Prep2Pivot

“Be patient for success, it is better to climb up the ladder/industry rather than jumping to the top”

Today we have with us expert Professor Ramabhadran S Thirumalai, Deputy Dean Programme, Associate Professor of Finance (Practice) at the Indian School of Business. He is currently working on the impact of various regulatory changes on security market pricing, efficiency and liquidity. His research interests also include the trading behaviour of various types of market participants. He teaches courses on Derivatives, Security Markets and Fixed Income Securities in PGP as well as introductory finance courses in several programmes at the ISB.

"Any occupation you pick up will be like a marathon but be prepared for sprints along the way which will take over your life for that moment and that's okay"

Prof Manpreet Singh Hora teaches courses including Supply Chain Performance and Managing Service Operations for the MBA and the Executive Education programs at the Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech.

Dr. Hora’s research focuses on enhancing operational performance and managing risk through capturing knowledge, codifying knowledge and building learning and innovation capabilities. His work has been applied in areas of product recalls, sustainability and service operations and has been covered by NPR, CNN Money and Bloomberg BusinessWeek. He serves as a Senior Editor for the POM journal and an Associate Editor for JOM.Prior to his career in academia he served as the Vice President of Deutsche Bank.

“Research should not have boundaries…just like business problems, it cannot be bucketed into areas”

Tune in to episode 3 - a candid conversation with Prof Dr. Subodha Kumar , Distinguished Chair Professor & Director, Center for Business Analytics and Disruptive Technologies at  Fox School of Business at Temple University and is a visiting faculty at the Indian School of Business.

Prof. Kumar has received numerous other research and teaching awards and has published more than 225 papers in reputed journals and refereed conferences. In 2019, he was elected to become a Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Fellow. He was ranked #1 worldwide for publishing in Information Systems Research.

He is the Deputy Editor of Production and Operations Management Journal and the Founding Executive Editor of Management and Business Review (MBR), among other editorial boards.

“Research was a constructive way of channeling my curiosity and allows me to explore deep thinking with colleagues who also enjoy the same”

"Attachment to the process without attachment to the outcome is one of the things I learned over time"

Tune in to episode 1 - a candid conversation with Prof Deepa Mani , Deputy Dean, Executive Education & Digital Learning,Indian School of Business  where we discuss her story of how she transitioned from one successful career to the next, what it takes to do research in a business school and personal lessons learned along the way.

This is one episode - you don't want to miss!

Should I pursue MBA or pursue Masters and do Research?

A common fork in the road for most graduates or those with some years of experience under their belt, looking to make the next career move.

What if I told you - you don’t have to choose?

Intrigued - well listen to the trailer for Season 2 to know how!

Have you been dreaming of starting your own company someday?

Eshita is a Management Consultant at Accenture with ~3 years work experience in Technology and Management Consulting with a penchant for travelling.

With multiple offers across Management Trainee roles, Product, Tech and Management Consultant roles, in this episode she shares the nuances of how to plan a daily schedule, resources to push you across the finish line  and practical tips to reduce anxiety before placement!

What differentiates Impact Consulting from Strategy Consulting?

Case Interviews.

When do I start? How do I start? What do I start with?

If these are some questions that have crossed your mind recently, then worry not - this episode with expert guest and author of "Crack Consulting", Pyusha Dalmia holds the answers to all these questions and more!

Pyusha is a Senior Associate Consultant at Bain & Company working in the Private Equtiy space. Prior to that, she worked at  Deloitte and then at a SaaS Industry startup for a while. Outside of work, she loves reading, singing, and anything related to adventure sports.

So tune in to this episode, plan your roadmap for interview season, and prep2pivot your career!