Carolyn Nohejl is a Fuqua MBA Alum who has worked in leadership roles across medical devices and digital health. Carolyn shared her journey to business school, career lessons she’s learned along the way, and specific insights into what MBA students need to know about careers in digital health. Carolyn also spoke about her latest project, healthtech hunches, a website connecting students interested in entering digital health with guidance from experienced professionals. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify today.
Show Notes
- 1:10 – Carolyn’s background
- 2:48 – The journey to Fuqua, and why an MBA
- 4:22 – How Carolyn pitched Fuqua on a joint degree MBA program
- 6:08 – Key moments of Carolyn’s MBA experience at Fuqua
- 9:40 – What it was like to graduated, and get hired during 2010
- 12:00 – Carolyn’s learnings from recruiting during a challenge hiring cycle
- 13:05 – 3 of Carolyn’s examples of how she was able to land 3 different career opportunities
- 18:45 – Carolyn’s post-MBA experiences
- 24:06 – Lessons learned and key takeaways from some of Carolyn’s post MBA experiences
- 26:40 – The importance of following your curiosity
- 27:00 – The importance of “Give and Take” when it comes to building relationships
- 28:25 – What MBA students need to know about digital health
- 31:13 – Background on healthtech hunches
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