H@H: Ep 9 – This month on Monthly Musings from Here@Haas, we talk about Sean graduating, new additions to the Haas Podcast team,interviews from May, and what exciting interviews we have coming up.

Notable Quotes:

On graduating without a cermony - “I thought, oh, maybe we’re not meant to say goodbye.” - Sean

On a recent interview with Ace Patterson and being an Ally - “It's not that people don't want to take action. I think people have the right intentions, but if you're just feeling something without doing anything about it, it is inaction….the best thing to do is to start with caring. Showing that you care. Reach out to your friends.” - Sean 

On staying connected - “I think that's been one thing that's been so much fun about being a part of this team during quarantine is just staying in touch and meeting new people. And hearing all the different stories.” - Paulina

On our new series - “We had an idea to do an international series where we interview people who have come from outside of the U.S. and have been a part of Haas.” – Aravind

Free pickup line: “So would it appropriate to say [the time] ZOOMed by?” - Ray

Recommendation List:

• Call Me Ace
• 5:15 AM
• CUSH
• Dispatch Goods
• Notion

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H@H: Ep 8 – Wei Zhu (EWMBA ’22) joins hosts Sean and Ray to talk about his previous entrepreneurial pursuits. We immediately dive into his lessons learned in founding a karaoke bar and a startup incubator. Then we discuss why ignorance is both a blessing and a curse in the early stages of forming a company. Finally, Wei tells us how he has applied these learnings in helping mentor others on their path toward entrepreneurship at Haas.

Episode Quotes

“I can build something from 0 to 1, but going from 1 to 100 requires a totally different skillset” – Wei Zhu

“Many people we talk to only have succeeded because [they’ve] failed so many other times in so many other ways.” – Sean Li

“I see data not as just a bunch of numbers that you can run math on…it’s an abstraction of human behavior.” – Wei Zhu

“Axe the status quo!” – EWMBA ‘22 Axe

Show Links

StEP

Launch

Skydeck

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H@H: Ep 7 – host Paulina Lee interviews Lindsey Hoell (EW MBA ‘21). Lindsey spent over 10 years as a cardiovascular perfusionist, during which time she fell in love with surfing and started a women’s surfwear company, Kinda Fancy. Following her job and passion, she landed in Hawaii for a few years, at which point she saw the horrific impact of single-use plastics on our oceans. Seeing a need for a system overhaul, Lindsey decided to return to school at Haas, launching her current start-up, Dispatch Goods.

Episode Quotes: 

On what she learned from her first start-up - “By the time that we got far enough along, I realized, I needed to listen more. We'd been working for too hard for too long without that breakthrough moment that I was losing my team. And so that was, that was a hard learned lesson, but a really valuable one.”

On how COVID has impacted Dispatch Goods- “The first couple of weeks were honestly pretty devastating because, we were literally getting to the light at the end of the tunnel... Everything was coming together. I heard a quote this morning, (it) said that investors used to want a unicorn and now they want a camel. And so, we have to think about things differently. It's not growth, growth, growth. It's can you have a profitable business model that will sustain you through the next 24 months.”

On building her team - “If you ask people to help you push your car, nobody will pull over and help you push your car. But if people see you pushing your car, everyone wants to pull over and help you push your car. And I feel like people just see us pushing this car and like how desperately we want this car pushed.”

On surfing - “Ocean beach is you against the elements in the rawest way that I've ever experienced. I feel like you have to focus so hard on fighting the difficult paddle out and all of the elements in the cold that there's no way that you can worry about anything else in your life.”

Recommendation List:

• LinkedIn: Lindsey Hoell
• Dispatch Goods
• Instagram: Dispatch Goods
• UPDATE: Since our interview, Dispatch Goods has launched new partnerships with local eateries and cafes around SF - order today!
• Surfrider Foundation
• How I Built This
• Pod Save America

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H@H: Ep 6 – This week, Adolfo Quesada Viciana joins Sean and Ray to discuss his journey from Spain to Berkeley. Adolfo talks about how projects in strategy consulting gave him passion for working with NGO’s in emerging markets, and how he’s continued his focus on social impact while at Haas. We then talk about differences in culture, food, and transportation between Europe and the US. Finally, Adolfo tells us his involvement in extracurriculars and experience as a GSI.

