Before business school, Brittany Floyd (Simon, ‘22) worked in the travel industry and had a desire to pursue an MBA. However, as a result of COVID-19, Floyd decided to accelerate her plans for applying to business school, and was accepted into the University of Rochester’s Simon MBA program. This fall, Floyd has spent her time
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After spending four years in the Financial Services Industry, Antonio Brodie (Darden, ‘22) decided to broaden his career horizons by pursuing an MBA. With the help of UCLA’s Riordan MBA Prep Program and his own, Brodie successfully navigated the MBA admissions process, and recently started at the University of Virginia (Darden.) In this interview, Brodie
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After working as a management consultant at Accenture, Taylor Benford (Goizueta, ‘21) chose to go to business school to develop as a leader and build finance and strategy skills. By focusing on finding an MBA program that focused on the 3 C’s (Community, Commitment, and Career Placement) Benford enrolled at Emory University’s Goizueta MBA program,
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Devin Hedgepeth (GSB, ‘22) is no stranger to resilience. From navigating a career ending injury from a college football career to rising up through the ranks in Sales and Marketing at ExxonMobil, Hedgepeth has always found a way to use these skills to propel him forward in his career. During this interview, Hedgepeth shares his
After spending two years in the Strategy & Operations Healthcare Practice at Deloitte Consulting LLP, Michael San Román (Darden, ‘22) chose to attend Darden to accelerate his career growth and build leadership skills. Throughout his application process and now his MBA journey, Michael is constantly thinking about his “why,” which helps him drive decision making
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