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Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Brittany Blackamore (FEMBA '16) discusses her successful career transition to Boston Consulting Group and her nonprofit organization, Suitcase of Joy.
0:00 – Intro
2:50 – Founding a non-profit, Suitcase of Joy (inspired by going on 7 Global Immersions!)
7:00 – Two themes she lives her life by – “I don’t have to know how to do something before I can begin how to do it” and “do something now”
8:25 – Goal-oriented – determine what I want to do and then work backward and break it into manageable steps and create a framework
10:20 – Changing the world is a big task and too big for one person – realized she could do something now
11:35 – What goes in a suitcase and donations begin
13:20 – Started small with self-funded trips and two suitcases with the ultimate goal of building schools
14:41 – Mission is to bring joy and education to children around the world
16:53 – Education can break the cycle of poverty (even in one generation)
17:40 – First trips in Zimbabwe, Kenya, and South Africa
19:03 – Inspired by experience in Argentina, Brazil and South Africa Global Immersions
19:30 – First generation college graduate (parents were first generation high school graduates)
22:15 – The problem is much bigger than all the people trying to help it (wanted to do what she could to help)
22:40 – Traveling alone and maintaining personal safety
25:00 – Showcasing Suitcase of Joy (pictures)
30:20 – FEMBA experience – career explorer (from leadership development program at Experian to private equity/M&A at Boston Consulting Group)
34:12 – Goal is to start an investment fund for private equity/venture capital that invests in entrepreneurs/businesses in emerging economies
37:00 – From an undergrad French major to FEMBA
40:00 – Building on strengths and areas for development: Venn diagram of things that I like, that I’m good at, and where I can make a difference
42:00 – Becoming a professional Googler
43:36 – Get the biggest MBA outcome
45:53 – MBA as the launching pad and foundation – don’t be afraid to explore
47:20 – Strategy isn’t just figuring out what you’re going to do, but also what you’re not going to do
50:25 – ROI on MBA and investment in self – financial, opportunities an Anderson MBA provides, gained confidence
56:40 – Dramatic shift in thinking at Anderson: from imposter syndrome to telling herself things that she wanted to be true that weren’t yet (words of affirmation)
59:33 – Be bold and let go of pre-MBA mindset: taking the limits off what she thought she could do
1:04:30 – Humbition (be humble but ambitious)
1:05:33 – Productivity hacks: write down what she needs to accomplish, then determine priorities
1:09:41 – Wrap-up and thank yous
1:12:30 – Life is a journey and you continue to learn
Brittany's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-... https://www.suitcaseofjoy.org/
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
#BostonConsultingGroup #MBA #CareerDevelopment #nonprofit
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Recent graduate of the class of 2020 Tarang Lal, M&A Advisory— PwC, talks about his experience going through the Fully-Employed MBA (FEMBA)program and how he made the career transition from Petroleum engineering to an M&A Consultant at PwC.
00:00 Intro
03:50 Personal Background
07:50 Typical Day at PwC
09:30 Career Enhancer v. Career Switcher
11:20 On-Campus Recruiting & PwC Internship
18:10 Why Consulting?
20:16 Transition to Los Angeles
23:08 FEMBA Program Experience
30:10 “Journey of Impact” & Self Reflection
36:47 Takeaways from the Pandemic Spring Quarter 2020
39:35 South Africa Global Immersion
43:38 Working with Dean Freixes & France Global Immersion
46:03 Global Access Program
50:58 Serving as a Board Member – Reflection & Advice
56:28 Balancing FEMBA and Personal Life
01:01:15 The ROI of FEMBA
01:07:45 Double Bruin Pride
01:10:06 John Wooden & FEMBA Slide Show!
01:17:24 Productivity Hack
01:19:29 Closing Remarks
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Recent graduate of the class of 2020 Tina Pham, Category Manager at Amazon Go Grocery talks about her experience going through the Fully-Employed MBA (FEMBA) program as a career enhancer in the retail industry before becoming a career switcher and getting a new job at Amazon.
