After serving in the Merchant Marines and founding his own entrepreneurial venture, Ravi Maniar (UNC Kenan-Flagler, ‘16) moved from India to North Carolina to pursue his MBA. There were many adjustments Maniar had to make during the transition, and one of the biggest was around networking. In this podcast, Maniar shares how he flipped the switch on networking and how it helped him build relationships, land career opportunities, and strengthen his overall MBA experience. Find it on Apple Podcast or Spotify Podcasts
- 5:02 Ravi shares why he came to business school, and his experience in the Merchant Marines
- 7:45 Ravi talks about his own entrepreneurial venture, and the lessons he learned from it
- 11:48 – Ravi shares why he chose to come to UNC Kenan-Flagler, and why he enjoyed Chapel Hill, NOrth Carolina
- 16:56 – Ravi talks about the transition to UNC, and what it was like to be in a “college town”
- 21:07 – Ravi talks about some of the challenges he had to overcome when he came to business school, especially around “self-promotion”
- 24:25 – Ravi shares how he “shifted” his mindset on the idea of networking
- 28:35 – Ravi talks about how he was able to practice and get more comfortable with networking, and how it helped him to be successful in his career search
- 30:30 – Ravi talks about how he built relationships with others in the community and how it helped him
- 36:17 – Ravi shares some of his tactics for practicing and improving your networking skills
- 38:50 – Ravi shares a good example of how he was able to build great relationships with a specific company
- 44:50 – Ravi shares what he looks for when conducting an informational interview with MBA students
- 50:07 – Ravi shares advice for individuals not comfortable with networking, and how they can improve
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