Extracurricular Links

IBD (International Business Development)

Net Impact

Berkeley Board Fellows

Social Impact

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H@H: Ep 5 – Host Paulina Lee interviews Geoff Easterling (FT MBA ‘21). Geoff’s journey is rooted in his military service starting with choosing West Point for his undergrad. Learn how Geoff went from West Point, to the Army with a tour in Afghanistan, ultimately ending up at Haas after 7 years of service.

Episode Quotes: 

On leaning on and learning from others - “You need to look at everyone in their potential...this really helped me see the impact that somebody can make by just believing in the people that work with them.”

On choosing Haas - “And my boss at West point was a Haasie and he was one of the smartest, kindest, most humble people I'd ever met. And I was like, if this is the kind of person they're making it Haas. This is the place for me.”

On getting involved as a student leader - “I've always felt a need to give before I take, and I get so much out of being at Haas. I tell people this all the time. It's genuinely the happiest I've ever been in my entire life. I can't think of a better way to give back to this community that's already done so much for me and will do so much for me for the rest of my life.”

““Life is short and you should be as happy as possible.” -Geoff Easterling

Recommendation List:

• LinkedIn: Geoff Easterling
• How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell 
• Around the NFL
• Decode Recode
• Professor G
• Serial

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H@H: Ep 4 – This is our first episode of Monthly Musings from Here@Haas. In this episode, we talk about what is Monthly Musings (tl;dr: reflection, learning, & practice) and what we’ve been working on this past month!

Notable Quotes:

On editing context & stories - “It's kind of hard to separate yourself and just gotta be aware that we have maybe a bias towards hearing each other's like behind the scenes, behind the stories.” - Ray.

On prioritizing time - “I think creativity stems from boredom and having that space.” - Aravind.

Recommendation List:

• A Mind for Numbers by Barbara Oakley.
• UC Berkeley Haas Class: Becoming Superhuman: The Science of Productivity & Performance.
• Ultradian Rhythm: FastCompany Article + Forbes Article.
• Give & Take by Adam Grant.
• OneHaas Alumni Series: Manish Chandra.
• Freakonomics Podcast.

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H@H: Ep 3 – Host Ray Guan talks with Maggie on her journey to Haas and involvement in entrepreneurship. Maggie shares with us her experience in the StEP program, her participation in startup & VC competitions, and why economics and accounting have been (surprisingly) so much fun.

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H@H: Ep 2 – Host Paulina Lee interviews Kelly Cure (FT MBA ‘21). This is our second official student interview of the new Here@Haas series! Learn how Kelly went from a traditional consulting job at Deloitte to living in Swaziland to Haas. The reasons why she changed her mind about going to bschool and what her experience has been like so far as a Haasie and creating a new social impact company, FIT’D. Looking for other stories of Haasies? Check out the OneHaas Alumni podcast and visit our website OneHaas.org. Please hit subscribe and leave us a rating & review. Don’t forget to share your favorite episodes with a fellow bear!

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H@H: Ep 1 – In this first episode of Here@Haas and last episode of the OneHaas current student podcast, we’re joined by our Here@Haas host, Paulina Lee interviewing OneHaas host, Sean Li. This episode will mark the transition of the OneHaas podcast into the Alumni Podcast.

Here@Haas will continue on as the on-campus podcast covering current students, faculty, and everyone else on campus. So please subscribe and be on the lookout for future Berkeley Haas Alumni Podcast programming!

Episode Highlights: 

- Why Sean launched the OneHaas Podcast

- How he built multiple businesses as a serial entrepreneur from an e-commerce company to a coworking space in Downtown Los Angeles

- His proudest moments being an entrepreneur

-Sean’s multiple pivots during his time at Haas, from investment banking, to venture capital, back to entrepreneurship

3 Key Takeaways: 

- The more you put into your Haas experience, the more you get out of it.

- There’s an entrepreneur in every one of us, you just have to be patient and forgiving with yourself.

- Take the MBA as the time to fully explore your interests and develop new passions.

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In our Here@Haas trailer, we get to meet the team with Paulina Lee, Ray Guan, Aravind Mamidanna, and Sean Li. We want to explain what the Here@Haas podcast is! The name says it all.

Here@Haas is a continuation of the OneHaas podcast specifically covering stories of current Haas students, faculty, and everyone else here on campus. The OneHaas podcast Sean has been hosting will transition into the OneHaas Alumni podcast. Check all our episodes out on our website at www.onehaas.org.

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