0:00 – Intro
2:35 – Family & Early Years – Born and Raised in Seattle
4:19 – Undergrad Life at the University of Washington Going from Pre-Med to Art
5:55 – Early Career in Graphic Design
6:20 – First Master’s in Fashion Management Studying Luxury Brands in Milan at University of Whales
8:25 – First Job Post-Masters in Buying
9:25 – Career at Nordstrom – Planning, Merchandising, Product Development
11:15 – Post-Admission/Pre-MBA Promotion at Nordstrom
17:00 – FEMBA Admission Excitement – Career Enhancer
19:15 – Year 1 Memories Imposter Syndrome, Traveling from Seattle, and Learning Team Support
25:54 – Transition to Year 2 Summer Break and Social Events
27:11 – Study Habits in Hybrid Program
29:25 – Navigating FEMBA with a Husband
31:50 – Focusing on End Goal and Selecting Electives
33:30 – Global Management Focus and Global Exchange Program (Japan)
39:20 – Serving as a FEMBAssador and Coffee Chats in Seattle
41:35 – Global Access Program (GAP) and Working With a Swedish Company
52:10 – FEMBA Experience Photos GAP Launch and Travel, Interviewing Prospective Students, Halloween Party
55:48 – From a Career Enhancer to a Career Switcher and New Role at Amazon Grocery
1:06:13 – Doubts, Encouragement, and Building Confidence
1:13:00 – Highs/Lows from COVID/Virtual Spring Quarter
1:16:30 – Productivity Hacks and What I Wish I’d Known Before Starting FEMBA
1:20:00 – Vulnerability, Communication, and Listening to Understand
1:24:19 – Final Thoughts
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
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Barry Ripley switched careers from engineering to finance, and as an Anderson FEMBA secured a prestigious internship in investment banking (twice!). While he was a student, he also led a FEMBA Anderson Career Team with stellar results, helped to bring microfinance to farmers in the Andes and learned to love speaking up in class.
Featuring: Barry Ripley (M.S. ’11, ’16), Technology M&A, Qatalyst Partners
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Professor Corinne Bendersky teaches FEMBAs in the Leadership Foundations and Organizational Behaviors courses and is faculty chair of the Human Resources Roundtable (HARRT). She studies female firefighters, who typically make up no more than 4% of their field, and what they can teach us about diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. In this podcast, Bendersky discusses developing one’s own self-awareness to become a leader who consciously constructs a context for accurate evaluation that allows others to live up to their untapped potential.
Featuring: Corinne Bendersky, Professor of Management and Organizations, UCLA Anderson School of Management
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Born in New Delhi, India, Akshay Grover moved 8,000 miles to attend UCLA Anderson. He earned his engineering degree in Dubai, and an internship with Siemens got him to California. Here he worked on a sustainability project for San Bernardino County that resulted in more than $400,000 in energy and cost savings for America’s largest county (covering some 20,000 square miles). This project caught the attention of Time Magazine’s “American Genius” segment, for which Akshay and his team were interviewed.
Featuring:
Akshay Grover (’18), General Manager, Siemens
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
John Wooden Global Leadership Fellow Sana Rahim says her native Laramie, Wyoming, “was a totally random place to grow up” for a Muslim of Pakistani heritage. She knew from an early age she wanted to achieve a global perspective, whatever her career path — which has included working in Turkey with victims of domestic violence, diversity and inclusion consulting, and five years with logistics and supply chain giant McMaster-Carr. As a UCLA Anderson student, she founded Emerge Consulting, a management practice with a social justice mission that builds the capacity of nonprofit organizations.
Featuring: Sana Rahim (’19), Senior People Operations Manager, Freckle; Founder and CEO, Emerge Consulting
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
What’s it like to come to the United States with no undergraduate degree, earn a Ph.D. in chemistry from Caltech, publish more than 45 peer-reviewed articles, pivot to brewing beer and then embark on your MBA? With credit for contributing to prize-winning research by two Nobel laureates, alumnus Diego Benitez founded Progress Brewing in South El Monte, California, in 2012. The former academic, now a successful full-time businessman, said as an Anderson student, “FEMBA is one of the best decisions of my life.”
Featuring: Diego Benitez (’19), Founder, Owner and Brewer, Progress Brewing
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Alumnus Brian Thomas recalls the journey of Clutter, a full-service moving, storage and logistics company that started as an idea he had as a FEMBA student. Brian went from driving the truck and making pick-ups himself to expanding Clutter into a nationwide business with $300 million in funding. He pays tribute to Anderson faculty, his fellow students and the FEMBA program for helping to drive his entrepreneurial success.
Featuring: Brian Thomas (’14), Co-Founder, Clutter; Venture Partner, Resolute Ventures