Drive Time

UCLA Anderson

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  1. 01/28/2021

    Drive Time Podcast: Sophie Gao (’20), Amazon, Finance Leadership Development Program

    Growing up in China, Sophie Gao dreamed of an American experience. Her father made sacrifices to pursue becoming a medical doctor, and Sophie followed his work-hard example to get herself to the U.S. for college and career. She completed her Anderson MBA while living and working in Arizona and, distance notwithstanding, served as a FEMBA Council member and tutor. She was an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion student representative and, in 2020, she co-founded the nonprofit Humans of Wuhan to educate people and diminish racism. Through on-campus recruiting, she landed a new job at Amazon she’ll start right after graduation. Her advice for incoming FEMBA students? “Be ready to have fun. Be ready to be open-minded.”   0:00​ – Intro 7:55​ – My American Dream 13:53​ – Network, Chris Thompson, Director of Admissions Operations, UCLA Anderson culture 18:51​ – My OG Flex (Hybrid) section (commute from AZ) 20:21​ – Anderson Halloween 21:53​ – Dodgers game and Global Access Program Company Launch 25:55​ – FEMBA takes over Las Vegas 41:42​ – Career: two new companies, Shutterfly and Amazon; Support from FEMBA Career Services (Pam, Susan, Jackee and the team) 51:32​ – Final thoughts for entering and graduating FEMBA classes   Hosted by Dylan Stafford, assistant dean and director of admissions of UCLA Anderson’s Fully Employed MBA program (FEMBA), the Drive Time podcast features interviews with FEMBA alumni, current students, faculty and administrators who discuss leadership, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, career development and more. More episodes here anderson.ucla.edu/degrees/fully-employed-mba/culture/femba-drive-time-podcast #Finance​ #MBA​ #CareerDevelopment

    54 min
  2. 01/28/2021

    Drive Time Podcast: Rob Busalacchi ('20) - Barclays, Investment Banking Associate

    Recent graduate of the class of 2020 Rob Busalacchi, Investment Banking Associate at Barclays talks about his experience going through the Fully-Employed MBA (FEMBA) program as a former Marine.   00:00​ Intro 03:15​ Family Background 09:05​ Undergrad Experience at Marquette University 11:00​ Becoming a Marine/Military Experience 19:35​ Deciding on an MBA & Grad School 26:00​ Choosing Anderson 30:00​ Being “Rough around the Edges” 33:10​ Focusing on Finance 36:35​ Anderson Student Clubs Highlight 43:50​ Adjusting Study Habits 45:05​ Finance Academic Internship 50:40​ Barclays IB Internship 56:00​ IB Preparation & Mentorship 59:07​ Global Immersions & GAP Experience 01:04:05​ Balancing Everything 01:11:52​ Happy Hours Highlight 01:13:30​ Spring Quarter 2020 & Covid-19 01:18:00​ Ally Opportunities 01:25:15​ Picture Slides – Family, Military Experience, John Wooden, Anderson Experience 01:34:18​ John Wooden Award – applying and being chosen 01:36:00​ Final Thoughts 01:38:45​ John Wooden Awards Video   Hosted by Dylan Stafford, assistant dean and director of admissions of UCLA Anderson’s Fully Employed MBA program (FEMBA), the Drive Time podcast features interviews with FEMBA alumni, current students, faculty and administrators who discuss leadership, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, career development and more. More episodes here anderson.ucla.edu/degrees/fully-employed-mba/culture/femba-drive-time-podcast #Finance​ #MBA​ #CareerDevelopment

    1h 38m

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