Cherie's Corner

In this episode, I interview my Stanford classmate, Terry Baggett, who studied at Westpoint and shares his lessons from his time in the military. Terry talks through the peaks and more importantly the valleys of his life and how he applies his disciplined work ethic to all facets of his life. Let’s get started!

In this episode, I interview my former LinkedIn coworker and recent Harvard Business School grad, Emily Carrolo. We worked together on different teams, but at the same company for 3 years. We discuss if it is okay to cry at work: where to cry, does crying diminish your power in the workplace, and is it safe to cry? We also talk about her favorite classes at Harvard, and if her HBS degree is worth it. I love this conversation with Emily because it’s advice that I wish I had known when I was 22. I hope you enjoy; let’s dive in.

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⌚️Timestamps: 

00:00 Cold open

00:54 Intro

02:09 Which five liquids would you drink for the rest of your life?

07:29 Emily’s off-brand trait

08:41 Emily’s serial killer trait

10:08 My serial killer trait

11:17 What would you want to know about your future?

15:37 Rapid fire Q’s

16:05 What did you study?

19:04 How we met

21:08 Lessons from working at LinkedIn

23:03 Crying at work

36:39 Why did Emily want to get an MBA?

39:15 Pros and cons of big class size

40:26 Application process

43:24 Was business school worth it?

50:07 Closing thoughts

ABOUT ME

Hello friends, thanks for watching! My name is Cherie and I'm a content creator, Stanford MBA student, & former LinkedIn senior product manager 👋🏻 I share personal career stories on Cherie's Corner Podcast via YouTube and Instagram, so you can learn from my friends and our successes and failures, all while owning our authentic selves and living happier lives.

Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS?si=SGH_SbD_SBStH2wJHcBXrg

In this episode, I interview my Stanford GSB classmate, Grant McNaughton. Grant is a 2+2 MBA student, which means he applied and was accepted to business when he was in undergrad in college. He talks about his time working as a Bain consultant, his chaotic (but successful) application process, and what community has meant for him over the last year. I am so excited for this season of the podcast – as you can tell we’re bringing in a little more spice, personality, and vulnerability to the conversation. I hope you enjoy; let’s dive in! 

Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS?si=SGH_SbD_SBStH2wJHcBXrg

I interview my Stanford GSB classmate, Ty Greenberg, and he kind of interviews me! Ty worked in legal tech and toyed with the idea of either going to law school or business school. He shares his application journey and how he applied to MBA programs TWICE. He wasn’t admitted into his target school the first year so he redid his application and applied the next year. He was then admitted into Harvard, Stanford, and MIT business schools. I hope you enjoy this last episode of the season. Let’s dive in!

In this episode, I interview my Stanford GSB classmate, Katie Dickinson. Katie studied petroleum engineering in college and her first job after graduation was on an oil rig. We talk about what life is like on the rig, what it’s like being the youngest person on her team and what it’s like being a woman in a heavily male-dominated field. She shares her lightbulb moment that made her want to pivot into clean energy after working in heavy oil for years. Finally, Katie gives us insight into her application process - she applied to 6 schools-  and how her fiancée Ricky keeps her grounded on campus. Let’s dive in.

In this episode, I interview my Stanford classmate, Chad Janis. He’s a serial entrepreneur who’s now working on his 3rd startup. We talk about lessons he learned from finance and entrepreneurship, his 3 week MBA application process (yes, that is very quick), and life on campus with his wife and their toddler. Finally, Chad provides a different, and maybe unpopular, point of view of Stanford’s curriculum and classes. Listen to the end to hear my podcast and life updates.

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In this episode, I interview my colleague from Bain Capital Ventures, Ayushi Sinha. Ayushi just finished her first year at Harvard Business School. Previously, she had roles in big tech, startups, and venture capital. Ayushi gives us the tea on what life is really like at HBS, discusses the ups and downs of her application process, and breaks open the gatekept industry of venture capital. Let’s jump in.

In this episode, I interview my friend Emily Tang, a senior product manager at LinkedIn, who she leads teams of software engineers and designers. Emily gives tips to break into product management, talks about dealing with imposter syndrome, and shares her story of high pressure situations of presenting to LinkedIn’s CEO.

Hi friends, in this next episode of Cherie's Corner, I speak with my Stanford MBA classmate, Gabriela Forter. She’s a dual admit to Harvard and Stanford MBA programs. She talks about choosing Stanford and also still ending up going to Harvard, not for her business degree, but for her Masters in Public Policy. Despite having a successful career in consulting at Deloitte and product management at Meta, she still finds value in pursuing two masters degrees; she explains her reasoning and thinking behind this decision. Gabriela discusses her multi-year strategy and plan she took when applying to MBA programs. She also gives advice to people who are currently in their application process. Finally, Gabriela is one of the most mindful people I know and we discuss how journaling and meditation led her to figure out her career goals and deal with imposter syndrome and not feeling FOMO. Let’s get started.

A discussion with my Stanford MBA classmate, Jae Yu. We talk about his career in the U.S. military before coming to Stanford's Business School, serving in South Korea, and being one of the main organizers of Former President Trump’s Visit to North Korea. Jae is a dual admit to both Harvard Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business and he talks about how he made the decision to attend Stanford and what he wrote about in his application essay. Finally, Jae gives his perspective on the MBA application process, his favorite classes, and what it’s like to experience graduate school life with his wife. Let’s jump in.