HBS Professor | INSEAD MBA | Author of Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage In this podcast you will learn  1. Specific suggestions to transform negative perceptions, bias and adversity into competitive advantage  2. How to make a super awkward meeting with Elon Musk into one of the most productive discussions 3. Unexplored nuances of gender and accent when it comes to promotion and career advancement  Laura Huang is a Professor at Harvard Business School. She has spent her...

In this podcast you will learn: 1. Practical insights from the INSEAD MBA experience  2. What is it actually like to work at Amazon  3. How and when should you leave a job you love to do something you are passionate about Radio broadcasting, advertising agencies, Google, Amazon,... Christian Schoepke's career path has almost as much variety as his latest product focus: donuts. He left the sexy world of film licensing at Amazon's Prime Video service in 2019, only to find himself in-midst...

In this podcast, you will learn: 1. Principles of career pivoting: fire-fighting to law to investing  2. Actionable advice for cracking Harvard Business School MBA admissions 3. Art of reaching out and writing effectively  Chia Jeng Yang 谢征阳 is a Principal at Saison Capital, a Japanese-backed fintech-focused fund (early-late stage, debt, fund of funds) that invests globally and in any vertical, but especially in emerging markets: Southeast Asia, India, LATAM, etc. Previously, he was...

In this podcast, you can expect to learn: 1. What Stanford looks for in their MBA applicants and what distinguishes successful applications  2. Framework for formulating career goals 3. Art of decision making and the importance of saying no Rohan is a student at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Prior to Stanford, Rohan was on secondment to the Government of India, working at the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. A chemical engineering graduate from BITS Pilani, Rohan...

In this Network Capital podcast, you can expect to learn the following: 1. The pros and cons of a career plan, especially a deep-dive on whether you need an overarching plan to succeed  2. The principles of risk taking when it comes to career choices 3. The art of following curiosity with diligence and a sense of wonder  Siddharth Jhawar works at Disney. He was a management consultant at Bain and a former Director at the Government of India, He is an alumnus of IIT Delhi, a CFA charter...

In this podcast, we will learn about Pranav's path to Harvard Business School and explore why he decided to repivot his career after consulting, private equity and an MBA.  Pranav is the Domain Architect and Vice President of the Large Scale Education Programmes at Educational Initiatives. He was a member of the development team of the Mindspark product, which is a technology-based, personalized and adaptive learning tool for Mathematics and Language. He led the operations of the Mindspark...

This is a very special podcast with Harvard Business School alums, Shruti and Azeez. Both of them met each other through debating at IIT Delhi. They have been inspiring and supporting each other to push the contours of excellence and impact ever since. 

Bindi works as the Deputy Director with the Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy at Ashoka University. Prior to that she worked with Tata Trusts leading their Grant Relationship Management and with the Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership as their program director for Technology. She graduated from Harvard Business School, with a focus in social enterprise. Her experience before HBS is with ArcelorMittal in the space of engineering and operations. She also has an engineering...

In this podcast, Azeez shares his journey to Harvard Business School and explains why he decided to come back to Pratham (one of India's most reputed non-profits) after graduation. Among other things we discuss career intelligence, diversity quotient and committing to solving problems over the long term. Take notes as you listen! This is a bit about Azeez Azeez Gupta is the National Head of Strategic Initiatives at Pratham, one of India's most reputed education non-profits impacting 5...

Rich Horgan is the Founder and President of Cure Rare Disease. Rich is also a Blavatnik Fellow at Harvard Business School with a deep passion for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and other rare diseases. With a younger brother impacted by the disease, Rich has a strong interest in accelerating promising treatments for the disease. He formed a collaboration with world-class researchers and clinicians to pioneer the development of customized therapies for Duchenne and other rare diseases.  He...

Abhilasha is currently the VP of Strategy and Operations at Elucidata, a Delhi & Cambridge based startup, building an AI-enabled platform for the biopharma industry to enhance drug development. Prior to this, she worked at a strategy & innovation consulting firm, Innosight, advising Fortunate 100 clients in the healthcare sector. Earlier in her career, she was part of the founding team of Avanti Learning Centres, where she built and led teams across product and operations to deliver...

Samar is an MBA candidate at Harvard Business School. His professional experience spans banking, film making and entrepreneurship. He produced Nanak Shah Fakir (NSF), a first-of-its-kind film on the life and teachings of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh faith. NSF was awarded three National awards including the Best Feature Film on National Integration by the Hon’ble President of India. Samar has worked extensively with Academy award & Grammy award winners in producing NSF, which...

Aayush cracked 750 in his 4th GMAT attempt and made it to Columbia Business School. His journey to business school is one of grit and resilience coupled with clarity of thought. Hear from Aayush in his own words. ""I was born in Madhya Pradesh and grew up in a middle class home in Gurgaon. I went for high school to DPS Vasant Kunj (New Delhi) where my aptitude for Science and Mathematics led me to a formal education in Engineering. I graduated from Manipal Institute of Technology...

This is the recording of the MBA panel with alums from Harvard Business School, Chicago Booth, INSEAD, LBS and Wharton.  It covers the following: 1. What is an MBA and who is it for? 2. What is the right time to apply? 3. GMAT preparation strategy 4. Essay writing strategy  5. Cracking the interview  6. Thinking about life post MBA

Mishaal is a lawyer by profession and an entrepreneur by nature. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Plane Crazy, a full-service creative consulting agency, and the CEO and Founder of 405 Analytics that harnesses the full potential of data and uses analytics to boost revenues by providing valuable insights into markets and consumers. He is extremely interested in technology and currently leads the technology team at Plane Crazy with a focus on web development and augmented reality. In 2018, he...

In this podcast, two Columbia Business School alumni - Prateek and Neha, share their application strategy and demystify the MBA experience.