the Drive Time podcast features interviews with FEMBA alumni, current students, faculty and administrators who discuss leadership, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, career development and more.
More episodes here anderson.ucla.edu/degrees/fully-employed-mba/culture/femba-drive-time-podcast
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
A decade after earning her Anderson MBA, double Bruin Kate Greenberg (B.A. ’04, ’10) has led a remarkable career. When she was an undergraduate, the communications job she does now for the Washington Nationals’ charitable arm didn’t exist. She’s gone from managing PR for high-profile companies like Disney to shaping the communication strategies of nonprofit and philanthropic organizations, and she is now immersed in the #NATS4GOOD community response fund. Perks along the way have included seeing her name inscribed on a Nationals 2019 World Series championship ring and meeting President Barack Obama.
00:00 Intro
09:14 Choosing Anderson, FEMBA experience, & Disney!
20:28 Moving Across the Country
29:39 PR & Sports Marketing experience
39:49 Beijing Global Immersion, ‘Stay at Home’ experience, transition to DC
47:45 Joining the Washington Nationals, nonprofit work, and Covid-19
01:12:20 Photos from Disney, the Nationals Championship, and – Obama?!
01:37:44 THE CHAMPIONSHIP RING!
01:40:22 Closing Remarks
Hosted by Dylan Stafford, assistant dean and director of admissions of UCLA Anderson's Fully Employed MBA program (FEMBA), the Drive Time podcast features interviews with FEMBA alumni, current students, faculty and administrators who discuss leadership, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, career development and more.
More episodes here: anderson.ucla.edu/degrees/fully-employed-mba/culture/femba-drive-time-podcast
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Recent graduate of the class of 2020 Dominique Kagele, Global Product Strategy— Heme/Onc, Integrated Insights Leader talks about her experience going through the Fully-Employed MBA (FEMBA) program as a working mother.
00:00 – Intro
05:35 – Family and Growing Up in Reno, Nevada
08:15 – Undergraduate Experience at University of Nevada-Reno
10:00 – The Road to a Ph.D.
12:23 – Post-Doc Experience
12:45 – Choosing Between Academia & Industry
13:35 – Working at Pharmaceutical company GSK Deciding to get an MBA for a better understanding of how a business works.
14:01 – Choosing UCLA Anderson
17:22 – The Career Enhancing Experience
18:43 – Spring Quarter 2020 Experience as a Working Mom
27:45 – Family Role Models and Advice for Her Children
34:27 – Most Memorable FEMBA Experiences
35:37 – Trade-Offs During FEMBA
37:12 – Diversity of Experiences/Backgrounds in FEMBA
39:00 – Impromptu Trips Around the Country with Classmates
44:05 – Women Worth Watching Recipient
45:14 – Global Access Program (GAP) Experience
52:17 – Planning for an Academic Rainy Day
01:03:37 – Measuring Return on Investment
01:08:05 – Post-Anderson
01:11:19 – Career Steps During FEMBA
01:26:14 – Final Thoughts & Shout-Outs
Hosted by Dylan Stafford, assistant dean and director of admissions of UCLA Anderson’s Fully Employed MBA program (FEMBA), the Drive Time podcast features interviews with FEMBA alumni, current students, faculty and administrators who discuss leadership, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, career development and more.
More episodes here anderson.ucla.edu/degrees/fully-employed-mba/culture/femba-drive-time-podcast