CBS Please Unmute Yourself Columbia Business School's Student Run Podcast

On this Valentine's Day special episode, Catherine Hicks (CBS '24) chats with Zoya Agarwal (CBS '24) about the importance of... doing what you love!

Listen to hear Zoya's thoughts on the power of passion and how following your heart not only opens up pathways for yourself, but also blazes the trail for those who follow.

Interested in being part of the podcast? Reach out to the podcast team on Instagram @pleaseunmuteyourself or at pleaseunmuteyourself@gmail.com

Music Credit: Hiroki Komine CBS '23; Title: "Turning Off Extended"

Catherine Hicks (CBS '24) chats with Maggie Monahan (CBS '24) about her work experience in theatre and politics and how both roads led her to Columbia Business School.

Tune in to hear her thoughts on the power of words, the inherent overlap between art and science, and how a liberal arts background provides a unique strength for business school students.

Interested in being part of the podcast? Reach out to the podcast team on Instagram @pleaseunmuteyourself or at pleaseunmuteyourself@gmail.com

Music Credit: Hiroki Komine CBS '23; Title: "Turning Off Extended"

Catherine Hicks (CBS '24) chats with Jack Raines (CBS '24) about his careers in finance and writing and how both paths led him to Columbia Business School.



Tune in to hear more about his finance blog, "Young Money;" his travels around the world prior to business school, his newfound love for rugby; and his

philosophy on why we shouldn't chase optionality for optionality's sake.



Interested in being a part of the podcast? Reach out to the podcast team on Instagram @pleaseunmuteyourself or at pleaseunmuteyourself@gmail.com



Music Credit: Hiroki Komine CBS '23; Title: "Turning Off Extended"

Catherine Hicks (CBS '24) chats with Julien Souffrant (CBS '24) about his life and career to-date and how a passion for social impact led him to business school. 

Tune in to hear his thoughts about working in the social impact space, pivoting to banking to open pathways to a career in sustainability, and managing the recruiting process as a first year at Columbia Business School.

Interested in being part of the podcast? Reach out to the podcast team on Instagram @pleaseunmuteyourself or at pleaseunmuteyourself@gmail.com

Music Credit: Hiroki Komine CBS '23; Title: "Turning Off Extended"

Cindy Xinying Yao (CBS '23) and Catherine Hicks (CBS '24) chat with Ines Fernandez Larrea (CBS '23) about her pivot from strategy consulting to the tech industry and what that process has been like as an international student.

Come hear her thoughts on working in tech, what she thinks the differences are between working at a large multinational vs. an early-phase startup, and why she thinks public speaking is one of the most important skills we could learn at Columbia Business School.

Interested in being part of the podcast? Reach out to the podcast team on Instagram @pleaseunmuteyourself or at pleaseunmuteyourself@gmail.com

Music Credit: Hiroki Komine CBS '23; Title: "Turning Off Extended"

Cindy Xinying Yao (CBS '23) chats with Jack Yen-Chu Tu (CBS '23)  about his decision to go to BCG, the consulting recruiting process, and why he transitioned from engineering to Consulting at Columbia Business School. 

Come learn about his passion for entrepreneurship and involvement in InSITE - a highly competitive leadership development program comprised of exceptional graduate students at top universities. Learn more about InSITE Fellowship on their website - https://www.insitefellows.org/

Interested in being part of the podcast? Reach out to the podcast team on instagram @pleaseunmuteyourself or at pleaseunmuteyourself@gmail.com



Music Credit: Hiroki Komine CBS '23; Title: "Turning Off Extended"