by Gregory Heller | Nov 10, 2022 | Episodes
Adam Schmidt (Foster MBA 2020) talks about the importance of credibility as an MBA candidate. He breaks it down with 5 stakeholder groups: fellow students, faculty & staff, alumni and employers. This is Part 1 of 2. In the second episode, Adam talks about his...
by Gregory Heller | Oct 19, 2022 | Episodes
This episode features a conversation with Nivedita Kumar, Foster MBA ’22. Prior to coming to Foster, Nivi worked at Philips as a technical sales manager and then in a variety of roles culminating in Program Manager at Swiggy, a local delivery startup in India. ...
by Gregory Heller | Sep 15, 2022 | Episodes
On this episode, I speak with Jeff Perry, founder of More Than Engineering. Jeff graduated from the Hybrid MBA program at Foster in 2020. Originally trained as a mechanical engineer, Jeff has worked in software, mechanical, and manufacturing engineering. But now, he...
by Gregory Heller | Sep 1, 2022 | Episodes
Portia Obeng is a social media strategist with over 10 years of experience in social media strategy and content management. Her current focus is supporting individuals and organizations in their use of LinkedIn and Instagram. Our conversation focuses on how anyone,...
by Gregory Heller | Nov 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
On this episode I speak with Rachel Hester, Foster MBA 2018. Rachel went to work for Nike in a finance manager role after graduating, and in a little less than a year moved into a role in sustainability Finance. Since we recorded this conversation during the summer of...
by Gregory Heller | Sep 21, 2021 | Episodes
My guests on this episode are the authors of Back To Business and founders of The Swing Shift Nancy Jensen and Sarah Duenwald. I am joined by my colleague Elaine Newtson for a really interesting conversation about coming back to work after taking a career pause. ...
by Gregory Heller | Aug 26, 2021 | Episodes
This episode features compiled advice for incoming MBA candidates at the Foster School of Business. I solicited advice from recent alumni, a few students, and even went into my archives for a clip from my conversation with Ruchi Singh about the Foster Consulting...
by Gregory Heller | Jun 14, 2021 | Episodes
I’m a Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths Coach, and work with MBA students at the Foster School of Business to understand their talents, invest in developing them into strengths, and then using those strengths to achieve goals and overcome challenges. Whenever you are...
by Gregory Heller | May 14, 2021 | Blog Post
As part of the event series “Life Sprint speaks to…”, Gregory Heller, Sr. Associate Director, MBA Career Management at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington, talked about how design thinking can be used for career planning. Gregory...
by Gregory Heller | May 11, 2021 | Episodes
Austin Morton, Foster MBA 2019, is currently EV (Electric Vehicle) and Sustainability Program Manager at Element Fleet. It was great to speak with him about his career path and how he succeeded in achieving his goal of a post MBA career in the sustainability field...
