B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit

Stacy Blackman Consulting, the leading MBA admissions consulting firm
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B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit, a podcast from top MBA admissions consulting firm Stacy Blackman Consulting, covers all aspects of the MBA application and admissions process. We offer insight and advice on how to pull together your personal-best business school materials — and make the most of your time once you get on campus. We'll occasionally hold interviews with current business school students and recent graduates, as well as other important players along a typical candidate's MBA admissions journey.

  1. 4d ago

    Get a Wharton Team-Based Discussion invite? This episode's for you!: B-Schooled episode 309

    In this replay, Erika talks with Anthony Penna, a fellow SBC admissions consultant who spent 10 years with the Wharton School in Career Management and as Associate Director of Admissions for the full-time MBA program. As Anthony served on the implementation and design team for Wharton's Team Based Discussion (TBD) interview format, this episode focuses on his insight advice for MBA candidates who will be interviewing with Wharton.

  2. Oct 21

    Paths Less Traveled: Wharton alum Lisa Tretler of Gradvantage: B-Schooled episode 308

    Lisa is the CEO and Founder of Gradvantage, a career advisory firm addressing the unique professional needs of young adults. Gradvantage, provides a valuable platform to coach college students and graduates to discover their ideal career paths and navigate the steps to confidently get there. She is also Founder of WomInsight, a company focused on the professional development of women making career transitions. Lisa has over 30 years coaching college students, young adults, career transitioners, and entrepreneurs on professional development strategies. Additionally, Lisa has been a professor, Strategist-In-Residence, and student mentor at Iona University, University of Pennsylvania College of Arts & Sciences, The Wharton School of Business, and Columbia University where she helps students connect classroom learnings to professional and entrepreneurial opportunities. Lisa is also the CEO of Business Boosters Consulting, a business strategy consulting firm and was a Co-Founder of The Acceleration Project (TAP), a nonprofit harnessing the talent of professional women to accelerate small business growth. Prior to her current work, Lisa worked as a business strategy consultant at American Express, Accenture and Towers Perrin. She has developed courses, facilitated workshops, and created mentoring programs in entrepreneurship and career development for corporations, economic development agencies, nonprofits and educational institutions. Lisa is actively involved in the nonprofit community, having served as Board Chair of the Scarsdale Adult School, a Board Member of the Women' Enterprise Development Center, and leading student mentoring initiatives on behalf of the University of Pennsylvania and Iona College. Lisa received a BA in International Relations from Penn, an MBA from Wharton, and an MA in International Affairs/Spanish from the Lauder Institute. https://mygradvantage.com/

  3. Oct 14

    What to do after your first ding: B-Schooled episode 307

    Your first ding can be devastating. This replay gives suggestions on how to process it and what it means.

  4. Sep 30

    Tips for Chicago Booth's MBA application: B-Schooled episode 306

    In this episode, a former University of Chicago Booth MBA admissions officer shares her insight on Booth's new essay set.

  5. Sep 23

    How to edit your MBA essays: B-Schooled episode 305

    This episode recommends various ways business school applicants can edit down their MBA essays without compromising the power of their stories and anecdotes.

  6. Sep 16

    Paths Less Traveled: Suzanne Ginestro (Kellogg MBA, CPG Marketing Executive): B-Schooled episode 304

    Suzanne Ginestro is a seasoned CPG executive leader with over 27 years of marketing expertise across the food and beverage industry. She is currently the Chief Marketing Officer for Califia Farms and leads a 35-person marketing organization that encompasses brand management, creative services, communications, and consumer engagement. Suzanne's previous roles include Chief Marketing Officer at Quest Nutrition, Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer for Bolthouse Farms, and marketing leadership roles at Red Bull North America, Pinkberry Ventures, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, and Kraft Foods. Suzanne currently serves on the board of Zevia (ZVIA) and has previously served on other corporate and non-profit boards, including Humm Kombucha and Village School. Suzanne earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University and her MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

  7. Sep 2

    Do's & Don'ts Before & After You Submit Your Round 1 MBA Application: B-Schooled episode 303

    Round 1 of the 2026-27 MBA application cycle is soon drawing to a close, and along with those deadlines comes a surge in self-sabotaging applicant behavior. This episode covers 3 things you should do before submitting, as well as 3 mistakes you should avoid making after your materials are in.

  8. Aug 26

    Paths Less Traveled: Paul Altman (Consumer M&A, Wharton, Ross)

    Paul Altman is a Partner and Managing Director and joined The Sage Group at its inception in 2000. He focuses on consumer M&A transactions, advising high-growth lifestyle brands on transactions across multiple subsectors, including e-commerce, specialty retail, apparel & accessories, home, CPG, wellness, and beauty & personal care companies. He attended University of Michigan Ross for a joint BBA and law degree, and went to Wharton for his MBA. www.sagellc.com

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B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit, a podcast from top MBA admissions consulting firm Stacy Blackman Consulting, covers all aspects of the MBA application and admissions process. We offer insight and advice on how to pull together your personal-best business school materials — and make the most of your time once you get on campus. We'll occasionally hold interviews with current business school students and recent graduates, as well as other important players along a typical candidate's MBA admissions journey.

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  • Creator
    Stacy Blackman Consulting, the leading MBA admissions consulting firm
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    308
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    © Stacy Blackman Consulting, 2023
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