MBA Talk

Welcome to the MBA talk Podcast, where we talk everything about Career Progression for MBAs.In this episode, we will talk about Networking.Research indicates that up to 85% of positions are filled through networking.One of the key reasons for joining a global MBA class is to have access to World Class networking opportunities. So we will talk about where networking can happen:who can you network with,how to network effectivelythings to pay attention when networking.This episode is part of the consulting series where we dive into how to get into consulting. However, this episode is still applicable for MBAs going into any industry.This show is brought to you by Optness Institute. At Optness we teach Management Methodologies like Six Sigma, Agile, Data Visualization and more for MBAs.

In this episode, we will talk about discovery of companies:how to do research on companies MBAs want to join. This episode is part of the consulting series where we dive into how to get into Consulting. This show is brought to you by Optness Institute. At Optness we teach advanced management methodologies like Lean Six Sigma, Agile, Data Visualization and more for MBAs.

This is the second part of the first episode of the Management Consultant series.Be sure to check the first part of the first episode where we discuss:what a management consultant does?which are the key companies in the consulting industry?internal versus external consulting companiesand more. Keep listening to the second part to learn about:what are the key skills to be a successful management consultant,and what a day in the life of a consultant looks like.

Hello and welcome to the MBA talk podcast. I'm very happy to present to you this new podcast series about Management Consultancy.To produce this podcast series we are joined by Orestes Peristeris an MBA graduate at Yale and HEC Paris, and currently a management consultant. With Orestes we discuss everything about consulting companies, networking, CV building, interview preparation, and more.This first episode is separated into audio files. In the first one, we discuss: What does a management consultant do?Which are the key companies in the consulting industry?And we discuss internal versus external consulting companies. Check out the second one and learn what are the key skills to be successful in the industry, and know about what a day in the life of a consultant looks like. 

Welcome back to the MBA TALK podcast. I'm your host Andrés and this podcast is brought to you by Optness Institute where we teach advance management methodologies to MBAs.In this season I'm joined by Orestes Peristeris, Optness professor and Six Sigma Black Belt candidate, and consultant at a logistics company.This season is dedicated to talk about Management Consulting.We discuss the most common and uncommon questions about Consulting jobs, and how to get into consulting.Expect deep dives into networking, how to do it wrong and right, company discovery, culture fit, interviewing, day in the life of a consultant, the most valuable skills, receiving and negotiating offers, and much more.If you enjoy the episodes, or have a peer that's interested in Consulting, please share, like and subscribe. You can find all episodes at optness.com/mbatalk or Optness' LinkedIn profile.Also, if have any comments, topics or guests suggestions, I’d love if you send me an email at [email protected] wait you on the next episode!

How do you define Entrepreneurship? In this episode we are joined by Eddy Zakes. Eddy is an MBA graduate 2017 and is currently working at IESE as the Director of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center at IESE Business School. We discuss how you can be part of the Startup or Entrepreneurship Ecosystem without necessarily starting your own company, when's the best time for an MBA to start a company, and the advantages of doing it after having some experience in the corporate world. With that, let's bring on Eddy!

In this episode we are joined by Johannes Burgard. Johannes is from the ESADE Barcelona 2017 Class. He is the founder of Solytic, a company in the intersection of solar energy and analytics. Solytic is currently based in Berlin. Keep listening to learn how Johannes resurrected Esade Entrepreneurship Club, how his MBA facilitated his networking efforts, and how he ended into the Energy industry.

What would your parents think if you decided to open an ice-cream shop after your MBA studies? In this episode we are joined by Rodrigo Studart. Rodrigo is from the Chicago Booth 2018 Class. He is the founder of LOWKO, L-O-W-K-O, an ice-cream brand in Brazil. Keep listening to learn how Rodrigo decided to dive into Consumer Goods, won a competition and investment from his Business School, and brought a global food trend to Brazil.

You can be the CEO of a company if build it, or... if you buy it! In this episode we are joined by Manuel de Bethencourt. Manuel is a IESE graduate from 2018. Manuel is an entrepreneur with a very curious model: entrepreneurship through acquisition. Keep listening to understand how Manuel, creates a pool of investment funds, buys established companies, and runs them, instead of building them from scratch.

Leaving the comfort of your home in Boston to move to tropical Sao Paulo, without knowing a word of Portuguese? Parker Treacy was all in for the adventure. He moved to Brazil five years ago and founded Cobli, a startup in fleet management. Parker is from Harvard 2012 Class. Keep listening to learn how Parker scaled his first company during his MBA, how was his transition to Brazil, and why Brazil is such an amazing place to be an entrepreneur.